Amalia Levy

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Affiliation: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Country: Israel

Publications

  1. ncbi Bias toward the null hypothesis in pregnancy drug studies that do not include data on medical terminations of pregnancy: the folic acid antagonists
    Amalia Levy
    Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    J Clin Pharmacol 52:78-83. 2012
  2. ncbi Effect of iron content on the tolerability of prenatal multivitamins in pregnancy
    Patricia Nguyen
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 8:17. 2008
  3. ncbi Pregnancy outcome among obese women: a prospective study
    Eliezer Burstein
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    Am J Perinatol 25:561-6. 2008
  4. ncbi Effect of bariatric surgery on pregnancy outcome
    Adi Y Weintraub
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    Int J Gynaecol Obstet 103:246-51. 2008
  5. ncbi The safety of H(2)-blockers use during pregnancy
    Ilan Matok
    Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
    J Clin Pharmacol 50:81-7. 2010
  6. ncbi Decreased perinatal mortality among women with diet-controlled gestational diabetes mellitus
    Anatte Karmon
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    Int J Gynaecol Obstet 104:199-202. 2009
  7. ncbi Maternal urinary tract infection: is it independently associated with adverse pregnancy outcome?
    Efrat Mazor-Dray
    Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 22:124-8. 2009
  8. ncbi The significance of peripartum fever in women undergoing vaginal deliveries
    Adi Bensal
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of Negev, Israel
    Am J Perinatol 25:567-72. 2008
  9. ncbi Family history of diabetes mellitus as an independent risk factor for macrosomia and cesarean delivery
    Amalia Levy
    Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 23:148-52. 2010
  10. ncbi The clinical significance of bleeding during the second trimester of pregnancy
    Arie Koifman
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, PO Box 151, Beer Sheva, Israel
    Arch Gynecol Obstet 278:47-51. 2008

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  1. ncbi Bias toward the null hypothesis in pregnancy drug studies that do not include data on medical terminations of pregnancy: the folic acid antagonists
    Amalia Levy
    Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    J Clin Pharmacol 52:78-83. 2012
    ..34-9.15; cardiovascular defects: odds ratio 1.76, 95% confidence interval 1.05-2.92, respectively). Inclusion of only birth data in observational studies of drugs in pregnancy constitutes a source of bias toward the null hypothesis...
  2. ncbi Effect of iron content on the tolerability of prenatal multivitamins in pregnancy
    Patricia Nguyen
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 8:17. 2008
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  3. ncbi Pregnancy outcome among obese women: a prospective study
    Eliezer Burstein
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    Am J Perinatol 25:561-6. 2008
    ..Additional independent risk factors for CD were fertility treatments, insulin-treated gestational diabetes, and hydramnios. However, neonatal outcome of obese women is comparable to women with normal prepregnancy body mass index...
  4. ncbi Effect of bariatric surgery on pregnancy outcome
    Adi Y Weintraub
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    Int J Gynaecol Obstet 103:246-51. 2008
    ..To compare the perinatal outcomes of women who delivered before with women who delivered after bariatric surgery...
  5. ncbi The safety of H(2)-blockers use during pregnancy
    Ilan Matok
    Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
    J Clin Pharmacol 50:81-7. 2010
    ..17, 95% CI: 0.93-1.46). Exposure to H(2)-blockers was not associated with perinatal mortality, premature delivery, low birth weight, or low Apgar scores...
  6. ncbi Decreased perinatal mortality among women with diet-controlled gestational diabetes mellitus
    Anatte Karmon
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    Int J Gynaecol Obstet 104:199-202. 2009
    ..To examine pregnancy outcomes associated with diet-controlled gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM A1)...
  7. ncbi Maternal urinary tract infection: is it independently associated with adverse pregnancy outcome?
    Efrat Mazor-Dray
    Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 22:124-8. 2009
    ..This population-based study was aimed to determine whether there is an association between urinary tract infections (UTI) during pregnancy, among patients in whom antibiotic treatment was recommended, and maternal and perinatal outcome...
