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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedMetz TD, Gonzalez C, Allshouse AA
Influence of patient-level factors on mode of delivery among operative vaginal delivery candidates in modern practice.
This study aimed to evaluate which patient-level factors influence mode of delivery among candidates for operative vaginal delivery. Odds of forceps versus vacuum were higher with induction, nulliparity, epidural, maternal indication, older maternal age, and longer second stage. Odds of cesarean versus operative vaginal delivery were higher with maternal indication, a perinatologist, longer second stage, older gestational age and longer labor.
AHRQ-funded; HS022143.
Citation: Metz TD, Gonzalez C, Allshouse AA .
Influence of patient-level factors on mode of delivery among operative vaginal delivery candidates in modern practice.
Am J Perinatol 2017 Aug;34(10):974-81. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1601441.
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Keywords: Adverse Events, Healthcare Delivery, Labor and Delivery, Pregnancy, Women
Masinter LM, Dina B, Kjerulff K
Short interpregnancy intervals: results from the first baby study.
Short interpregnancy interval (SIPI), defined as 18 months or fewer between delivery and subsequent conception, has become an independent marker of maternal and child health. The authors of this study performed a secondary analysis of 18 months of data from The First Baby Study, a prospective cohort of women followed from pregnancy through 3 years after their first birth.
AHRQ-funded; HS000078.
Citation: Masinter LM, Dina B, Kjerulff K .
Short interpregnancy intervals: results from the first baby study.
Womens Health Issues 2017 Jul - Aug;27(4):426-33. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2017.02.011..
Keywords: Pregnancy, Labor and Delivery, Women
Attanasio LB, Kozhimannil KB, Srinivas SK
Concordance between women's self-reported reasons for cesarean delivery and hospital discharge records.
Researchers compared women's self-reported reasons for cesarean with their hospital discharge records and examined correlates of variability in agreement between sources. Ninety-one percent of women reported a reason for their cesarean that was present in the discharge data. Positive predictive value (PPV), the probability that women's self-reported reasons for cesarean varied by reason for cesarean, with high PPV for dystocia, macrosomia, and cephalopelvic disproportion (91.1 percent), and lower PPV for malposition (81.7 percent).
AHRQ-funded; HS024215.
Citation: Attanasio LB, Kozhimannil KB, Srinivas SK .
Concordance between women's self-reported reasons for cesarean delivery and hospital discharge records.
Womens Health Issues 2017 May - Jun;27(3):329-35. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2016.12.006.
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Keywords: Hospital Discharge, Labor and Delivery, Pregnancy, Women
Darney BG, Biel FM, Quigley BP
Primary cesarean delivery patterns among women with physical, sensory, or intellectual disabilities.
This study sought to determine whether physical, sensory, or intellectual and developmental disabilities are independently associated with primary cesarean delivery. It found that women across disability subgroups have higher odds of cesarean delivery, and there is heterogeneity by disability type.
AHRQ-funded; HS022981.
Citation: Darney BG, Biel FM, Quigley BP .
Primary cesarean delivery patterns among women with physical, sensory, or intellectual disabilities.
Womens Health Issues 2017 May - Jun;27(3):336-44. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2016.12.007.
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Keywords: Disabilities, Labor and Delivery, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Pregnancy, Women