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Lower genital tract inflammatory milieu and the risk of subsequent preterm birth: an exploratory factor analysisHyagriv N Simhan
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Magee Womens Hospital and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 25:277-82. 2011....
Low concentrations of thrombin-inhibitor complexes and the risk of preterm deliveryDavid N Hackney
Department of Obstetrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 203:184.e1-6. 2010..The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between TAT in asymptomatic subjects at 24 and 28 weeks and spontaneous preterm birth (SPTB)...- Maternal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are associated with small-for-gestational age births in white womenLisa M Bodnar
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
J Nutr 140:999-1006. 2010..One SNP in the VDR gene among white women and 3 SNP in black women were significantly associated with SGA. Our results suggest that vitamin D has a complex relation with fetal growth that may vary by race... - Maternal serum folate species in early pregnancy and lower genital tract inflammatory milieuHyagriv N Simhan
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 205:61.e1-7. 2011..Our objective was to explore the relation between serum folate vitamers and the lower genital tract inflammatory milieu... - Mid-trimester cervical inflammatory milieu and sonographic cervical lengthAmanda M Kalan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Magee Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 203:126.e1-5. 2010..The purpose of this study was to explore the relation between the relative balance of pro- and antiinflammatory cytokines in cervical fluid and mid-trimester cervical length... - First trimester maternal concentrations of thrombin-inhibitor complexes and the presence of histologic placental lesions at deliveryDavid N Hackney
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 22:837-42. 2009..The activation of thrombin may contribute to the development of thrombosis and inflammation, and can be assessed through the measurement of thrombin-inhibitor complexes... - Paternal race and bacterial vaginosis during the first trimester of pregnancyHyagriv N Simhan
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 198:196.e1-4. 2008..The purpose of this study was to determine the joint effects of maternal and paternal race on risk of bacterial vaginosis (BV) during the first trimester... - Genetic regulation of cervical antiinflammatory cytokine concentrations during pregnancyHyagriv N Simhan
Department of Obstetrics, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Magee Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 199:163.e1-163.e11. 2008..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the contribution of maternal genotype to the concentration of interleukin (IL)-4, -10, and -13 in the cervix during the first trimester in the context of bacterial vaginosis and cigarette smoking... 
Host immune consequences of asymptomatic Trichomonas vaginalis infection in pregnancyHyagriv N Simhan
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Magee Womens Research Institute, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 196:59.e1-5. 2007..The purpose of this study was to define the impact of asymptomatic trichomoniasis on lower genital tract neutrophil activation in pregnancy...- Maternal and fetal Toll-like receptor 4 genotype and chorionic plate inflammatory lesionsHyagriv N Simhan
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Magee Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 199:400.e1-4. 2008..The objective of the study was to explore the relation between maternal and fetal genetic variation in Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and chorionic plate inflammation.. - The vaginal inflammatory milieu and the risk of early premature preterm rupture of membranesHyagriv N Simhan
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 192:213-8. 2005..CONCLUSION: Elevated vaginal pH and neutrophils are most strongly associated with early third-trimester PPROM, reflecting the importance of infection and/or inflammation in the pathogenesis of this condition... - Maternal vitamin D deficiency increases the risk of preeclampsiaLisa M Bodnar
Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, A742 Crabtree Hall, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 92:3517-22. 2007..Vitamin D has direct influence on molecular pathways proposed to be important in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia, yet the vitamin D-preeclampsia relation has not been studied... - Maternal vitamin D deficiency is associated with bacterial vaginosis in the first trimester of pregnancyLisa M Bodnar
Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
J Nutr 139:1157-61. 2009..Vitamin D deficiency is associated with BV and may contribute to the strong racial disparity in the prevalence of BV... - First-trimester maternal plasma concentrations of C-reactive protein in low-risk patients and the subsequent development of chorioamnionitisDavid N Hackney
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Magee Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Am J Perinatol 25:407-11. 2008..72). We concluded that the development of histological chorioamnionitis is not associated with elevations in maternal plasma CRP earlier in pregnancy... - Prepregnancy obesity predicts poor vitamin D status in mothers and their neonatesLisa M Bodnar
Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
