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Spontaneous preterm labor and premature rupture of membranes at late preterm gestations: to deliver or not to deliverJohn C Hauth
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Semin Perinatol 30:98-102. 2006....
Maternal insulin resistance and preeclampsiaJohn C Hauth
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL 35249 7333, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 204:327.e1-6. 2011..The purpose of this study was to determine whether mid-trimester insulin resistance is associated with subsequent preeclampsia...
Vitamin C and E supplementation to prevent spontaneous preterm birth: a randomized controlled trialJohn C Hauth
Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Obstet Gynecol 116:653-8. 2010..To estimate whether maternally administered vitamins C and E lower the risk of spontaneous preterm birth...
Vitamins C and E to prevent complications of pregnancy-associated hypertensionJames M Roberts
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
N Engl J Med 362:1282-91. 2010..We assessed the effects of antioxidant supplementation with vitamins C and E, initiated early in pregnancy, on the risk of serious adverse maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes related to pregnancy-associated hypertension...
The Alabama Preterm Birth Study: umbilical cord blood Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis cultures in very preterm newborn infantsRobert L Goldenberg
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 198:43.e1-5. 2008....
Clinical trial of interconceptional antibiotics to prevent preterm birth: subgroup analyses and possible adverse antibiotic-microbial interactionAlan T N Tita
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal Fetal Medicine Division and Center for Women s Reproductive Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:367.e1-6. 2007....
Association of obesity with pulmonary and nonpulmonary complications of pregnancy in asthmatic womenIsrael Hendler
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hutzel Hospital Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Obstet Gynecol 108:77-82. 2006..To evaluate whether maternal obesity is associated with pulmonary and nonpulmonary pregnancy complications in asthmatic women...
The Alabama Preterm Birth study: polymorphonuclear and mononuclear cell placental infiltrations, other markers of inflammation, and outcomes in 23- to 32-week preterm newborn infantsWilliam W Andrews
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35233 1602, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:803-8. 2006..The purpose of this study was to better understand the relationship between placental polymorphonuclear and mononuclear cell infiltrations with bacterial cultures, markers of inflammation, and preterm outcomes...
Failed operative vaginal deliveryJames M Alexander
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Obstet Gynecol 114:1017-22. 2009..To compare maternal and neonatal outcomes in women undergoing second-stage cesarean delivery after a trial of operative vaginal delivery with those in women undergoing second-stage cesarean delivery without such an attempt...
Trial of labor or repeat cesarean delivery in women with morbid obesity and previous cesarean deliveryJudith U Hibbard
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Obstet Gynecol 108:125-33. 2006....
Impact of extended-spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis on incidence of postcesarean surgical wound infectionAlan T N Tita
Center for Women s Reproductive Health, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 199:303.e1-3. 2008..We assessed the impact of an extended-spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis regimen (azithromycin in addition to recommended narrow-spectrum cephalosporin) on postcesarean incisional wound infection...
Risk of uterine rupture with a trial of labor in women with multiple and single prior cesarean deliveryMark B Landon
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Obstet Gynecol 108:12-20. 2006..To determine whether the risk for uterine rupture is increased in women attempting vaginal birth after multiple cesarean deliveries...
Midpregnancy genitourinary tract infection with Chlamydia trachomatis: association with subsequent preterm delivery in women with bacterial vaginosis and Trichomonas vaginalisWilliam W Andrews
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 194:493-500. 2006..CONCLUSION: In this secondary analysis, midtrimester chlamydia infection was not associated with an increased risk of preterm birth. Treatment of chlamydia was not associated with a decreased frequency of preterm birth...
The Alabama Preterm Birth Project: placental histology in recurrent spontaneous and indicated preterm birthRobert L Goldenberg
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233 1602, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:792-6. 2006..For unknown reasons, a previous preterm birth (PTB) is a major risk factor for PTB in the current pregnancy. Our goal is to evaluate placental histology for clues related to the recurrent nature of PTB...
