Maternal obesity and stillbirthHamisu M Salihu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Semin Perinatol 35:340-4. 2011
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- Extreme obesity and risk of placental abruption
H M Salihu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, FL 33613, USA
Hum Reprod 24:438-44. 2009
..Data on extreme obesity and placental abruption are scarce. This study aimed to determine the association between pre-pregnancy weight and placental abruption and whether pregnancy weight gain impacts this risk...
- Advanced maternal age and risk of antepartum and intrapartum stillbirth
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 34:843-50. 2008
..We sought to assess the risk of antepartum and intrapartum stillbirth subtypes among women of advanced age...
- Healthy start program and feto-infant morbidity outcomes: evaluation of program effectiveness
Hamisu M Salihu
Center for Research and Evaluation, Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, 3111 E Fletcher Avenue, Tampa, FL 33613, USA
Matern Child Health J 13:56-65. 2009
..We evaluate the impact of the Healthy Start intervention program on feto-infant morbidity within a community setting...
- Dandy-Walker syndrome, associated anomalies and survival through infancy: a population-based study
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Fetal Diagn Ther 24:155-60. 2008
..To assess infant mortality patterns associated with Dandy-Walker syndrome (DWS) and the impact of concomitant anomalies...
- Obesity subtypes and risk of spontaneous versus medically indicated preterm births in singletons and twins
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33613, USA
Am J Epidemiol 168:13-20. 2008
..Similar findings were observed in twins. These data suggest that obesity increases the risk for medically indicated but not spontaneous preterm birth in both singletons and twins...
- AGA-primed uteri compared with SGA-primed uteri and the success of subsequent in utero fetal programming
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa Florida, USA
Obstet Gynecol 111:935-43. 2008
..To assess whether risk for early mortality is increased with recurrent small for gestational age (SGA) compared with nonrecurrent SGA...
- Prenatal tobacco use and risk of stillbirth: a case-control and bidirectional case-crossover study
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 1977, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 10:159-66. 2008
..20, 95% CI 1.03-1.39). In conclusion, we found prenatal smoking to be a risk factor for stillbirth even after minimizing the influence of known and unknown sources of confounding as well as changes in temporal trend in prenatal smoking...
Epidemiology of prenatal smoking and perinatal outcomesHamisu M Salihu
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Florida, Florida, United States
Early Hum Dev 83:713-20. 2007
..CONCLUSION: Despite a temporal decline in maternal smoking, it still accounts for significant feto-infant morbidity and mortality, and efforts to discourage prenatal smoking need to be intensified...
- Extreme obesity and risk of stillbirth among black and white gravidas
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Epidemiology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Obstet Gynecol 110:552-7. 2007
..To estimate the risk for stillbirth among three generally accepted obesity subtypes based on severity...
- Fetal death repetition: the event memory hypothesis
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Florida, 13201 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC 56 Tampa, Florida 33612 3805, USA
Med Hypotheses 70:567-71. 2008
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- Obesity and extreme obesity: new insights into the black-white disparity in neonatal mortality
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Obstet Gynecol 111:1410-6. 2008
..To estimate whether the preponderance of obesity among black women could explain the black-white disparity in neonatal mortality...
- Twinning and risk of stillbirth subtypes in pediatric mothers
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Twin Res Hum Genet 9:673-6. 2006
..3). Pediatric motherhood is a risk factor for stillbirth in twin gestation, especially, preterm and preterm-SGA stillbirth phenotypes. Prevention of stillbirth among this category of mothers should target the period preceding full term...
- Is small for gestational age a marker of future fetal survival in utero?
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick 08901 1977, USA
Obstet Gynecol 107:851-6. 2006
..We sought to assess whether small for gestational age is a risk factor for stillbirth of a subsequent sibling...
- Low pre-pregnancy body mass index and risk of medically indicated versus spontaneous preterm singleton birth
H M Salihu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33613, USA
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 144:119-23. 2009
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- Obesity: What is an elderly population growing into?