J Nutr 137:2437-42. 2007..The rise in maternal obesity highlights that maternal and newborn vitamin D deficiency will continue to be a serious public health problem until steps are taken to identify and treat low 25(OH)D... - Vitamin D may be a link to black-white disparities in adverse birth outcomesLisa M Bodnar
Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Obstet Gynecol Surv 65:273-84. 2010..Understand the basic aspects of vitamin D metabolism. Become aware of recent literature linking inadequate vitamin D status and adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preeclampsia and preterm birth... - Preterm premature rupture of membranes: diagnosis, evaluation and management strategiesHyagriv N Simhan
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
BJOG 112:32-7. 2005..Women with PPROM after 32 weeks of gestation should be considered for delivery, and after 34 weeks the benefits of delivery clearly outweigh the risks... - Maternal serum folate species in early pregnancy and risk of preterm birthLisa M Bodnar
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 92:864-71. 2010..Poor maternal folate status has been associated with an increased risk of preterm birth. However, major gaps remain in our understanding of how individual folate species relate to preterm birth... - Risk of morbid perinatal outcomes in small-for-gestational-age pregnancies: customized compared with conventional standards of fetal growthJacob C Larkin
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Obstet Gynecol 119:21-7. 2012..To estimate and compare the risk of morbid perinatal outcomes in pregnancies identified as small for gestational age (SGA) with customized compared with conventional standards of fetal growth... - Association of polymicrobial growth from urine culture with adverse pregnancy outcomesAmber Naresh
Divisions of Reproductive Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Am J Perinatol 28:537-42. 2011..4% of those in the negative initial urine culture group had a positive culture later in the pregnancy ( P=0.21). There is no association between polymicrobial growth from screening urine culture and pyelonephritis or preterm delivery... - High rate of severe fetal outcomes associated with maternal parvovirus b19 infection in pregnancyRichard H Beigi
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Magee Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 2008:524601. 2008..To augment the understanding of parvovirus B19 infection in pregnancy with respect to maternal characteristics and their corresponding fetal outcomes... - Prepregnancy body mass index, vaginal inflammation, and the racial disparity in preterm birthHyagriv N Simhan
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Epidemiol 163:459-66. 2006..7-fold increased risk for a high level of neutrophils and a high vaginal pH measurement, while those with a body mass index of 18 had a 1.3-fold increased risk... - Plasma corticotropin-releasing hormone and cortisol concentrations and perceived stress among pregnant women with preterm and term birthKatherine P Himes
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Magee Women s Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Am J Perinatol 28:443-8. 2011..The factors contributing to the elevation in CRH that precedes some preterm birth are complex and poorly understood... - The prevalence of preterm birth and season of conceptionLisa M Bodnar
Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 22:538-45. 2008..4%). Results were similar when indicated preterm births were included. These seasonal changes may increase our insight into the role of exposures with seasonal periodicity in the pathophysiology of preterm birth... - The impact of exposure misclassification on associations between prepregnancy BMI and adverse pregnancy outcomesLisa M Bodnar
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:2184-90. 2010..However, the majority of relations remained readily apparent. This analysis suggests that in this population, associations between self-reported prepregnancy BMI and pregnancy outcomes are slightly overestimated... - Paternal race and preterm birthHyagriv N Simhan
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 198:644.e1-6. 2008..The purpose of this study was to describe the contribution of paternal race and parental racial discordance to preterm birth.. - Maternal and fetal C-reactive protein genotype and first trimester CRP concentrations in maternal plasmaDavid N Hackney
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Reprod Immunol 79:44-9. 2008..Instead, differences in clinical factors probably have more influence on baseline maternal CRP concentrations... - Maternal cereal consumption and adequacy of micronutrient intake in the periconceptional periodMeredith Snook Parrott
Magee Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Public Health Nutr 12:1276-83. 2009..To assess the adequacy of periconceptional intake of key micronutrients for perinatal health in relation to regular cereal consumption of pregnant women... - Risk of recurrent preterm birth and placental pathologyKatherine P Himes
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Obstet Gynecol 112:121-6. 2008..To estimate whether placental pathological lesions from an index preterm birth are associated with an increased risk of recurrent preterm birth and to estimate whether certain pathologic lesions recur in a woman's next delivery... - A customized standard of large size for gestational age to predict intrapartum morbidityJacob C Larkin
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 204:499.e1-10. 2011..The purpose of this study was to determine whether a customized standard of large-for-gestational age (LGA) identifies pregnancies with increased perinatal risk... - Prevention of preterm deliveryHyagriv N Simhan
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA
