2020
Trial of Labor After Two Prior Cesarean Deliveries: Patient and Hospital Characteristics and Birth Outcomes.
Dombrowski M, Illuzzi JL, Reddy UM, Lipkind HS, Lee HC, Lin H, Lundsberg LS, Xu X. Trial of Labor After Two Prior Cesarean Deliveries: Patient and Hospital Characteristics and Birth Outcomes. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2020, 136: 109-117. PMID: 32541284, PMCID: PMC7321852, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000003845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComposite severe maternal morbidityTrial of laborPrior cesarean deliverySevere maternal morbidityCesarean deliveryMaternal morbidityNewborn complicationsHospital characteristicsPropensity score-matched analysisSevere neonatal morbiditySuccessful vaginal birthSingleton live birthsAssociation of patientCohort of mothersBirth certificate dataSample eligibility criteriaModest increaseNeonatal morbidityNeonatal outcomesHospital dischargeBirth outcomesVaginal birthClear contraindicationsLive birthsMultivariable regression
2019
Low‐Interventional Approaches to Intrapartum Care: Hospital Variation in Practice and Associated Factors
Lundsberg LS, Main EK, Lee HC, Lin H, Illuzzi JL, Xu X. Low‐Interventional Approaches to Intrapartum Care: Hospital Variation in Practice and Associated Factors. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2019, 65: 33-44. PMID: 31502407, DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrapartum careMultivariable logistic regressionHigh intervention groupLow-intervention groupMedical-legal concernsIntrapartum practicesNewborn morbidityHospital variationCesarean birthAssociated FactorsPatient outcomesInterventional approachesProcedure ratesAmerican CollegeHospital useHospital's likelihoodHospital groupHospitalBivariate analysisLogistic regressionMidwifery modelCalifornia hospitalsCareLatent class analysisHospital culture
2018
Placenta Accreta: A Spectrum of Predictable Risk, Diagnosis, and Morbidity
Duzyj CM, Cooper A, Mhatre M, Han CS, Paidas MJ, Illuzzi JL, Sfakianaki AK. Placenta Accreta: A Spectrum of Predictable Risk, Diagnosis, and Morbidity. American Journal Of Perinatology 2018, 36: 1031-1038. PMID: 30500963, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1676111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical risk factorsPlacenta accretaRisk factorsMethods Retrospective studyPlacenta accreta spectrumCohort of womenDepth of invasionMixed methods retrospective studyUnanticipated morbidityClinical outcomesAntenatal predictionPrevious cesareanRetrospective studySonographic evaluationAdverse outcomesPathological diagnosisPathological spectrumSonographic examinationAccretaSonographic featuresDeep invasionKruskal-Wallis testInvasion decreasesInvasive placentationMann-WhitneyHospital variation in utilization and success of trial of labor after a prior cesarean
Xu X, Lee HC, Lin H, Lundsberg LS, Campbell KH, Lipkind HS, Pettker CM, Illuzzi JL. Hospital variation in utilization and success of trial of labor after a prior cesarean. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 220: 98.e1-98.e14. PMID: 30278176, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.09.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCaliforniaCesarean SectionCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleGestational AgeHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHumansInfant, NewbornMaternal AgePatient SafetyPregnancyPregnancy OutcomeRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentTrial of LaborUterine RuptureVaginal Birth after CesareanConceptsSuccess of trialCesarean deliveryTrial of laborHospital variationSuccess rateLow success rateNewborn hospital discharge recordsPatient clinical risk factorsSevere unexpected newborn complicationsNewborn respiratory complicationsUnexpected newborn complicationsClinical risk factorsPrior cesarean deliveryHospital discharge recordsPatient case mixBirth certificate dataMidwife-attended birthsAnesthesia availabilityNewborn infectionRespiratory complicationsUterine ruptureNewborn morbidityPrior cesareanNewborn complicationsVaginal birth
2016
Variation in Hospital Intrapartum Practices and Association With Cesarean Rate
Lundsberg LS, Illuzzi JL, Gariepy AM, Sheth SS, Pettker CM, Lee HC, Lipkind HS, Xu X. Variation in Hospital Intrapartum Practices and Association With Cesarean Rate. Journal Of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 2016, 46: 5-17. PMID: 27886948, DOI: 10.1016/j.jogn.2016.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCesarean SectionCross-Sectional StudiesDelivery, ObstetricFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPerinatal CarePregnancyPregnancy OutcomeConceptsCesarean rateIntrapartum practicesIntrapartum interventionsIntrapartum careLow-risk womenLower cesarean ratesRegular reviewHospital cesarean rateCross-sectional surveyRank sum testKendall's tau-b correlation coefficientLiberal indicationsLabor inductionVaginal birthHospital variationNewborn careAntibody screenCesarean birthIntravenous lineObstetric servicesHospital characteristicsEligible hospitalsMassachusetts hospitalsFetal monitoringClinical staff
