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Ultrasound screening of fetuses at increased risk for Down syndrome: how many missed diagnoses?Aaron B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 94080, USA
Prenat Diagn 26:22-7. 2006....- Cost-effectiveness analysis of prenatal diagnosis: methodological issues and concernsAaron B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Gynecol Obstet Invest 60:11-8. 2005..Understanding the methodology and salient issues of CEA is critical for researchers, editors and clinicians to accurately interpret results of the growing body of cost-effectiveness studies in prenatal diagnosis... - Forceps compared with vacuum: rates of neonatal and maternal morbidityAaron B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, Box 132, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Obstet Gynecol 106:908-12. 2005..To compare perinatal outcomes between forceps- and vacuum-assisted deliveries. Our hypothesis was that the force vectors achieved in forceps delivery will lead to fewer shoulder dystocias, but greater perineal lacerations... 
Measuring perinatal complications: methodologic issues related to gestational ageAaron B Caughey
University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 7:18. 2007..Researchers should be careful to make sure they are utilizing the appropriate measure of perinatal complications so they do not report findings that would be misleading to clinicians, patients, and policy makers...- Maternal complications of pregnancy increase beyond 40 weeks of gestation in low-risk womenA B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 94143, USA
J Perinatol 26:540-5. 2006..We sought to determine when rates of maternal pregnancy complications increase for low-risk nulliparous and multiparous women at term... - Chorionic villus sampling compared with amniocentesis and the difference in the rate of pregnancy lossAaron B Caughey
Division of Perinatal Medicine and Genetics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Obstet Gynecol 108:612-6. 2006..To compare loss rates following amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS) over time... - Obesity, weight loss, and pregnancy outcomesAaron B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Lancet 368:1136-8. 2006 - Nuchal translucency screening: how do women actually utilize the results?Aaron B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Prenat Diagn 27:119-23. 2007..To examine how women use the nuchal translucency (NT) risk adjustment in decision-making for invasive prenatal diagnosis... 
Perceived risk of prenatal diagnostic procedure-related miscarriage and Down syndrome among pregnant womenAaron B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 198:333.e1-8. 2008..The objective of the study was to identify correlates of perceived risk of carrying a Down syndrome-affected fetus or experiencing a procedure-related miscarriage among a diverse group of pregnant women...- Postterm pregnancy: how can we improve outcomes?Aaron B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
Obstet Gynecol Surv 63:715-24. 2008.... - Systematic review: elective induction of labor versus expectant management of pregnancyAaron B Caughey
Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 6019, USA
Ann Intern Med 151:252-63, W53-63. 2009..The rates of induction of labor and elective induction of labor are increasing. Whether elective induction of labor improves outcomes or simply leads to greater complications and health care costs is commonly debated in the literature... - Cost-effectiveness of Down syndrome screening paradigmsAaron B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239 3098, USA
Clin Lab Med 30:629-42. 2010..Understanding the methodology and salient issues of cost-effectiveness analysis is critical for researchers, editors, and clinicians to accurately interpret results of the growing body of cost-effectiveness studies in prenatal diagnosis... - Maternal ethnicity, paternal ethnicity, and parental ethnic discordance: predictors of preeclampsiaAaron B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 94143, USA
Obstet Gynecol 106:156-61. 2005..To examine the association of maternal and paternal ethnicity as well as parental ethnic discordance with preeclampsia... - The association between persistent occiput posterior position and neonatal outcomesYvonne W Cheng
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA
Obstet Gynecol 107:837-44. 2006..To examine the effect of persistent occiput posterior position on neonatal outcome... - The impact of the use of the isolated echogenic intracardiac focus as a screen for Down syndrome in women under the age of 35 yearsA B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 185:1021-7. 2001..The purpose of this study was to determine the public health impact of the routine offering of amniocentesis to women under the age of 35 years who have an isolated fetal echogenic intracardiac focus on second trimester ultrasound scan... - How long is too long: Does a prolonged second stage of labor in nulliparous women affect maternal and neonatal outcomes?Yvonne W Cheng
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Services, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 191:933-8. 2004..The purpose of this study was to examine maternal and neonatal outcomes in relation to lengthening intervals of the second stage of labor... - Neonatal complications of term pregnancy: rates by gestational age increase in a continuous, not threshold, fashionAaron B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reporductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, Calif, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 192:185-90. 2005..Accurate determination of these rates is important in the determination of gestational age at which the risk of continuing the pregnancy outweighs the risk of induction of labor... - Impending macrosomia: will induction of labour modify the risk of caesarean delivery?Y W Cheng
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0132, USA