N Engl J Med 357:477-87. 2007 - Untreated asymptomatic group B streptococcal bacteriuria early in pregnancy and chorioamnionitis at deliveryBrenna L Anderson
Division of Reproductive Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Magee Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 196:524.e1-5. 2007..The objective of the study was to determine the frequency of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with untreated asymptomatic group B beta-hemolytic streptococcal (GBS) bacteriuria during pregnancy... - Comprehensive analysis of the transcriptional response of human decidual cells to lipopolysaccharide stimulationKatherine P Himes
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Reprod Immunol 93:17-27. 2012..Our novel, preliminary findings provide insight into possible mechanisms via which the host inflammatory response could contribute to preterm birth and warrant further investigation in preterm samples... - Can we communicate gravidity and parity better?Mitchell D Creinin
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and Magee Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 3180, USA
Obstet Gynecol 113:709-11. 2009..In this article, we discuss the pitfalls of current systems used for describing a woman's reproductive history and recommend new and simple nomenclature to enhance our ability to communicate properly... - Clinical utility of fetal fibronectin for predicting preterm birthGeeta K Swamy
Department of Obstetrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
J Reprod Med 50:851-6. 2005..To determine if fetal fibronectin can be used in a clinical setting to predict preterm birth and guide clinical management... - First-trimester cervical inflammatory milieu and subsequent early preterm birthHyagriv N Simhan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Magee Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 200:377.e1-4. 2009..Our objective was to explore the relation between the pro- and antiinflammatory cervical cytokine balance in early pregnancy and subsequent early preterm birth... - An evidence-based approach to the evaluation and treatment of premature rupture of membranes: Part IITimothy P Canavan
Magee Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Obstet Gynecol Surv 59:678-89. 2004.... - Human decidual cell Toll-like receptor signaling in response to endotoxin: the effect of progestinsHyagriv N Simhan
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Magee Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 198:119.e1-4. 2008..The purpose of this study was to determine whether progesterone, 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, and 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate modulate the Toll-like receptor (TLR) pathway in the response of decidua to lipopolysaccharide... - High prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in black and white pregnant women residing in the northern United States and their neonatesLisa M Bodnar
Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
J Nutr 137:447-52. 2007..Higher-dose supplementation is needed to improve maternal and neonatal vitamin D nutriture... - The safety of prolonged indomethacin therapyAshlyn H Savage
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Am J Perinatol 24:207-13. 2007..Prolonged indomethacin therapy rarely is associated with ductal constriction and oligohydramnios... - Interleukin-6 promoter -174 polymorphism and spontaneous preterm birthHyagriv N Simhan
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Magee Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 189:915-8. 2003..We assessed the relationship between interleukin-6 (IL-6) promoter -174 polymorphism and spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) less than 34 weeks and the relationship of polymorphism status with race... - Cervical anti-inflammatory cytokine concentrations among first-trimester pregnant smokersHyagriv N Simhan
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:1999-2003. 2005..This may have important impact on the host response to infection... - The effect of the anti-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-4 and interleukin-10 on lipopolysaccharide-stimulated production of prostaglandin E2 by cultured human decidual cellsHyagriv N Simhan
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Reprod Immunol 64:1-7. 2004..We hypothesized that interleukin-4 (IL-4) and interleukin-10 (IL-10) diminish production of PGE2 by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated cultured human decidual cells... - Improving universal prenatal screening for human immunodeficiency virusBrenna L Anderson
Magee Womens Hospital, Maternal Fetal Medicine and Reproductive Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15213, USA
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 12:115-20. 2004..To evaluate the effect of implementation of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) educational intervention on universal screening for HIV in a prenatal clinic setting... - Tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter gene polymorphism -308 and chorioamnionitisHyagriv N Simhan
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Obstet Gynecol 102:162-6. 2003..The TNFA2 allele is associated with increased production of tumor necrosis factor alpha. The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between carriage of the TNFA2 allele and clinical chorioamnionitis... - Rate of sonographic cervical shortening and the risk of spontaneous preterm birthLeslie A Moroz
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 206:234.e1-5. 2012..We hypothesized that change in cervical length (CL) on serial ultrasounds is associated with spontaneous preterm birth (SPTB) <36 weeks for women with a short cervix (CL <25 mm)... - Sonographic cervical length, vaginal bleeding, and the risk of preterm birthDevon M Ramaeker