  8. ncbi The significance of peripartum fever in women undergoing vaginal deliveries
    Adi Bensal
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of Negev, Israel
    Am J Perinatol 25:567-72. 2008
    ..9; 95% CI 1.9 to 4.6; P < 0.001). PPF in women undergoing vaginal deliveries is associated with adverse perinatal outcomes and specifically is an independent risk factor for perinatal mortality...
  9. ncbi Family history of diabetes mellitus as an independent risk factor for macrosomia and cesarean delivery
    Amalia Levy
    Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 23:148-52. 2010
    ..To test the association between familial history of diabetes mellitus and birth-weight as well as mode of delivery stratified for the presence of the disease...
  10. ncbi The clinical significance of bleeding during the second trimester of pregnancy
    Arie Koifman
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, PO Box 151, Beer Sheva, Israel
    Arch Gynecol Obstet 278:47-51. 2008
    ..This study aimed at investigating the clinical importance and pregnancy outcome in women suffering from bleeding during the second half of their pregnancies...
  11. ncbi Risk factors for intrapartum fetal death and trends over the years
    Yaniv Brailovschi
    Faculty of Health Sciences, Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    Arch Gynecol Obstet 285:323-9. 2012
    ..To determine the time trends and risk factors for intrapartum fetal death (IPFD)...
  12. ncbi Pregnancy complication and outcome in women with history of allergy to medicinal agents
    Iris Ohel
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    Am J Reprod Immunol 64:152-8. 2010
    ..Pregnancy outcome in women with a previous history of drug allergy and the role of drug allergies in adverse pregnancy outcomes is unclear...
  13. ncbi Refusal of treatment in obstetrics - A maternal-fetal conflict
    Iris Ohel
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 22:612-5. 2009
    ..The present study was aimed at characterising patients refusing medical treatment during pregnancy and delivery, and to examine whether refusal of treatment in obstetrics is associated with adverse perinatal outcome...
  14. ncbi The safety of metoclopramide use in the first trimester of pregnancy
    Ilan Matok
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Services Evaluation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    N Engl J Med 360:2528-35. 2009
    ..In various countries, metoclopramide is the antiemetic drug of choice in pregnant women, but insufficient information exists regarding its safety in pregnancy...
  15. ncbi Exposure to folic acid antagonists during the first trimester of pregnancy and the risk of major malformations
    Ilan Matok
    Departments of Epidemiology and Health Services Evaluation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    Br J Clin Pharmacol 68:956-62. 2009
    ..Previous studies have suggested a tendency of antifolate drugs to be associated with higher rates of neural tube defects...
  16. ncbi Perinatal outcomes and complications of pregnancy in women with immune thrombocytopenic purpura
    Avner Belkin
    Faculty of Health Sciences, The Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 22:1081-5. 2009
    ..To investigate pregnancy and perinatal outcomes in women with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)...
  17. ncbi Pregnancy outcome in women with pruritus gravidarum
    Eyal Sheiner
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    J Reprod Med 51:394-8. 2006
    ..To investigate obstetric risk factors and pregnancy outcome in women with pruritus gravidarum who delivered during a 15-year period...
  18. ncbi Pregnancy and perinatal outcome in women with hyperthyroidism
    Nir Pillar
    Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    Int J Gynaecol Obstet 108:61-4. 2010
    ..To investigate pregnancy outcome for patients with treated hyperthyroidism...
  19. ncbi Familial Mediterranean fever during pregnancy: an independent risk factor for preterm delivery
    Danielle Ofir
    Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 141:115-8. 2008
    ..To investigate pregnancy outcome of patients with Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF)...
  20. ncbi Pregnancy outcome of patients following deep venous thrombosis
    Ronen Ben-Joseph
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 22:332-6. 2009
    ..To investigate pregnancy outcome of patients with a history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT)...
  21. ncbi Identifying risk factors for premature rupture of membranes in small for gestational age neonates: a population-based study
    Eliezer Burstein
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 21:816-20. 2008
    ..To determine the prevalence and risk factors for premature rupture of membranes (PROM) among pregnancies complicated with small for gestational age (SGA) neonates...
  22. ncbi Peripartum cesarean hysterectomy: critical analysis of risk factors and trends over the years
    Adi Orbach
    Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 24:480-4. 2011
    ..To investigate time trends and risk factors for peripartum cesarean hysterectomy...