BJOG 119:402-9. 2012..To compare the annual incidence rates of caesarean delivery between induction of labour and expectant management in the setting of macrosomia... - Gestational weight gain and adverse neonatal outcome among term infantsNaomi E Stotland
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California 94110, USA
Obstet Gynecol 108:635-43. 2006..To examine the relationship between gestational weight gain and adverse neonatal outcomes among infants born at term (37 weeks or more)... - Risk factors and obstetric complications associated with macrosomiaN E Stotland
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 87:220-6. 2004..01). CONCLUSION: Macrosomia was associated with adverse maternal outcomes in this cohort. More research is needed to determine how to prevent complications related to excessive birth weight... - Meconium-stained amniotic fluid is associated with puerperal infectionsSusan H Tran
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 189:746-50. 2003..CONCLUSION: We found that the presence and severity of meconium-stained amniotic fluid is associated with puerperal infection even when being controlled for confounders... - Perinatal morbidity associated with late preterm deliveries compared with deliveries between 37 and 40 weeks of gestationY W Cheng
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 94143 0132, USA
BJOG 118:1446-54. 2011..To estimate the risk of short-term complications in neonates born between 34 and 36 weeks of gestation... - Perinatal outcomes in low-risk term pregnancies: do they differ by week of gestation?Yvonne W Cheng
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 199:370.e1-7. 2008..The objective of the study was to examine whether the risk of perinatal complications increases with increasing gestational age among term pregnancies... - Does length of labor vary by maternal age?Mara B Greenberg
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:428.e1-7. 2007..The purpose of this study was to examine lengths of first and second stages of labor across maternal age groups to determine whether different norms should be established... - Duration of the second stage of labor in multiparous women: maternal and neonatal outcomesYvonne W Cheng
Division of Perinatal Medicine and Genetics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 196:585.e1-6. 2007..This study was undertaken to examine perinatal outcomes associated with the second stage of labor in multiparous women... - First-trimester combined screening: experience with an instant results approachMary E Norton
Division of Perinatal Medicine and Genetics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 196:606.e1-5; discussion 606.e5. 2007..This study was undertaken to assess an instant results protocol for first-trimester combined screening... - The interrelationship between ethnicity and obesity on obstetric outcomesGladys A Ramos
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:1089-93. 2005..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the interrelationship between ethnicity and obesity on obstetric outcomes... - Maternal and obstetric complications of pregnancy are associated with increasing gestational age at termAaron B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 196:155.e1-6. 2007..We sought to estimate when rates of maternal pregnancy complications increase beyond 37 weeks of gestation... - Racial and ethnic differences in the prevalence of placenta previaL H Kim
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive, Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
J Perinatol 32:260-4. 2012..The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of placenta previa among different racial and ethnic groups... - Ethnic variation in the prevalence of echogenic intracardiac foci and the association with Down syndromeS H Tran
Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 26:158-61. 2005..To determine whether the prevalence of fetal echogenic intracardiac foci (EIF) differs according to maternal ethnicity... - Associated factors and outcomes of persistent occiput posterior position: A retrospective cohort study from 1976 to 2001Yvonne W Cheng
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 19:563-8. 2006..To identify maternal and fetal risk factors associated with persistent occiput posterior position at delivery, and to examine the association of occiput posterior position with subsequent obstetric outcomes... - First- vs second-trimester ultrasound: the effect on pregnancy dating and perinatal outcomesAaron B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 198:703.e1-5; discussion 703.e5-6. 2008..The objective of the study was to examine the effect of first-trimester obstetric ultrasound (OBUS) on the measurement of the effect of complications ascribed to postterm pregnancies... - First- and second-trimester evaluation of risk for Down syndromeRobert H Ball
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UCSF, San Francisco, CA 94143 0132, USA
Obstet Gynecol 110:10-7. 2007..To investigate the differences in costs and outcomes of Down syndrome screening using data from the First and Second Trimester Evaluation of Risk (FASTER) Trial... - Induction of labor and cesarean delivery by gestational ageAaron B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:700-5. 2006..While this question has been addressed prospectively at 41 weeks gestation, it requires further examination at earlier gestations and among various subgroups... - Perinatal outcomes among different Asian-American subgroupsLuchin F Wong
Department of Obsetrics and Gynecology, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 199:382.e1-6. 2008..The objective of the study was to investigate the differences in perinatal outcomes between various Asian ethnic subgroups at a national level... - Is preeclampsia associated with an increased risk of cesarean delivery if labor is induced?Lena Heesun Kim
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0132, USA