Decreasing incidence of postcesarean endometritis with extended-spectrum antibiotic prophylaxisAlan T N Tita
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Infection Control Unit, UAB Hospital, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Obstet Gynecol 111:51-6. 2008..To describe the effect of an extended-spectrum prophylactic antibiotic regimen on postcesarean endometritis...
The Alabama Preterm Birth Study: intrauterine infection and placental histologic findings in preterm births of males and females less than 32 weeksRobert L Goldenberg
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233 1602, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:1533-7. 2006..The objective of the study was to determine whether there are differences in the placental histology and various markers of infection/inflammation between preterm male and female fetuses...
Impact of interconception antibiotics on the endometrial microbial floraAlan T N Tita
Center for Women s Reproductive Health, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 196:226.e1-6. 2007..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of an interconception antibiotic regimen on endometrial microbial flora and histologic type...
The Alabama Preterm Birth Study: diffuse decidual leukocytoclastic necrosis of the decidua basalis, a placental lesion associated with preeclampsia, indicated preterm birth and decreased fetal growthRobert L Goldenberg
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, USA
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 20:391-5. 2007....
17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate for the prevention of preterm birth in women with prior preterm birth and a short cervical lengthVincenzo Berghella
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 202:351.e1-6. 2010..We sought to evaluate 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17P) for prevention of preterm birth (PTB) in women with prior spontaneous PTB (SPTB) and cervical length (CL) <25 mm...
The frequency and complication rates of hysterectomy accompanying cesarean deliveryCynthia S Shellhaas
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ohio State University, Columbus, 43210, USA
Obstet Gynecol 114:224-9. 2009..To estimate the frequency, indications, and complications of cesarean hysterectomy...
Excessive early gestational weight gain and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in nulliparous womenCarlos A Carreno
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
Obstet Gynecol 119:1227-33. 2012..To estimate whether there is an association between excessive early gestational weight gain and the development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and excessive fetal growth...
Early preterm birth: association between in utero exposure to acute inflammation and severe neurodevelopmental disability at 6 years of ageWilliam W Andrews
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Women s Reproductive Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 198:466.e1-466.e11. 2008..The purpose of this study was to determine the association between in utero exposure to acute inflammation and long-term major neurodevelopmental disability at age 6 years among children born prior to 32 weeks' gestation...
Umbilical cord plasma interleukin-6 concentrations in preterm infants and risk of neonatal morbidityAlice R Goepfert
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Research in Women's Health, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 191:1375-81. 2004..Elevated IL-6 levels are associated with an increased risk for SIRS, PVL, and NEC in infants born at less than 32 weeks' gestation...
Interconceptional antibiotics to prevent spontaneous preterm birth: a randomized clinical trialWilliam W Andrews
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Research in Women's Health, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 194:617-23. 2006....
Decision-to-incision times and maternal and infant outcomesSteven L Bloom
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Obstet Gynecol 108:6-11. 2006....
Timing of mid-trimester cervical length shortening in high-risk womenJ M Szychowski
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Biostatistics, Birmingham, Alabama 35249 7333, USA
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 33:70-5. 2009..To examine the natural history of cervical length shortening in women who had experienced at least one prior spontaneous preterm birth at between 17+0 and 33+6 weeks' gestation...
The Alabama preterm birth study: corticosteroids and neonatal outcomes in 23- to 32-week newborns with various markers of intrauterine infectionRobert L Goldenberg
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Brimingham, 35233 1602, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:1020-4. 2006..Our goal was to determine if CS given prenatally to enhance fetal maturity were harmful to infants with various indications of intrauterine infection...
Association of asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis with endometrial microbial colonization and plasma cell endometritis in nonpregnant womenWilliam W Andrews
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Research in Women's Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:1611-6. 2006..CONCLUSION: Asymptomatic BV is associated with a modest increased likelihood of endometrial microbial colonization and colonization by BV-associated bacteria but is not associated with plasma cell endometritis in nonpregnant women...