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 206:224.e1-4. 2012..We sought to evaluate the contributions of vaginal bleeding and cervical length to the risk of preterm birth... - Elevated vaginal pH and neutrophils are associated strongly with early spontaneous preterm birthHyagriv N Simhan
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Magee Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 189:1150-4. 2003..All women were tested for sexually transmitted infections and vaginal pH. Gram-stained smears were used for the detection of neutrophils... - Innate immune function of the human decidual cell at the maternal-fetal interfaceTimothy P Canavan
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Magee Womens Hospital, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Reprod Immunol 74:46-52. 2007..Decidual cells from women at term have innate immune function and are capable of producing Interleukin responses to bacterial ligands... - First-trimester pregnancy-associated plasma protein A and subsequent abnormalities of fetal growthSuzanne E Peterson
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 198:e43-5. 2008..The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between first-trimester pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) and birthweight along its continuum and at its extremes... - Systemic immune response to Trichomonas vaginalis infection during pregnancyBrenna L Anderson
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Magee Womens Research Institute, Magee Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Sex Transm Dis 34:392-6. 2007..The objective of this study was to characterize the systemic immune response in women with trichomoniasis in pregnancy as compared with uninfected women... - Genetic susceptibility to infection-mediated preterm birthKatherine P Himes
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Magee Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Infect Dis Clin North Am 22:741-53, vii. 2008..Given this, methodological considerations are emphasized to improve our understanding of the genetic susceptibility to infection-mediated preterm birth... - Labor induction process improvement: a patient quality-of-care initiativeJohn M Fisch
Magee Womens Hospital, and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Obstet Gynecol 113:797-803. 2009..To examine the effects that medical staff education and a new process for scheduling inductions had on decreasing inappropriate inductions... - Serum biomarkers of spontaneous preterm birthHyagriv N Simhan
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Reproductive Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15213, USA
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 84:545-6. 2005 - Time from cervical conization to pregnancy and preterm birthKatherine P Himes
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Obstet Gynecol 109:314-9. 2007..To estimate whether the time interval between cervical conization and subsequent pregnancy is associated with risk of preterm birth... - Reproductive health of women electing bariatric surgeryGabriella G Gosman
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Magee Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Fertil Steril 94:1426-31. 2010..To describe the reproductive health history and characteristics of women having bariatric surgery and to determine whether this differs by age of onset of obesity... - Relationship between 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate concentrations and gestational age at delivery in twin gestationSteve N Caritis
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 207:396.e1-8. 2012..We sought to evaluate in women with twin gestation the relationship between 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC) concentration and gestational age at delivery and select biomarkers of potential pathways of drug action... - An evidence-based approach to the evaluation and treatment of premature rupture of membranes: Part ITimothy P Canavan
Magee Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Obstet Gynecol Surv 59:669-77. 2004.... - Decreased cervical proinflammatory cytokines permit subsequent upper genital tract infection during pregnancyHyagriv N Simhan
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Magee Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 189:560-7. 2003.... - Focused assessment of surgical performance: difficulty with faculty complianceGabriella G Gosman
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:1811-6. 2005..This study evaluated faculty compliance in the use of the global surgical rating scale of the Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills to rate resident surgical performance after every endoscopic procedure... - Introduction of an obstetric-specific medical emergency team for obstetric crises: implementation and experienceGabriella G Gosman
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 198:367.e1-7. 2008..We describe the implementation and experience with adding an obstetric-specific medical emergency team (called Condition O for obstetric crisis) to an existing rapid response system at Magee-Womens Hospital... - Effect of tocolytics on interleukin-8 production by human amniotic and decidual cellsMichel A Makhlouf
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Womens Hosptial, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Reprod Immunol 69:1-7. 2006..The cellular mechanisms of this suppression and its clinical relevance in the setting of preterm labor merit further investigation...