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 23:383-8. 2010..To determine whether preeclampsia is associated with an increased risk of cesarean delivery if labor is induced... - Factors and outcomes associated with longer latency in preterm premature rupture of membranesNatali Aziz
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 21:821-5. 2008..To examine factors and outcomes associated with latency in preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM)... - History of miscarriage and increased incidence of fetal aneuploidy in subsequent pregnancyKatherine Bianco
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
Obstet Gynecol 107:1098-102. 2006..The purpose of this study was to examine the association between history of spontaneous abortion and aneuploidy in a subsequent pregnancy... - Women with one elevated 3-hour glucose tolerance test value: are they at risk for adverse perinatal outcomes?G Blake McLaughlin
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 194:e16-9. 2006..The purpose of this study was to examine whether women with one elevated value of the 3-hour glucose tolerance test are at increased risk for adverse perinatal outcomes... - The association between persistent fetal occiput posterior position and perinatal outcomes: an example of propensity score and covariate distance matchingYvonne W Cheng
Department of Obstetrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Am J Epidemiol 171:656-63. 2010.... - Diagnosis and morbidity of placenta accretaT F Esakoff
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 37:324-7. 2011..To examine the diagnostic precision of ultrasound examination for placenta accreta in women with placenta previa and to compare the morbidity associated with accreta to that of previa alone... - Gestational diabetes: diagnosis and managementY W Cheng
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
J Perinatol 28:657-64. 2008..To review the diagnosis and management of gestational diabetes... - Perinatal outcomes among Asian-white interracial couplesMichael J Nystrom
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 199:385.e1-5. 2008..To investigate whether perinatal outcomes among interracial Asian-white couples are different than among Asian-Asian and white-white couples... - Perinatal outcomes after successful and failed trials of labor after cesarean deliveryYasser Y El Sayed
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 196:583.e1-5; discussion 583.e5. 2007..To compare maternal and neonatal outcomes after successful and failed trials of labor after cesarean in women at term, excluding uterine ruptures, and to examine predictors of successful and failed trials of labor... - Nuchal translucency and first trimester biochemical markers for down syndrome screening: a cost-effectiveness analysisAaron B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 187:1239-45. 2002..The purpose of this study was to perform a cost-effectiveness analysis that compared the first- and second- trimester screening tools for Down syndrome... - Increased neonatal mortality among normal-weight births beyond 41 weeks of gestation in CaliforniaTim A Bruckner
Division of Epidemiology, University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, Berkeley, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 199:421.e1-7. 2008..The purpose of this study was to examine whether postterm gestational age increases the risk of neonatal mortality... - Placenta previa and the risk of preterm deliveryMarya G Zlatnik
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 20:719-23. 2007..We aimed to quantify the risk of preterm delivery and maternal and neonatal morbidities associated with placenta previa... - Prepregnancy body mass index and the length of gestation at termNaomi E Stotland
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:378.e1-5. 2007..The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and length of gestation at term... - The association between the length of first stage of labor, mode of delivery, and perinatal outcomes in women undergoing induction of laborYvonne W Cheng
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 201:477.e1-7. 2009..To estimate the association between the lengths of the first stage of labor, mode of delivery, and perinatal outcomes in women undergoing labor induction... - Transabdominal cerclage: can we predict who fails?Andrea L Fick
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242 1080, USA
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 20:63-7. 2007..To examine the outcome of pregnancies in women with transabdominal cerclage (TAC) and to determine whether aspects of the obstetric history predict failure... - Cost of transferring one through five embryos per in vitro fertilization cycle from various payor perspectivesSarah E Little
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Obstet Gynecol 108:593-601. 2006..We sought to examine the costs of transferring one through five embryos per in vitro fertilization cycle from each of three perspectives: society, the infertile couple, and the insurer... - When should women with placenta previa be delivered? A decision analysisMarya G Zlatnik
Center for Clinical and Policy Perinatal Research, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
J Reprod Med 55:373-81. 2010..To determine the optimal gestational age of delivery for women with placenta previa by accounting for both neonatal and maternal outcomes... - Length of the first stage of labor and associated perinatal outcomes in nulliparous womenYvonne W Cheng
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Obstet Gynecol 116:1127-35. 2010..To estimate whether length of the first stage of labor is associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes... - Face presentation: predictors and delivery routeBrian L Shaffer
Division of Perinatal Medicine and Genetics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 194:e10-2. 2006..We sought to identify associated characteristics of face presentation and to examine factors that were associated with mode of delivery in the setting of face presentation... - Variation in the decision to terminate pregnancy in the setting of fetal aneuploidyBrian L Shaffer
