2018
Stillbirth, Inflammatory Markers, and Obesity: Results from the Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network
Harrison MS, Thorsten VR, Dudley DJ, Parker CB, Koch MA, Hogue CJR, Stoll BJ, Silver RM, Varner MW, Pinar MH, Coustan DR, Saade GR, Bukowski RK, Conway DL, Willinger M, Reddy UM, Goldenberg RL. Stillbirth, Inflammatory Markers, and Obesity: Results from the Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network. American Journal Of Perinatology 2018, 35: 1071-1078. PMID: 29609190, PMCID: PMC6436964, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1639340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite blood cell countElevated white blood cell countBody mass indexBlood cell countSerum ferritin levelsC-reactive protein levelsNormal body mass indexMaternal serum ferritinInflammatory markersNormal-weight womenHistologic chorioamnionitisC-reactive proteinSerum ferritinLive birthsFerritin levelsCell countLogistic regression modelsWeight womenBMI categoriesCategories of BMIMaternal serum ferritin levelsStillbirth Collaborative Research NetworkPrepregnancy body mass indexElevated body mass indexLogistic regression
2010
A New System for Determining the Causes of Stillbirth
Dudley DJ, Goldenberg R, Conway D, Silver RM, Saade GR, Varner MW, Pinar H, Coustan D, Bukowski R, Stoll B, Koch MA, Parker CB, Reddy UM. A New System for Determining the Causes of Stillbirth. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2010, 116: 254-260. PMID: 20664383, PMCID: PMC3832680, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e3181e7d975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause of deathStillbirth Collaborative Research NetworkFetal deathInitial causePlacental pathologic findingsPlacental pathology dataCauses of stillbirthMaternal medical conditionsMedical record abstractionStrict diagnostic criteriaHistologic chorioamnionitisObstetric complicationsPlacental infectionFetal infectionPlacental pathologyRecord abstractionGestational agePathologic findingsPathophysiologic sequencePrenatal careClinical evaluationHematologic conditionsMaternal interviewsPostmortem examinationMedical conditions