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa, 33613, USA
Maturitas 63:7-12. 2009
..This review examines the prevalence and health effects of obesity among individuals aged > or =50...
- Racial disparities in mortality among infants with Dandy-Walker syndrome
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33613, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 101:456-61. 2009
..We sought to estimate the contribution of a congenitally acquired central nervous system lesion, Dandy-Walker Syndrome (DWS), to black-white disparity in infant mortality...
- Effectiveness of a Federal Healthy Start program in reducing primary and repeat teen pregnancies: our experience over the decade
Hamisu M Salihu
Center for Research and Evaluation, Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 24:153-60. 2011
..To evaluate the effectiveness of a Federal Healthy Start program in reducing primary and repeat teen pregnancies in a disadvantaged community...
- The impact of obesity on maternal morbidity and feto-infant outcomes among macrosomic infants
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 24:1088-94. 2011
..To estimate the contribution of obesity to maternal complications, neonatal morbidity and mortality among macrosomic births...
- Younger maternal age (at initiation of childbearing) and recurrent perinatal mortality
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33613, United States
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 154:31-6. 2011
..To assess whether young maternal age at initiation of childbearing is associated with recurrence of perinatal mortality (PM), as well as its components: stillbirth and neonatal death...
- The impact of previous cesarean section on the success of future fetal programming pattern
Hamisu M Salihu
Center for Research and Evaluation, Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, 3111 E Fletcher Avenue, Tampa, FL 33613, USA
Arch Gynecol Obstet 284:319-26. 2011
..The purpose of this study is to examine whether cesarean section in the first pregnancy is associated with the success or failure of programmed fetal growth phenotypes or patterns in the subsequent pregnancy...
- Disparities in rates and trends of HIV/AIDS during pregnancy across the decade, 1998-2007
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33613, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 55:391-6. 2010
..To examine trends in HIV/AIDS prevalence rates among pregnant women over the previous decade and across subpopulations in the state of Florida...
- Impact of prenatal alcohol consumption on placenta-associated syndromes
Hamisu M Salihu
The Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, 3111 E Fletcher Avenue, Tampa, FL 33613, USA
Alcohol 45:73-9. 2011
..Screening women for alcohol use may assist providers in protecting developing fetuses from the potential dangers of prenatal alcohol use...
- Nulliparity and preterm birth in the era of obesity epidemic
Hamisu Salihu
The Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33613, USA
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 23:1444-50. 2010
..To assess the impact of obesity on preterm birth among nulliparous women...
- Prepregnancy obesity and risk of stillbirth in viable twin gestations
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:1795-800. 2010
..54; CI = 1.15-2.04) but not opposite-sex twins (0.99; CI = 0.56-1.75). Our findings may find utility in counseling of obese women with twin gestations...
- The superobese mother and ethnic disparities in preterm birth
Hamisu M Salihu
Center for Research and Evaluation, The Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, 3111 E Fletcher Ave, Tampa, FL 33613, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 101:1125-31. 2009
..We assessed the association between preterm birth and obesity subtypes across racial/ethnic groups...
- The impact of obesity on spontaneous and medically indicated preterm birth among adolescent mothers
Hamisu M Salihu
Center for Research and Evaluation, The Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, 3111 E Fletcher Avenue, Tampa, FL 33613, USA
Arch Gynecol Obstet 282:127-34. 2010
..We sought to evaluate the impact of obesity on the risk of spontaneous and medically indicated preterm birth in young women compared to adult women...
- Success of programming fetal growth phenotypes among obese women
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, Tampa, 33613, USA
Obstet Gynecol 114:333-9. 2009
..To estimate the distribution and success of programmed fetal growth phenotypes among obese women...
- Maternal prepregnancy underweight and risk of early and late stillbirth in black and white gravidas
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, 3111 E Fletcher Ave, Tampa, FL 33613, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 101:582-7. 2009
..We investigate the association of pre-pregnancy underweight on the risk for early and late stillbirth among black and white mothers...