  23. ncbi Upper respiratory tract infection during pregnancy: is it associated with adverse perinatal outcome?
    Liran Stiller-Timor
    Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Department, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    Am J Perinatol 27:619-24. 2010
    ..9%; P = 0.212), low Apgar scores (< 7) at 5 minutes (0.4% versus 0.6%; P = 0.761), and perinatal mortality (0 to 4% versus 1.3%; P = 0.223). Maternal URTI requiring hospitalization is an independent risk factor for PTD and CD...
  24. ncbi Pregnancy outcome in women with psoriasis
    Gila Ben-David
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    J Reprod Med 53:183-7. 2008
    ..To determine pregnancy outcome in women with psoriasis...
  25. ncbi The outcome of blunt abdominal trauma preceding birth
    Adi Y Weintraub
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva, Israel
    Int J Fertil Womens Med 51:275-9. 2006
    ..19). CONCLUSION: Blunt abdominal trauma was significantly associated with placental abruption and preterm delivery. However, the perinatal outcome of these pregnancies was not significantly different from that of the general population...
  26. ncbi Obstetric complications in grand and great grand multiparous women
    Yael Shechter
    The Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School, Department of Epidemiology and Health Services Evaluation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 23:1211-7. 2010
    ..To investigate pregnancy and labour outcomes in grand and great grand multiparous women...
  27. ncbi Term and preterm (<34 and <37 weeks gestation) placental pathologies associated with fetal growth restriction
    Liat Apel-Sarid
    Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
    Arch Gynecol Obstet 282:487-92. 2010
    ..The present study was aimed to compare term versus preterm placental pathologies associated with fetal growth restriction (FGR)...
  28. ncbi Perinatal mortality: a sporadic event or a recurrent catastrophe?
    Adi Y Weintraub
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, POB 151, 84101 Beer Sheva, Israel
    Arch Gynecol Obstet 279:299-303. 2009
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine whether women who experienced perinatal mortality in their first delivery had, in their subsequent birth, a higher risk for adverse perinatal outcome...
  29. ncbi Trial of labor after cesarean section in twin pregnancies: maternal and neonatal safety
    Daniel Aaronson
    Faculty of Health Sciences, The Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School, Ben Gurion University of Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 23:550-4. 2010
    ..To assess maternal and perinatal morbidity in patients undergoing a trial of labor after cesarean section (TOLAC) in twin gestations...
  30. ncbi BeMORE: a novel method for detection of adverse fetal effects induced by drugs
    Ilan Matok
    Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    Curr Drug Saf 6:40-2. 2011
    ....
  31. ncbi Teratogenic determinants of first-trimester exposure to antiepileptic medications
    Koby Brosh
    Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
    J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol 18:e89-98. 2011
    ..To investigate the potential impact of exposure to anti epileptic medications during the first-trimester of pregnancy on major malformations...
  32. ncbi Perinatal outcomes in post-thyroidectomy pregnancies
    Neta Cohen
    Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    Gynecol Endocrinol 27:314-8. 2011
    ..To investigate pregnancy outcome in patients post-total thyroidectomy...
  33. ncbi Pregnancy outcome in women with an intrauterine contraceptive device
    Hadas Ganer
    Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    Am J Obstet Gynecol 201:381.e1-5. 2009
    ..To investigate pregnancy outcome in patients who conceived with an intrauterine contraceptive device...
  34. ncbi Lack of prenatal care: an independent risk factor for perinatal mortality among macrosomic newborns
    Yaakov Dickstein
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    Arch Gynecol Obstet 277:511-4. 2008
    ..To examine the association between lack of prenatal care (LOPC) and perinatal complications among parturients carrying macrosomic fetuses...
  35. ncbi Pregnancy outcome of patients with pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
    Iris Ohel
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 19:305-8. 2006
    ..The study was designed to investigate obstetric risk factors and pregnancy outcome of patients with pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP)...