Division of Perinatal Medicine and Genetics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Prenat Diagn 26:667-71. 2006..To investigate the rate of pregnancy termination for various fetal aneuploidies, and to evaluate predictors of this choice... - Gestational weight gain, macrosomia, and risk of cesarean birth in nondiabetic nulliparasNaomi E Stotland
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Obstet Gynecol 104:671-7. 2004..To examine how the association between excessive weight gain and cesarean birth is modified by infant birth weight in nondiabetic women... - Assessment of demand for prenatal diagnostic testing using willingness to payAaron B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0132, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Obstet Gynecol 103:539-45. 2004.... - The use of ultrasound to detect small-for-gestational-age infants in patients with elevated human chorionic gonadotropin on maternal serum screeningTamera Hatfield
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
Am J Perinatol 27:173-80. 2010..A sonographic estimated fetal weight > or = 75th percentile appears to be a safe cutoff to rule out all fetuses at risk for SGA... - Perinatal outcomes among Asian American and Pacific Islander womenAnjali K Rao
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:834-8. 2006..quot; Individuals should be counseled regarding perinatal risk according to their specific Asian subgroup... - Early-onset preeclampsia and neonatal outcomesAngie C Jelin
Division of Perinatal Medicine and Genetics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 23:389-92. 2010..To evaluate the neonatal outcomes of infants delivered to mothers with early-onset preeclampsia... - Complications of term pregnancies beyond 37 weeks of gestationAaron B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Obstet Gynecol 103:57-62. 2004..To estimate when rates of pregnancy complications increase beyond 37 weeks of gestation... - What is the best measure of maternal complications of term pregnancy: ongoing pregnancies or pregnancies delivered?Aaron B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco 94080, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 189:1047-52. 2003..The purpose of this study was to determine whether rates of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy increase beyond 37 weeks of gestation and to address how best to analyze these rates... - Racial/ethnic differences in perineal, vaginal and cervical lacerationsLinda M Hopkins
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:455-9. 2005..To determine if variation exists between ethnicities for risk of perineal, vaginal, and cervical laceration at vaginal delivery... - Labor after previous cesarean: influence of prior indication and parityT D Shipp
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Obstet Gynecol 95:913-6. 2000..To determine whether the risk of cesarean for women who had trials of labor after one prior cesarean differs from that of nulliparas overall and by indications for those cesareans... - Chilean women's preferences regarding mode of delivery: which do they prefer and why?A C E Angeja
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
BJOG 113:1253-8. 2006..Caesarean section rates in Chile are reported to be as high as 60% in some populations. The purpose of this study was to determine pregnant Chilean women's preferences towards mode of delivery... - Quality and equality in obstetric care: racial and ethnic differences in caesarean section delivery ratesAllison S Bryant
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0132, USA
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 23:454-62. 2009..Disparities in risk-adjusted CS should be considered as a quality metric for obstetric care, whether at the national, state, hospital or provider level... - Prolonged pregnancy: when should we intervene?Errol R Norwitz
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Clin Obstet Gynecol 50:547-57. 2007..For these reasons, the authors favor a policy of routine induction of labor for low-risk pregnancies at 41 weeks' gestation... - The relationship of fetal position and ethnicity with shoulder dystocia and birth injuryYvonne W Cheng
Division of Perinatal Medicine and Genetics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0132, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:856-62. 2006..The objective of this study was to examine factors associated with the occurrence of shoulder dystocia and subsequent perinatal outcomes... - Are there ethnic differences in the length of labor?Mara B Greenberg
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:743-8. 2006..The purpose of this study was to examine the lengths of the first and second stages of labor among different racial/ethnic groups to determine whether different norms should be established... - Delivery strategies for women with a previous classic cesarean delivery: a decision analysisNaomi E Stotland
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 187:1203-8. 2002..The purpose of this study was to compare four strategies for treating patients with a previous classic cesarean delivery by medical outcomes and quality-adjusted life years... - A community-based study of acne-related health preferences in adolescentsCynthia L Chen
School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Arch Dermatol 144:988-94. 2008..To examine preferences for acne-related outcomes in adolescents... - Glucose challenge test: screening threshold for gestational diabetes mellitus and associated outcomesYvonne W Cheng
Division of Perinatal Medicine and Genetics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0132, USA
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 20:903-8. 2007..To examine whether women with an 1-hour 50-g glucose challenge test (GCT) for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) between 120 and 140 mg/dL and >or=140 mg/dL are at risk of perinatal complications... - Carpenter-Coustan criteria compared with the national diabetes data group thresholds for gestational diabetes mellitusYvonne W Cheng