- Extreme maternal underweight and feto-infant morbidity outcomes: a population-based study
Hamisu M Salihu
The Chiles Centre for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33613, USA
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 22:428-34. 2009
..We sought to estimate the association between severity of maternal pre-pregnancy underweight and feto-infant morbidity outcomes...
- Risk of stillbirth following a cesarean delivery: black-white disparity
Hamisu M Salihu
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
Obstet Gynecol 107:383-90. 2006
..We examine the association between prior cesarean delivery and risk of stillbirth in a subsequent pregnancy...
- Intra-uterine exposure to dual fetal programming sequences among surviving co-twins
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Florida, FL 33613, USA
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 24:96-103. 2011
..The dynamics of fetal programming following in utero demise of a co-twin are poorly understood...
- Increased risk of placental abruption in underweight women
Aaron B Deutsch
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Am J Perinatol 27:235-40. 2010
..Prepregnancy maternal underweight status is associated with placental abruption. This risk may be reduced with adequate weight gain during pregnancy...
- Previous cesarean delivery and risks of placenta previa and placental abruption
Darios Getahun
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick 08901-1977, USA
Obstet Gynecol 107:771-8. 2006
..There is a dose-response pattern in the risk of previa, with increasing number of prior cesarean deliveries. A short interpregnancy interval is associated with increased risks of previa and abruption. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II-2...
- The association between female genital mutilation and intimate partner violence
H M Salihu
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
BJOG 119:1597-605. 2012
..To determine whether female genital mutilation (FGM) is a risk factor for intimate partner violence (IPV) and its subtypes (physical, sexual and emotional)...
- Infant mortality and subsequent risk of stillbirth: a retrospective cohort study
E M August
Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
BJOG 118:1636-45. 2011
..To examine the association between infant mortality in a first pregnancy and risk for stillbirth in a second pregnancy...
- Interpregnancy BMI change and risk of primary caesarean delivery
V E Whiteman
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
J Obstet Gynaecol 31:589-93. 2011
..75, 95% CI 1.65-1.87). Women with a reduction in BMI (obese-normal) had a risk level for primary caesarean section that was comparable with that of women with normal BMI status in both pregnancies...
- Super-obesity and risk for early and late pre-eclampsia
A K Mbah
Center for Research and Evaluation, The Chiles Center, University of South Florida, 3111 E Fletcher Avenue, Tampa, FL 33613, USA
BJOG 117:997-1004. 2010
..To examine the association between obesity subtypes and risk of early and late pre-eclampsia...
- Pre-eclampsia in the first pregnancy and subsequent risk of stillbirth in black and white gravidas
Alfred K Mbah
Center for Research and Evaluation, The Chiles Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, United States
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 149:165-9. 2010
..To examine the association between prior pre-eclampsia and subsequent stillbirth in black women and white women...
- Pregnancy in the workplace
H M Salihu
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, 13201 Bruce B Downs Boulevard, MDC 56, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
Occup Med (Lond) 62:88-97. 2012
..As a result, addressing pregnancy-related health issues in the workplace is important in order to formulate appropriate strategies to promote and protect maternal and infant health...
- Recurrence of spontaneous versus medically indicated preterm birth
Cande V Ananth
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Univeristy of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 1977, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:643-50. 2006
..We examined the recurrence of spontaneous and medically indicated preterm birth...
- Patterns and success of fetal programming among women with low and extremely low pre-pregnancy BMI
Victoria Belogolovkin
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
Arch Gynecol Obstet 280:579-84. 2009
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- Changes in prepregnancy body mass index between the first and second pregnancies and risk of large-for-gestational-age birth
Darios Getahun
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 1977, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 196:530.e1-8. 2007
..The objective of our study was to determine whether changes in prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) between the first 2 pregnancies is associated with increased risk for large-for-gestational-age (LGA) birth in the second pregnancy...