  36. ncbi Intra-partum epidural analgesia in grandmultiparous women
    Carlos Sidelnick
    Division of Anesthesiology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva 84105, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 22:348-52. 2009
    ..The present study aimed to characterise grandmultiparous women receiving intra-partum epidural analgesia and investigate associations between this method of pain relief and labour outcomes in grandmultiparas...
  37. ncbi Maternal hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus carrier status as an independent risk factor for adverse perinatal outcome
    Ari Safir
    The Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    Liver Int 30:765-70. 2010
    ..To examine the impact of maternal hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) carrier status on pregnancy outcomes...
  38. ncbi The effect of epidural analgesia on labor progress and outcome in nulliparous women
    Hanny Pal O'Hana
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 21:517-21. 2008
    ..The present study was designed to investigate the influence of epidural analgesia on labor progress and outcome in nulliparous women...
  39. ncbi Pregnancy outcome of patients with dermoid and other benign ovarian cysts
    Lisa Katz
    Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    Arch Gynecol Obstet 281:811-5. 2010
    ..To investigate pregnancy outcome of patients with dermoid and other benign ovarian cysts...
  40. ncbi Major malformations following exposure to nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs during the first trimester of pregnancy
    Sharon Daniel
    From the Department of Epidemiology and Health Services Evaluation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, and Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel and The Hospital for Sick Children, and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Rheumatol 39:2163-9. 2012
    ..Published data are controversial regarding fetal safety following intrauterine exposure to NSAID. We investigated exposure to NSAID in the first trimester in a large cohort of infants and fetuses...
  41. ncbi Effect of maternal congenital heart defects on labor and delivery outcome: a population-based study
    Rakefet Sidlik
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Services, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 20:211-6. 2007
    ..The primary objective of this study was to characterize the delivery outcome of parturients with congenital heart defects (CHD), from maternal and from neonatal perspectives...
  42. ncbi Pregnancy outcome of patients with schizophrenia
    Ranit Hizkiyahu
    Faculty of Health Sciences, Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    Am J Perinatol 27:19-23. 2010
    ..1; 95% confidence interval, 1.1 to 3.9, P = 0.027). Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders are independent risk factors for congenital malformations...
  43. ncbi Placental pathologies associated with intra-uterine fetal growth restriction complicated with and without oligohydramnios
    Liat Apel-Sarid
    Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
    Arch Gynecol Obstet 280:549-52. 2009
    ..To compare the placental pathologies and perinatal outcomes in fetal growth restriction (FGR) pregnancies with and without oligohydramnios...
  44. ncbi Perinatal outcomes in condyloma acuminata pregnancies
    Eyal Cohen
    Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
    Arch Gynecol Obstet 283:1269-73. 2011
    ..To investigate pregnancy outcome in patients with condyloma acuminata...
  45. ncbi Symphysiolysis as an independent risk factor for cesarean delivery
    David E Lebel
    Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 23:417-20. 2010
    ..To investigate whether symphysiolysis during pregnancy is a risk factor for cesarean delivery (CD)...
  46. ncbi Is single umbilical artery an independent risk factor for perinatal mortality?
    Shimon Burshtein
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    Arch Gynecol Obstet 283:191-4. 2011
    ..To evaluate perinatal outcome of fetuses with isolated single umbilical artery (SUA), and specifically to examine whether an isolated SUA is an independent risk factor for perinatal mortality...
  47. ncbi [Birth and pregnancy outcomes of drug addicted women]
    Tamar Tzur
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    Harefuah 151:141-5, 191, 190. 2012
    ..Illegal drug abuse causes significant health problems with consequences to the mother and the neonate, and an economic burden to the health system...
  48. ncbi Face and brow presentation: independent risk factors
    Asher Bashiri
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 21:357-60. 2008
    ..The objectives of this study were to determine clinical characteristics including pregnancy and delivery outcome, among patients with face/brow presentation, and to investigate independent risk factors for these malpresentations...
  49. ncbi An increased risk for non allo-immunization related intrauterine fetal death in RhD-negative patients
    Gila Ben-David
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 21:255-9. 2008
    ..To investigate immediate perinatal outcome of RhD-negative patients carrying RhD-positive fetuses who received antenatal Rh immunoglobulin for the prevention of RhD-mediated hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn...