2015
Wide Variation Found In Hospital Facility Costs For Maternity Stays Involving Low-Risk Childbirth
Xu X, Gariepy A, Lundsberg LS, Sheth SS, Pettker CM, Krumholz HM, Illuzzi JL. Wide Variation Found In Hospital Facility Costs For Maternity Stays Involving Low-Risk Childbirth. Health Affairs 2015, 34: 1212-1219. PMID: 26153317, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCesarean deliveryHospital costsMaternity staysSerious maternal morbidityNationwide Inpatient SampleCoordination of careValue of careMaternal morbidityHospital admissionInpatient SampleDelivery system reformRural hospitalsUS hospitalsHospital practiceSafe reductionHospitalChildbirthStayLong stayHigh rateCareLower proportionUnited StatesFacility costs
2014
Low-to-moderate prenatal alcohol consumption and the risk of selected birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study
Lundsberg LS, Illuzzi JL, Belanger K, Triche EW, Bracken MB. Low-to-moderate prenatal alcohol consumption and the risk of selected birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study. Annals Of Epidemiology 2014, 25: 46-54.e3. PMID: 25453352, PMCID: PMC4255148, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingConfidence IntervalsConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicConnecticutFemaleFetal Growth RetardationGestational AgeHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornLogistic ModelsMassachusettsMaternal-Fetal ExchangeOdds RatioPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomePremature BirthProspective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsIntrauterine growth restrictionLow birthweightPreterm deliveryBirth lengthBirth outcomesGrowth restrictionAlcohol exposureOdds ratioLower oddsModerate prenatal alcohol exposureModerate alcohol exposureThird-trimester drinkingProspective cohort studyMultivariable logistic regressionConfidence intervalsPrenatal alcohol consumptionPrenatal alcohol exposurePregnancy drinkingNeonatal outcomesPerinatal outcomesSingleton infantsCohort studyAlcohol drinkingReduced oddsHead circumferenceDisparities in Cesarean Delivery by Ethnicity and Nativity in New York City
Janevic T, Loftfield E, Savitz D, Bradley E, Illuzzi J, Lipkind H. Disparities in Cesarean Delivery by Ethnicity and Nativity in New York City. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2014, 18: 250-257. PMID: 23504133, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-013-1261-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCesarean deliveryRisk ratioCentral/South American womenPre-pregnancy weightLow-risk womenCesarean delivery rateMultiple risk factorsNew York City birthsAmerican womenNon-Hispanic whitesForeign-born womenEthnic groupsEvidence of disparitiesAfrican American womenCaribbean womenAdjusted riskPregnancy complicationsGestational ageMedical complicationsPrimiparous womenMaternal agePatient preferencesSubgroup analysisRisk factorsSouth American women
2012
Hospital Volume, Provider Volume, and Complications After Childbirth in U.S. Hospitals
Illuzzi JL, Lundsberg LS, Bracken MB. Hospital Volume, Provider Volume, and Complications After Childbirth in U.S. Hospitals. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2012, 119: 379. PMID: 22270293, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e31824323d9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Perinatal Outcomes in Twin Pregnancies With Discordant Doppler Velocimetric Findings
Nayeri UA, Norwitz E, Illuzzi J. Perinatal Outcomes in Twin Pregnancies With Discordant Doppler Velocimetric Findings. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2011, 30: 1561-1565. PMID: 22039029, DOI: 10.7863/jum.2011.30.11.1561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse neonatal outcomesIntrauterine growth restrictionAbnormal findingsNeonatal outcomesPerinatal outcomesTwin pregnanciesNormal findingsGrowth restrictionShort-term adverse neonatal outcomesMatched-pair cohort analysisIntrauterine fetal deathPoor perinatal outcomeLogistic regression analysisPreterm deliveryFetal deathGestational ageCohort analysisTwin fetusesPregnancyComparison groupOutcomesOligohydramniosRegression analysisFetusesAssociation
2007
Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Placental Location
Kalanithi LE, Illuzzi JL, Nossov VB, Frisbæk Y, Abdel-Razeq S, Copel JA, Norwitz ER. Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Placental Location. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2007, 26: 1481-1489. PMID: 17957042, DOI: 10.7863/jum.2007.26.11.1481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrauterine growth restrictionPlacental locationSecond trimesterGrowth restrictionMultivariable logistic regression analysisNon-IUGR pregnanciesCase-control studyLogistic regression analysisFisher's exact testLateral placentationStudent's t-testPosterior placentationIUGR pregnanciesSingleton pregnanciesWeeks' gestationPotential confoundersMedical recordsExact testPregnancyGroup comparisonsWilcoxon testPlacentationTrimesterT-testRegression analysis