- Childhood pregnancy (10-14 years old) and risk of stillbirth in singletons and twins
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham 35294, and Department of Family Medicine, Baptist Health Systems, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
J Pediatr 148:522-6. 2006
..To clarify the association between childhood pregnancy and risk of stillbirth...
- Epidemiology of stillbirth and fetal central nervous system injury
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Semin Perinatol 32:232-8. 2008
..Pregnant women bearing these risk indicators represent potential candidates for appropriate and tailored protocols for antenatal fetal testing...
- High parity and adverse birth outcomes: exploring the maze
Muktar H Aliyu
Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birth 32:45-59. 2005
..The literature also provides reasonable evidence for a higher-than-expected likelihood for occurrence of fetal macrosomia with advanced parity...
- The impact of paternal involvement on feto-infant morbidity among Whites, Blacks and Hispanics
Amina P Alio
Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33612 3805, USA
Matern Child Health J 14:735-41. 2010
..Promoting paternal involvement during the perinatal period may provide a means to decrease the proportion of infants born of very low birth weight or very preterm, thus potentially reducing the black-white disparity in infant mortality...
Trends in birth across high-parity groups by race/ethnicity and maternal ageMuktar H Aliyu
Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, CHSB 19 Rm 403 Box 3, 933 19th St S, Birmingham, AL 35294 2041, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 97:799-804. 2005
..It is unclear whether trends in the proportion of births to parous women in the United States have changed over the decades by race and ethnicity, reflecting parallel changes in population demographics...
- Comparison of the Effectiveness of Low-Dose Indinavir/Ritonavir (IDV/r)- versus Atazanavir/Ritonavir (ATV/r)-Based Generic Antiretroviral Therapy in NNRTI-Experienced HIV-1-Infected Patients in India
Atul K Patel
Infectious Diseases Clinic, VEDANTA Institute of Medical Sciences, Navarangpura, Ahmedabad, India
J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic) 10:111-8. 2011
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- Feto-infant health and survival: does paternal involvement matter?
Amina P Alio
Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, 13201 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC 56, Tampa, FL 33612 3805, USA
Matern Child Health J 14:931-7. 2010
..Efforts should be made to include fathers in future studies and reduce reliance on maternal report and to investigate paternal roles across different racial groups so that appropriate interventions can be developed...
- Risks in triplet pregnancy: advanced maternal age, premature rupture of membranes and risk estimates of mortality
Muktar H Aliyu
Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Boulevard, Room 320, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
J Reprod Med 49:721-6. 2004
..To investigate the impact of older maternal age on the risk of mortality associated with premature rupture of membranes (PROM) among triplets...
- Is race a determinant of stillbirth recurrence?
Puza P Sharma
Department of Epidemiology, UMDNJ School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
Obstet Gynecol 107:391-7. 2006
..It is also uncertain whether race is a determinant of stillbirth recurrence given that the risk of stillbirth varies across racial and ethnic populations...
- Association between intimate partner violence and induced abortion in Cameroon
Amina P Alio
Department of Community and Family Health, University of South Florida, 13201 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 112:83-7. 2011
..To examine the association between intimate partner violence (IPV; physical, sexual, and emotional violence) and induced abortion in Cameroon...
- Pregnancy spacing among women delaying initiation of childbearing
Sarah K Nabukera
Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA 52242 5000, USA
Arch Gynecol Obstet 279:677-84. 2009
..An increasing proportion of women in the US and other countries delay initiation of childbearing until their thirties. Little is known about their subsequent pregnancies, particularly with regard to pregnancy spacing...
- Stillbirth recurrence in a population of relatively low-risk mothers
Puza P Sharma
Department of Epidemiology, UMDNJ School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, USA
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 21:24-30. 2007
..2, [95% CI 4.5, 33.3]) than antepartum (HR 4.2, [95% CI 2.3, 7.7]) stillbirths. Among relatively low-risk women, history of stillbirth was associated with increased recurrence, with substantial heterogeneity by timing of stillbirth...