Use of vaginal polymorphonuclear to epithelial cell ratios for the prediction of preterm birthPatrick S Ramsey
Center for Research in Women s Health, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35249 7333, USA
Obstet Gynecol 105:139-44. 2005..To compare the use of midtrimester vaginal polymorphonuclear cell (PMN) counts on Gram-stain preparations with PMN to epithelial cell (EPI) ratios for the prediction of subsequent spontaneous preterm birth...
Higher-dose oxytocin and hemorrhage after vaginal delivery: a randomized controlled trialAlan T N Tita
Center for Women s Reproductive Health and Maternal Fetal Medicine Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Obstet Gynecol 119:293-300. 2012..We compared two higher-dose regimens (80 units and 40 units) to our routine regimen (10 units) among women who delivered vaginally...
Periodontal disease and upper genital tract inflammation in early spontaneous preterm birthAlice R Goepfert
The Center for Research in Women s Health and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 619 19th Street, Birmingham, AL 35249 7333, USA
Obstet Gynecol 104:777-83. 2004..To estimate the relationship between maternal periodontal disease and both early spontaneous preterm birth and selected markers of upper genital tract inflammation...
Multicenter randomized trial of cerclage for preterm birth prevention in high-risk women with shortened midtrimester cervical lengthJohn Owen
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35249 7333, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 201:375.e1-8. 2009..The objective of the study was to assess cerclage to prevent recurrent preterm birth in women with short cervix...
Endometrial microbial colonization and plasma cell endometritis after spontaneous or indicated preterm versus term deliveryWilliam W Andrews
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Research in Women's Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:739-45. 2005..Therefore, chronic infection and inflammation of the endometrium (documented at 3 months postpartum) do not appear to be risk factors for subsequent delivery in women with a prior spontaneous delivery less than 34 weeks' gestation...
Prevention of recurrent preterm delivery by 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproatePaul J Meis
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
N Engl J Med 348:2379-85. 2003..The results of several small trials have suggested that 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17P) may reduce the risk of preterm delivery...
Periodontal disease and preterm birth: results of a pilot intervention studyMarjorie K Jeffcoat
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, AL, USA
J Periodontol 74:1214-8. 2003..The goal of this pilot trial was to determine the feasibility of conducting a trial to determine whether treatment of periodontitis reduces the risk of spontaneous preterm birth (SPTB)...
Clinical trial of chlorhexidine vaginal irrigation to prevent peripartal infection in nulliparous womenDwight J Rouse
Department of Center for Research in Women's Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 189:166-70. 2003..CONCLUSION: Under the conditions of this trial, chlorhexidine vaginal irrigation lacked efficacy in the prevention of clinically diagnosed maternal and neonatal infectious morbidity...
Subcutaneous tissue reapproximation, alone or in combination with drain, in obese women undergoing cesarean deliveryPatrick S Ramsey
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Research in Women s Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Obstet Gynecol 105:967-73. 2005..To compare the efficacy of subcutaneous suture reapproximation alone with suture plus subcutaneous drain for the prevention of wound complications in obese women undergoing cesarean delivery...
Early pregnancy threshold vaginal pH and Gram stain scores predictive of subsequent preterm birth in asymptomatic womenJohn C Hauth
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35249, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 188:831-5. 2003..0 or greater or a vaginal pH of 4.5 or greater and a Gram stain score of 9 to 10 had significantly increased preterm births at <37, <35, and 32 weeks' gestation and/or a birth weight less than 2500 g or less than 1500 g...
Randomized clinical trial of extended spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis with coverage for Ureaplasma urealyticum to reduce post-cesarean delivery endometritisWilliam W Andrews
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Research in Women s Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35249 7333, USA
Obstet Gynecol 101:1183-9. 2003..To determine if extended spectrum prophylactic antibiotic treatment (with efficacy against Ureaplasma urealyticum) reduces post-cesarean delivery clinical endometritis...
