2019
Low‐Interventional Approaches to Intrapartum Care: Hospital Variation in Practice and Associated Factors
Lundsberg LS, Main EK, Lee HC, Lin H, Illuzzi JL, Xu X. Low‐Interventional Approaches to Intrapartum Care: Hospital Variation in Practice and Associated Factors. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2019, 65: 33-44. PMID: 31502407, DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrapartum careMultivariable logistic regressionHigh intervention groupLow-intervention groupMedical-legal concernsIntrapartum practicesNewborn morbidityHospital variationCesarean birthAssociated FactorsPatient outcomesInterventional approachesProcedure ratesAmerican CollegeHospital useHospital's likelihoodHospital groupHospitalBivariate analysisLogistic regressionMidwifery modelCalifornia hospitalsCareLatent class analysisHospital culture
2016
Variation in Hospital Intrapartum Practices and Association With Cesarean Rate
Lundsberg LS, Illuzzi JL, Gariepy AM, Sheth SS, Pettker CM, Lee HC, Lipkind HS, Xu X. Variation in Hospital Intrapartum Practices and Association With Cesarean Rate. Journal Of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 2016, 46: 5-17. PMID: 27886948, DOI: 10.1016/j.jogn.2016.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCesarean rateIntrapartum practicesIntrapartum interventionsIntrapartum careLow-risk womenLower cesarean ratesRegular reviewHospital cesarean rateCross-sectional surveyRank sum testKendall's tau-b correlation coefficientLiberal indicationsLabor inductionVaginal birthHospital variationNewborn careAntibody screenCesarean birthIntravenous lineObstetric servicesHospital characteristicsEligible hospitalsMassachusetts hospitalsFetal monitoringClinical staff
2013
Outcomes of Care in Birth Centers: Demonstration of a Durable Model
Stapleton SR, Osborne C, Illuzzi J. Outcomes of Care in Birth Centers: Demonstration of a Durable Model. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2013, 58: 3-14. PMID: 23363029, DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth center careBirth centersCenter careVaginal birthCenter studyCesarean birthMortality rateSan Diego Birth Center StudyMidwifery-led birth centersNational Birth Center StudyAssisted vaginal birthBirth center modelProspective cohort studySpontaneous vaginal birthFetal mortality rateObstetric intervention ratesOnset of laborNeonatal mortality rateOutcomes of careBirth center birthsNeonatal outcomesCohort studyCenter admissionsMaternal deathsObstetric interventions
2011
Indications Contributing to the Increasing Cesarean Delivery Rate
Barber EL, Lundsberg LS, Belanger K, Pettker CM, Funai EF, Illuzzi JL. Indications Contributing to the Increasing Cesarean Delivery Rate. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2011, 118: 29-38. PMID: 21646928, PMCID: PMC3751192, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e31821e5f65.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCesarean delivery ratePrimary cesarean deliveryCesarean deliveryMultiple gestationsFetal statusMaternal requestCesarean ratePrimary cesarean delivery rateLabor arrest disordersMaternal-fetal conditionsMaternal-fetal indicationsArrest of descentPrimary cesarean birthArrest of dilationPrimary cesarean rateDelivery rateMajor academic hospitalObstetric indicationsObstetric conditionsCesarean birthArrest disordersAcademic hospitalRelative riskLive birthsMacrosomia