- Parity effect on preterm birth and growth outcomes among infants with isolated omphalocele
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 1977, USA
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 128:91-6. 2006
..To assess the association between parity and fetal morbidity outcomes among omphalocele-affected fetuses...
- Young maternal age and risk of intrapartum stillbirth
Ronee E Wilson
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Arch Gynecol Obstet 278:231-6. 2008
..To determine the risk of intrapartum stillbirth among teen mothers...
- A method for quantifying birthweight discordance in quadruplets and potential use in predicting early mortality
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jeresy 08901-1977, USA
Am J Perinatol 23:223-8. 2006
..The new method is predictive of mortality at all stages of infancy. Discordance accounts for 18 to 46% of all quadruplet deaths during infancy in the United States...
- Risk of infant mortality among twins in relation to placental abruption: contributions of preterm birth and restricted fetal growth
Cande V Ananth
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, NJ 18907, USA
Twin Res Hum Genet 8:524-31. 2005
..The association between fetal growth and abruption is strongest among the severely growth-restricted babies, suggesting that the origins of placental abruption may develop in early pregnancy...
- Very low maternal age (10-14 years) and stillbirth phenotypes
Puza P Sharma
Department of Epidemiology, UMDNJ-School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Arch Gynecol Obstet 274:19-20. 2006
- Spousal violence and potentially preventable single and recurrent spontaneous fetal loss in an African setting: cross-sectional study
Amina P Alio
Department of Community and Family Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Lancet 373:318-24. 2009
..We aimed to investigate the effect of physical, sexual, and emotional violence on potentially preventable single and recurrent spontaneous fetal loss...
- Risk factors for major antenatal depression among low-income African American women
Sabrina Luke
The Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 18:1841-6. 2009
..In this study, we seek to determine the prevalence and risk factors for major antenatal depression among low-income African American women receiving prenatal services through the Central Hillsborough Healthy Start (CHHS)...
- Does maternal obesity cause preeclampsia? A systematic review of the evidence
H M Salihu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
Minerva Ginecol 64:259-80. 2012
..The aim of this paper was to assess whether maternal obesity causes preeclampsia...
- Eagle-Barrett syndrome: occurrence and outcomes
M H Aliyu
Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294, USA
East Afr Med J 80:595-7. 2003
..In the meantime, early detection of foetuses with Eagle-Barret syndrome using ultrasound could facilitate timely institutions of antenatal management options and lead to favourable birth outcomes of affected babies...
- Tuberculosis in North Carolina: trends across two decades, 1980-1999
H M Salihu
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612 3805, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 7:570-4. 2001
..For every Caucasian with TB, six blacks, six Hispanics, and eight Asians have the disease. TB incidence rates are declining in all other population subgroups but increasing in foreign-born and Hispanic persons...
- An ecological approach to understanding black-white disparities in perinatal mortality
Amina P Alio
Community and Family Health Department, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Matern Child Health J 14:557-66. 2010
..Understanding the contribution of history to the various factors of life of Black women in the United States will aid in developing more effective policies and programs to reduce Black infant mortality...
- Dandy-Walker syndrome and monochorionic twins: insight into a possible etiological mechanism
Eftichia V Kontopoulos
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 21:839-42. 2008
..The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of DWS in monochorionic twins...
- HIV infection and sputum-culture conversion in patients diagnosed with Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a population-based study
Muktar H Aliyu
Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Wien Klin Wochenschr 115:340-6. 2003
..The importance of longer and closer monitoring of tuberculosis treatment in HIV-positive patients is highlighted...
- Getting to the heart of the matter: epidemiology of cyanotic heart defects
Jennifer L Kornosky
The University of South Florida Birth Defects Surveillance Program, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Department of Pediatrics, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Pediatr Cardiol 29:484-97. 2008
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- Impact of anomalous triplets on morbidity outcomes of normal in utero siblings
Alan T N Tita
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Research in Women s Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35233, USA
Obstet Gynecol 107:1352-6. 2006
..To evaluate the impact of number of anomalous fetuses on the prevalence of very preterm births (< 32 weeks), very low birth weight (< 1,500 g), and small for gestational age (SGA) infants among their normal cotriplets...