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 94143 0132, USA
Obstet Gynecol 114:326-32. 2009..To examine perinatal outcomes in women who would meet the diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) according to the Carpenter and Coustan but not by the National Diabetes Data Group (NDDG) thresholds... - Effect of magnesium sulfate exposure on term neonatesM B Greenberg
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lucile Packard Children s Hospital at Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
J Perinatol 33:188-93. 2013..Assessment of acute care needs among all neonates exposed to MS for maternal eclampsia prophylaxis should be considered... - Selective laser photocoagulation versus serial amniodrainage for the treatment of twin-twin transfusion syndrome: a cost-effectiveness analysisA O Odibo
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Washington University Medical Center, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
J Perinatol 29:543-7. 2009..To compare the cost-effectiveness of selective laser photocoagulation (SLP) with serial amniodrainage (AD) in the treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS)... - Role of patient education level in predicting macrosomia among women with gestational diabetes mellitusJ H Chung
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
J Perinatol 26:328-32. 2006..To evaluate the role of education level in predicting the risk of macrosomia among women with gestational diabetes mellitus... - Single- versus double-layer hysterotomy closure at primary caesarean delivery and bladder adhesionsY J Blumenfeld
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
BJOG 117:690-4. 2010..To determine the association between single-layer (one running suture) and double-layer (second layer or imbricating suture) hysterotomy closure at primary caesarean delivery and subsequent adhesion formation... - Poor sleep in pregnancy and mode of deliveryAaron B Caughey
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:1286; author reply 1286-7. 2005 - Weight gain and spontaneous preterm birth: the role of race or ethnicity and previous preterm birthNaomi E Stotland
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco General Hospital, California 94110, USA
Obstet Gynecol 108:1448-55. 2006..To study how the relationship between gestational weight gain and spontaneous preterm birth interacts with maternal race or ethnicity and previous preterm birth status... - Obstetric outcomes in women with sonographically identified uterine leiomyomataG Iram Qidwai
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Obstet Gynecol 107:376-82. 2006..Women with leiomyomata 10 cm or larger achieve a vaginal delivery rate of nearly 70%. These results are useful for preconception and prenatal counseling of women with leiomyomata. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II-2... - Unequal placental sharing and birth weight discordance in monochorionic diamniotic twinsAndrea L Fick
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:178-83. 2006..Antenatal diagnosis of unequal placental sharing would enable improved counseling in the setting of monochorionic/diamniotic twins... - Are women who are treated for hypothyroidism at risk for pregnancy complications?Tina O Tan
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 194:e1-3. 2006..The purpose of this study was to investigate the outcomes that are associated with pregnancy and treated hypothyroidism... - Manual rotation of the fetal occiput: predictors of success and deliveryBrian L Shaffer
Division of Perinatal Medicine and Genetics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0132, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 194:e7-9. 2006..The purpose of the study was to define predictors of successful rotation and rate of cesarean delivery after manual rotation of the fetal occiput from occiput posterior or transverse position... - The association of maternal age and symptomatic uterine rupture during a trial of labor after prior cesarean deliveryThomas D Shipp
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Obstet Gynecol 99:585-8. 2002..To estimate whether maternal age is associated with a symptomatic uterine rupture during a trial of labor after prior cesarean delivery... - Cost-effectiveness analysis of prenatal population-based fragile X carrier screeningThomas J Musci
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 192:1905-12; discussion 1912-5. 2005..CONCLUSION: Population-based screening for the fragile X premutation may be both clinically desirable and cost effective. Prospective pilot studies of this screening modality are needed in the prenatal setting... - CPAP for the prevention of pre-eclampsia: is this a clinically promising intervention?Aaron B Caughey
Sleep Med 9:1-2. 2007 - Level and volume of neonatal intensive care and mortality in very-low-birth-weight infantsCiaran S Phibbs
Health Economics Resource Center and the Center for Health Care Evaluation, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
N Engl J Med 356:2165-75. 2007..We examined differences in neonatal mortality among infants with very low birth weight (below 1500 g) among NICUs with various levels of care and different volumes of very-low-birth-weight infants... - Recommendations for repeat courses of antenatal corticosteroids: a decision analysisAaron B Caughey
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0550, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 186:1221-6; discussion 1226-9. 2002..These recommendations need to be examined in a randomized, controlled trial... - The impact of the active management of risk in pregnancy at term on birth outcomes: a randomized clinical trialJames M Nicholson
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 198:511.e1-15. 2008..The purpose of this study was to compare birth outcomes that result from the active management of risk in pregnancy at term (AMOR-IPAT) to those outcomes that result from standard management...