2024
Adherence to Labor Arrest and Failed Induction of Labor Guidelines: The Impact of a Quality-Improvement Educational Intervention
Cate J, Arkfeld C, Campol M, Campbell K, Pettker C, Illuzzi J. Adherence to Labor Arrest and Failed Induction of Labor Guidelines: The Impact of a Quality-Improvement Educational Intervention. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2024, 13: 4720. PMID: 39200862, PMCID: PMC11355156, DOI: 10.3390/jcm13164720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFailed induction of laborInduction of laborLabor arrestElectronic health recordsPost-interventionEducational interventionAcademic medical centerCesarean deliveryObstetric providersProvider typeFailed inductionPre-interventionSecond-stage arrestMedical CenterPre-intervention periodLabour guidelinesPocket cardHealth recordsRetrospective cohort studyNTSVCohort studyStudy designSecondary outcomesBivariate statisticsEducational initiatives
2019
Severe cardiovascular morbidity in women with hypertensive diseases during delivery hospitalization
Ackerman CM, Platner MH, Spatz ES, Illuzzi JL, Xu X, Campbell KH, Smith GN, Paidas MJ, Lipkind HS. Severe cardiovascular morbidity in women with hypertensive diseases during delivery hospitalization. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2019, 220: 582.e1-582.e11. PMID: 30742823, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCardiomyopathiesCardiovascular DiseasesCerebrovascular DisordersCohort StudiesEclampsiaEducational StatusElectric CountershockEthnicityFemaleHeart ArrestHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedInformation Storage and RetrievalInsurance, HealthLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionNew York CityObesity, MaternalPovertyPre-EclampsiaPregnancyRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexVentricular FibrillationYoung AdultConceptsSevere cardiovascular morbidityCardiovascular morbidityDelivery hospitalizationsHypertensive disordersSevere featuresNormotensive womenGestational hypertensionCardiovascular diseaseRetrospective cohort studyClinical risk factorsPregnancy-related deathsMultivariable logistic regressionChronic hypertensionDiligent screeningSingleton gestationsCohort studyHypertensive diseaseDiabetes mellitusMaternal deathsRisk factorsInclusion criteriaDiseases-10HospitalizationMorbidityPreeclampsia
2014
Low-to-moderate prenatal alcohol consumption and the risk of selected birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study
Lundsberg LS, Illuzzi JL, Belanger K, Triche EW, Bracken MB. Low-to-moderate prenatal alcohol consumption and the risk of selected birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study. Annals Of Epidemiology 2014, 25: 46-54.e3. PMID: 25453352, PMCID: PMC4255148, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingConfidence IntervalsConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicConnecticutFemaleFetal Growth RetardationGestational AgeHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornLogistic ModelsMassachusettsMaternal-Fetal ExchangeOdds RatioPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomePremature BirthProspective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsIntrauterine growth restrictionLow birthweightPreterm deliveryBirth lengthBirth outcomesGrowth restrictionAlcohol exposureOdds ratioLower oddsModerate prenatal alcohol exposureModerate alcohol exposureThird-trimester drinkingProspective cohort studyMultivariable logistic regressionConfidence intervalsPrenatal alcohol consumptionPrenatal alcohol exposurePregnancy drinkingNeonatal outcomesPerinatal outcomesSingleton infantsCohort studyAlcohol drinkingReduced oddsHead circumference
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
2012
Implementing Provider‐based Sampling for the National Children's Study: Opportunities and Challenges
Belanger K, Buka S, Cherry DC, Dudley DJ, Elliott MR, Hale DE, Hertz‐Picciotto I, Illuzzi JL, Paneth N, Robbins JM, Triche EW, Bracken MB. Implementing Provider‐based Sampling for the National Children's Study: Opportunities and Challenges. Paediatric And Perinatal Epidemiology 2012, 27: 20-26. PMID: 23215706, DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Children's StudyProvider-based samplingChildren's StudyNational cohort studyPrenatal care providersNational probability sampleType of providerProbability sampleCohort studyPrenatal careCare providersChild healthProvider groupsAge 21Risk estimatesPrimary sampling unitsWomenBirthProvidersHealthSampling frameSecondary sampling unitsPregnancyNumber of strategiesUtero
2008
Duration of Intrapartum Prophylaxis and Concentration of Penicillin G in Fetal Serum at Delivery
Barber EL, Zhao G, Buhimschi IA, Illuzzi JL. Duration of Intrapartum Prophylaxis and Concentration of Penicillin G in Fetal Serum at Delivery. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2008, 112: 265-270. PMID: 18669721, PMCID: PMC3144749, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e31817d0246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHours of prophylaxisMinimal inhibitory concentrationEarly-onset group B streptococcus sepsisPenicillin GGroup B streptococcus sepsisMaternal body mass indexUmbilical cord blood samplesMultivariable linear regression analysisGBS-positive womenIntravenous penicillin GDuration of prophylaxisProspective cohort studyBody mass indexCord blood samplesNumber of dosesDuration of exposureGBS sepsisIntrapartum prophylaxisMaintenance dosingPrecipitous laborStreptococcus sepsisLast doseSingleton gestationsCohort studyMass indexEffect of 2 stitches vs 1 stitch on the prevention of preterm birth in women with singleton pregnancies who undergo cervical cerclage
Woensdregt K, Norwitz ER, Cackovic M, Paidas MJ, Illuzzi JL. Effect of 2 stitches vs 1 stitch on the prevention of preterm birth in women with singleton pregnancies who undergo cervical cerclage. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2008, 198: 396.e1-396.e7. PMID: 18177834, PMCID: PMC2757008, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.10.782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cerclageSingleton pregnanciesPreterm birthGestational ageRetrospective cohort studyWeeks of gestationCerclage groupClinical characteristicsCohort studyAge cutBaseline differencesLarge cohortCerclagePregnancyFurther studiesSignificant differencesPatientsBirthPreventionStitchesAgeMeasurable benefitsDeliveryGestationGroup
2006
Duration of Intrapartum Prophylaxis for Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease
Illuzzi JL, Bracken MB. Duration of Intrapartum Prophylaxis for Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2006, 108: 1254-1265. PMID: 17077253, DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000241539.86451.11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrapartum antibiotic prophylaxisGroup B streptococciTransmission of GBSHours of prophylaxisIntrapartum prophylaxisAntibiotic prophylaxisGBS diseaseAmerican CollegeNeonatal group B streptococcal diseaseEarly-onset GBS sepsisEarly-onset GBS diseaseGroup B streptococcal diseaseStudy designNeonatal GBS colonizationCochrane Central RegisterProspective cohort studyCase-control studyGBS sepsisGynecologists guidelinesInfant colonizationCentral RegisterCohort studyControlled TrialsCase seriesHistorical cohort