National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network

Publications & Presentations
Study of Home Uterine Activity Monitoring (HUAM)

Publications

1. Iams JD, Newman RB, Thom EA, Goldenberg RI, Mueller-Heubach E, Moawad A, Sibai BH, Caritis SN, Miodovnik M, Pual RH, Dombrowski M, Thurnau G for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Network of Maternal Fetal Medicine Units. Frequency of uterine contractions and the risk of preterm delivery New England Journal of Medicine 346(4):250-255, 2002.



2. Newman RB, Johnson F, Das A, Goldenberg RL, Swain M, Moawad A, Sibai BM, Caritis SN, Miodovnik M, Paul RH, Dombrowski MP, Collins-Sharp BA, Fischer M, for the NICHD MFMU Network. Uterine contraction frequency before and after successful tocolytic therapy for preterm uterine contractions. The Journal Reproductive Medicine, 48:843-9,2003.



3. Berghella V, Iams JD, Newman RB, MacPherson C, Goldenberg RL, Mueller-Heubach E, Caritis SN, Dombrowski MP, for the NICHD Maternal- Fetal Medicine Units Network. Frequency of uterine contractions in asymptomatic pregnant women with or without a short cervix on transvaginal ultrasound. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 191(4):1253-1256, 2004.

Presentations

1. Iams JD, for the NICHD MFMU Network. Prediction of preterm birth with ambulatory measurement of uterine contraction frequency. Presented at the 18th Meeting of the Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, Miami, FL, February 1998.



2. Iams JD, for the NICHD MFMU Network Network. Uterine contraction frequency and preterm birth. Presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, Miami, FL, February 1998.



3. Newman RB, for the NICHD MFMU Network. Impact of tocolytic therapy on uterine contraction frequency. Presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, Miami, FL, February 1998.



4. Iams JD, for the NICHD MFMU Network. Self perceived symptoms to predict preterm birth. Presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Miami, FL, February 2000.



5. Newman RB, for the NICHD MFMU Network. Uterine activity during pregnancy: singleton versus twin gestations. Presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, Reno, NV, February 2001.



6. Newman RB, for the NICHD MFMU Network. Uterine contraction frequency does not predict preterm birth in twins. Presented at the 21st Annual Meeting for the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Reno, NV, February 2001.



7. Chames M, for the NICHD MFMU Network. Spontaneous and indicated preterm deliveriesare increased in twins vs. singletons. Presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, New Orleans, LA, January 2002.



8. Stallings SP, for the NICHD MFMU Network. Ultrasound determination of gestational age alters pregnancy outcome measurements. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Perinatal Epidemiologic Research, Toronto, CA, June 2001.



9. Buchbinder A, for the NICHD MFMU Network. Recurrent preterm delivery, who is at the highest risk? Presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, New Orleans, LA, January 2002.



10. Berghella V, for the NICHD MFMU Network. Frequency of uterine contractions in asymptomatic pregnant women with or without a short cervix on transvaginal ultrasound. Presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, San Francisco, CA, February 2003.



11. Harper M, for the NICHD MFMU Network. Repeat preterm delivery: risk following preterm delivery of a singleton versus a multifetal gestation. Presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Houston, TX, March 2004.



12. Ehrenberg, H for the NICHD MFMU Network. The impact of maternal obesity on uterine activity and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth. Presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, San Francisco, CA, February 2007.