- Tuberculosis and HIV disease: two decades of a dual epidemic
Muktar H Aliyu
Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Wien Klin Wochenschr 115:685-97. 2003
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- The association of prepregnancy body mass index with pregnancy outcomes in triplet gestations
Zoi Russell
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Am J Perinatol 27:41-6. 2010
..This observation may be of utility in the preconceptional counseling of women considering the use of assisted reproductive technology...
- The paradox of obstetric "near misses": converting maternal mortality into morbidity
Ronee E Wilson
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Florida, USA
Int J Fertil Womens Med 52:121-7. 2007
..To systematically review evidence of obstetric near-misses and their consequences...
- Intimate partner violence and contraception use among women in Sub-Saharan Africa
Amina P Alio
Department of Community and Family Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 107:35-8. 2009
..To determine the association between contraceptive use and intimate partner violence (IPV) in Sub-Saharan African women...
- Female genital tuberculosis: a global review
Muktar H Aliyu
Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA
Int J Fertil Womens Med 49:123-36. 2004
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- Macrosomic births in the united states: determinants, outcomes, and proposed grades of risk
Sheree L Boulet
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 3230-A Ryals Building, 1665 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294-0022, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 188:1372-8. 2003
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- Early mortality among triplets in the United States: black-white disparity
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 190:477-84. 2004
..In this study, we sought to estimate the black-white gap in early mortality among triplets...
- Infant mortality among twins born to teenagers in the United States. Black-white disparity
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
J Reprod Med 48:257-67. 2003
..To determine the magnitude of the disparity in infant mortality between twins born to black and white teenagers in the United States...
- Placenta previa: neonatal death after live births in the United States
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 320 Ryals Building, 1665 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294 0022, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 188:1305-9. 2003
..The purpose of this study was to describe neonatal mortality rates among live births that were complicated by placenta previa in the United States...
- Effect of advanced maternal age on early mortality among quadruplets and quintuplets
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 190:383-8. 2004
..This study was undertaken to determine whether advanced maternal age has an impact on survival among quadruplets and quintuplets...
- Gastroschisis, low maternal age, and fetal morbidity outcomes
Donath Emusu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 73:649-54. 2005
..This information is potentially useful for planning by care providers and in counseling affected parents...
- Potentially preventable excess mortality among higher-order multiples
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Obstet Gynecol 102:679-84. 2003
..To estimate the level of potentially preventable excess mortality achievable by avoiding the creation of higher-order multiple gestation with assisted reproductive technologies...
- Childbearing beyond maternal age 50 and fetal outcomes in the United States
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 0022, USA
Obstet Gynecol 102:1006-14. 2003
..To estimate whether achieving pregnancy beyond maternal age of 50 years compromises fetal well-being and survival...
- The relationship between paternal age and early mortality of triplets in the United States
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Am J Perinatol 21:99-107. 2004
..Our findings demonstrate a "shifting phenomenon" whereby a higher level of intrauterine demise was compensated by a higher rate of extrauterine survival among triplets born to older fathers...
- Omphalocele and gastroschisis in the State of New York, 1992-1999
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 67:630-6. 2003
..This study examines the trend and risk factors for both conditions among live births in New York State...
- Levels of excess infant deaths attributable to maternal smoking during pregnancy in the United States
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Matern Child Health J 7:219-27. 2003
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- The impact of advanced maternal age (> or = 40 years) on birth outcomes among triplets: a population study
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Arch Gynecol Obstet 271:132-7. 2005
..The objective was to determine the impact of advanced maternal age on the birth outcomes of triplet gestations...