  50. ncbi Pregnancy outcome in patients following different types of bariatric surgeries
    Eyal Sheiner
    Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty Ben Gurion University of the Negev, P O Box 151, Beer Sheva, Israel
    Obes Surg 19:1286-92. 2009
    ..The objective of this study was to investigate pregnancy outcome of patients following different types of bariatric surgery...
  51. ncbi [Reasons for sick leave certifications: a case-control study of the Israeli Family Medicine Research Network (RAMBAM)]
    Aya Biderman
    Department of Family Medicine, Siaal Research Center for Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheba, Israel
    Harefuah 149:640-4, 684. 2010
    ..In Israel, all SLCs are issued by primary care physicians. When providing a SLC, physicians are influenced by medical as well as nonmedical issues, such as the patients' psychosocial state and their workplace characteristics...
  52. ncbi Pregnancy outcome in congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type I
    Hanna Shalev
    Department of Hematology, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ben Gurion University of Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    Eur J Haematol 81:317-21. 2008
    ..Moderate to severe maternal anemia is a recognized independent risk factor for low birth weight (LBW) and complicated delivery. The aim of the study was to review the outcome of pregnancies in women with CDA I...
  53. ncbi Partial breastfeeding protects Bedouin infants from infection and morbidity: prospective cohort study
    Natalya Bilenko
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Services Evaluation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, POBox 653, Beer Sheva, 84105, Israel
    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 17:243-9. 2008
    ..Thus, encouraging mothers to continue to at least partially breastfeed past age 3 months may help reduce infections and morbidity in infants...
  54. ncbi Asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy
    Eyal Sheiner
    Faculty of Health Sciences, The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Be er Sheva, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 22:423-7. 2009
    ..Our study was also designed to characterize common bacteria and risk factors associated with asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy...
  55. ncbi Obstetric outcome of twin pregnancies conceived by in vitro fertilization and ovulation induction compared with those conceived spontaneously
    Yael Adler Levy
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, PO Box 151, Beer Sheva 84101, Israel
    Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 133:173-8. 2007
    ..To compare the obstetric characteristics of twin pregnancies conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF) and ovulation induction with those conceived spontaneously...
  56. ncbi Psychiatric illness and adverse pregnancy outcome
    Naomi Schneid-Kofman
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    Int J Gynaecol Obstet 101:53-6. 2008
    ..To identify the adverse effect of psychiatric illness during pregnancy on pregnancy outcome...
  57. ncbi Determining factors associated with shoulder dystocia: a population-based study
    Eyal Sheiner
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. sheiner.bgumail.bgu.ac.il
    Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 126:11-5. 2006
    ..8% (OR = 32.6, 95% CI 10.1-105.8, P < 0.001). Conclusions: Independent factors associated with shoulder dystocia were birth-weight > or =4000 g, vacuum delivery, diabetes mellitus and lack of prenatal care...
  58. ncbi Treatment satisfaction of diabetic patients: what are the contributing factors?
    Aya Biderman
    Department of Family Medicine, Siaal Research Center for Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    Fam Pract 26:102-8. 2009
    ..Identifying factors that independently influence treatment satisfaction may help in improving clinical outcomes...
  59. ncbi Pregnancy and perinatal outcome in epileptic women: a population-based study
    Ohad Katz
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be er Sheva, Israel
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 19:21-5. 2006
    ..To investigate the pregnancy outcome of patients with epilepsy...
  60. ncbi Morphological embryo assessment: reevaluation
    Haggai Bar-Yoseph
    Fertility and IVF Unit, Department of Obstetrics Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
    Fertil Steril 95:1624-8.e1-2. 2011
    ..To assess whether the pronuclear score and embryo nuclear scoring have an additive value to day 2 morphology criteria in the prediction of the implantation rate (IR)...
  61. ncbi Apoptosis of Hodgkin-Reed-Sternberg cells in classical Hodgkin lymphoma revisited
    Daniel Benharroch
    Department of Pathology, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
    APMIS 118:339-45. 2010
    ..001). These findings support our contention that the role of apoptosis in the HRS cells of Hodgkin lymphoma has not been completely elucidated and is at variance with that in the consensus...