Randomized trial of inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate versus theophylline for moderate asthma during pregnancyMitchell P Dombrowski
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 190:737-44. 2004..This study was undertaken to compare the efficacy of inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate to oral theophylline for the prevention of asthma exacerbation(s) requiring medical intervention...
Choriodecidual infection and preterm birthRobert L Goldenberg
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 35249-7333, USA
Nutr Rev 60:S19-25. 2002..Results of treatment trials to eradicate the infection and reduce preterm birth have been mixed...
Severe preeclampsia at <25 weeks of gestation: maternal and neonatal outcomesSheri M Jenkins
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 186:790-5. 2002..CONCLUSION: In women with severe preeclampsia before 25 weeks of gestation, delivery is associated with minimal short-term maternal morbidities, although neonatal morbidity and death are appreciable...
Vaginal breech delivery is still justifiedJohn C Hauth
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35233, USA
Obstet Gynecol 99:1115-6. 2002
A randomized trial of intrapartum analgesia in women with severe preeclampsiaBarbara B Head
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35249-7333, USA
Obstet Gynecol 99:452-7. 2002....
Sexual intercourse association with asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis and Trichomonas vaginalis treatment in relationship to preterm birthVincenzo Berghella
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 187:1277-82. 2002..In the bacterial vaginosis study, intercourse between the second and third doses had a negative association with preterm birth...
Progesterone for prevention of recurrent preterm birth: impact of gestational age at previous deliveryCatherine Y Spong
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:1127-31. 2005..CONCLUSION: 17-OHP caproate therapy given to prevent recurrent PTB is associated with a prolongation of pregnancy overall, and especially for women with a previous spontaneous PTB at <34 weeks...
Is bacterial vaginosis a stronger risk factor for preterm birth when it is diagnosed earlier in gestation?Mark A Klebanoff
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 192:470-7. 2005..However, this contention is based on small numbers of women...
Maternal and perinatal outcomes associated with a trial of labor after prior cesarean deliveryMark B Landon
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Ohio State University, College of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus 43210 1228, USA
N Engl J Med 351:2581-9. 2004..The absolute and relative risks associated with a trial of labor in women with a history of cesarean delivery, as compared with elective repeated cesarean delivery without labor, are uncertain...
The relationship of asthma medication use to perinatal outcomesMichael Schatz
Allergy Department, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, 7060 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92111, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 113:1040-5. 2004..Maternal asthma has been reported to increase the risk of preeclampsia, preterm deliveries, and lower-birth-weight infants, but the mechanisms of this effect are not defined...
Asthma during pregnancyMitchell P Dombrowski
Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48236, USA
Obstet Gynecol 103:5-12. 2004..The primary hypothesis was that moderate or severe asthmatics would have an increased incidence of delivery at <32 weeks of gestation compared with nonasthmatic controls...
Magnesium sulfate tocolysis: time to quitGeorge Macones
Obstet Gynecol 109:450-1; author reply 451. 2007
Time course of the regression of asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy with and without treatmentMark A Klebanoff
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 190:363-70. 2004..The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of treatment over time for bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy and the probability of spontaneous resolution with placebo...
The Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit cesarean registry: trial of labor with a twin gestationMichael W Varner
Department of Obstetrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84132, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:135-40. 2005..The purpose of this study was to identify the success rates and risks in women with a twin pregnancy who attempt a trial of labor after cesarean delivery...
The MFMU Cesarean Registry: factors affecting the success of trial of labor after previous cesarean deliveryMark B Landon
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, OH 43210 1228, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:1016-23. 2005..The purpose of this study was to determine which factors influence the likelihood of successful trial of labor (TOL) after 1 previous cesarean delivery (CD)...
The effect of body mass index on therapeutic response to bacterial vaginosis in pregnancyJoan M Mastrobattista
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Am J Perinatol 25:233-7. 2008..9: OR, 0.66, 95% CI 0.43 to 1.02; BMI > or = 30: OR, 0.83, 95% CI 0.54 to 1.26. We concluded that the persistence of BV after treatment was not related to BMI...