- Premature rupture of membranes and early mortality among triplets in the United States
Sibylle Kristensen
Division of Geographic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 112:36-42. 2004
..CONCLUSIONS: Triplets associated with PROM had a significantly higher level of early mortality than those without. Assuming a causal relationship, 11-12% of all early deaths among triplets in the United States are accounted for by PROM...
- The association of parity with mortality outcomes among triplets
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 190:784-9. 2004
..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of parity with stillbirth and neonatal and infant death among triplets...
- SGA subtypes and mortality risk among singleton births
Sibylle Kristensen
Department of Epidemiology and International Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Early Hum Dev 83:99-105. 2007
..To determine whether early mortality (first year of life) risks among small for gestational age (SGA) neonates were similar regardless of SGA subtype based on three chronological classifications (term, preterm and post-term)...
- Fetal growth risk curves: defining levels of fetal growth restriction by neonatal death risk
Sheree L Boulet
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294 0022, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:1571-7. 2006
..We developed a fetal growth risk curve that delineates the birth weight values for gestational age that reflect a 2-, 2.5-, and 3-fold neonatal death risk relative to infants with normal fetal growth...
- Omphalocele, advanced maternal age, and fetal morbidity outcomes
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Am J Med Genet A 135:161-5. 2005
..00; 95% CI=0.44-2.27). Thus, advanced maternal age does not appear to be a risk factor for fetal morbidity outcomes among omphalocele-affected fetuses. This information is potentially useful in counseling affected parents...
- Influence of nativity on neonatal survival of Black twins in the United States
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Ethn Dis 15:276-82. 2005
..To determine the association between maternal nativity and neonatal survival of twins among Black mothers...
- High parity and fetal morbidity outcomes
Muktar H Aliyu
Department of Epidemiology and Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Obstet Gynecol 105:1045-51. 2005
..However, the impact of heightened parity is more manifest as shortened gestation rather than physical size restriction. These findings could prove beneficial for counseling women of high parity...
- In utero nicotine exposure and fetal growth inhibition among twins
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294, USA
Am J Perinatol 22:421-7. 2005
..13 to 1.23), and small for gestational age (OR, 1.91; 95% CI, 1.84 to 1.98). In conclusion, prenatal smoking significantly inhibits fetal growth among twins, and small for gestational age appeared more affected than shortened gestation...
- Extreme parity and the risk of stillbirth
Muktar H Aliyu
Department of Epidemiology and Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Obstet Gynecol 106:446-53. 2005
..001). CONCLUSIONS: The risk for stillbirth is substantially elevated among very high and extremely high parity women, and care providers may consider these groups for targeted periconceptional counseling. Level of Evidence: II-2...
- Teen twin pregnancies: differences in fetal growth outcomes among blacks and whites
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Am J Perinatol 22:335-9. 2005
..Current prevention strategies aimed at reducing adverse fetal outcomes among teenagers in the United States need to consider the heightened risk among neonates born to black mothers...
- Racial disparity in fetal growth inhibition among singletons and multiples
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA. hsalihu@ uab.edu
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:467-74. 2005
..The different gestational ages of onset of black-white fetal growth divergence could potentially be exploited for targeting intervention measures aimed at narrowing the gap...
- Maternal determinants of pediatric preventive care utilization among blacks and whites
Amina P Alio
Council on African American Affairs, 1115 U St NW, Suite 201, Washington, DC 20009, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 97:792-7. 2005
..We assessed maternal characteristics that were predictive of preventive care utilization among children 0-5 years and compared black-white differences in preventive care usage...
- Perinatal mortality associated with abruptio placenta in singletons and multiples
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:198-203. 2005
..This study was undertaken to investigate the association among plurality (number of fetuses per pregnancy), abruptio placenta, and perinatal mortality...
- Survival of "pre-viable" infants in the United States
Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Wien Klin Wochenschr 117:324-32. 2005
..We investigated temporal trend in survival of pre-viable (200-499 g) fetuses over the previous decade, and estimated future survival rates based on previous and current survival thresholds...
