Positions

Overview

  • Dr. Tita is UAB John C. Hauth, MD Endowed Professor of Ob/Gyn, Vice-Chair for Research, Director of the Center for Women’s Reproductive Health and PI of the NICHD Maternal Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) network center. His background is in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Perinatal Epidemiology. Dr. Tita has led and continues to lead the design and conduct of collaborative multi-site and single-site clinical trials and observational studies that influence practice and policy globally such as the optimal timing of cesarean delivery at term and use of adjunctive azithromycin for cesarean delivery prophylaxis. He also leads the Cameroon Health Initiative at UAB a multidisciplinary venture to improve health care in collaboration with Cameroon partners. Dr. Tita serves or has served as consultant editor for the Green Journal, consultant for the World Health Organization and is on the MFM Division of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

    • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

    Year Title Altmetric
    2020 Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: Still a Mystery More Than Half a Century Later.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  135:469-471. 2020
    2020 The relationship of maternal glycemia to childhood obesity and metabolic dysfunction‡.  Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine.  33:33-41. 2020
    2020 Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  2020
    2020 Early gestational diabetes screening in obese women: a randomized controlled trial.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  2020
    2020 Health resource utilization of labor induction versus expectant management.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  2020
    2019 Association of umbilical cord milking vs delayed umbilical cord clamping with death or severe intraventricular hemorrhage among preterm infants.  Journal of the American Medical Association.  322:1877-1886. 2019
    2019 Changes in the Prevalence of Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy, United States, 1970 to 2010.  Hypertension.  74:1089-1095. 2019
    2019 Association Between Features of Spontaneous Late Preterm Labor and Late Preterm Birth..  American Journal of Perinatology.  2019
    2019 Association of Labor With Neonatal Respiratory Outcomes at 36-40 Weeks of Gestation.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  134:495-501. 2019
    2019 Influence of Estimated Fetal Weight on Labor Management..  American Journal of Perinatology.  2019
    2019 Elective Induction of Labor in the 39th Week of Gestation Compared With Expectant Management of Low-Risk Multiparous Women.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  134:282-287. 2019
    2019 Prevalence of group B streptococcus anogenital colonization and feasibility of an intrapartum screening and antibiotic prophylaxis protocol in Cameroon, Africa.  Journal of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics.  146:238-243. 2019
    2019 Methods of Glycemic Control and Neonatal Outcomes after Antenatal Corticosteroid Administration among Women with Pregestational Diabetes..  American Journal of Perinatology.  2019
    2019 Duration of Operative Vaginal Delivery and Adverse Obstetric Outcomes..  American Journal of Perinatology.  2019
    2019 Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Cesarean Delivery among Alabama Providers.  Southern Medical Journal.  112:170-173. 2019
    2019 Effect of immediate vs delayed pushing on rates of spontaneous vaginal delivery among nulliparous women receiving neuraxial analgesia: A randomized clinical trial.  Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey.  74:131-133. 2019
    2019 HIV Status and Contraceptive Utilization among Women in Cameroon.  Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care.  18. 2019
    2019 Association of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus with Neonatal Respiratory Morbidity.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  133:349-353. 2019
    2019 Neonatal Outcomes of Elective Early-term Births After Demonstrated Fetal Lung Maturity.  Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey.  74:66-67. 2019
    2019 Adverse Outcomes with Maternal Blood Pressure Less than 140/90 in Pregnancy Complicated by Hypertension.  American Journal of Perinatology.  36:1394-1400. 2019
    2019 Azithromycin-based Extended-Spectrum Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Cesarean: Role of Placental Colonization with Genital Ureaplasmas and Mycoplasmas.  American Journal of Perinatology.  36:1002-1008. 2019
    2019 Cost-effectiveness of Antenatal Corticosteroid Therapy vs No Therapy in Women at Risk of Late Preterm Delivery: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.  JAMA Pediatrics.  2019
    2019 Daytime Compared with Nighttime Differences in Management and Outcomes of Postpartum Hemorrhage.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  133:155-162. 2019
    2019 Does Time of Wound Complication after Cesarean Delivery Differ by Type of Skin Closure?.  American Journal of Perinatology.  36:981-984. 2019
    2019 HIV status and other risk factors for prevalent and incident sexually transmitted infection during pregnancy (2000-2014).  Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics & Gynecology.  2019. 2019
    2019 Impact of Azithromycin-Based Extended-Spectrum Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Noninfectious Cesarean Wound Complications.  American Journal of Perinatology.  36:886-890. 2019
    2019 Incidence and Risk Factors for Hospital Readmission or Unexpected Visits in Women Undergoing Unscheduled Cesarean Delivery.  American Journal of Perinatology.  36:1115-1119. 2019
    2019 Incidence and Risk Factors for Postpartum Severe Hypertension in Women with Underlying Chronic Hypertension.  American Journal of Perinatology.  36:737-741. 2019
    2019 Pharmacodynamics of Metformin in Pregnant Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Nonpregnant Women With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.  Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.  2019
    2019 Pregnancy Outcomes of Exacerbated Chronic Hypertension Compared with Superimposed Preeclampsia.  American Journal of Perinatology.  36:872-878. 2019
    2019 Risk of Ischemic Placental Disease in Relation to Family History of Preeclampsia.  American Journal of Perinatology.  36:624-631. 2019
    2018 Association between antenatal corticosteroids and neonatal hypoglycemia in indicated early preterm births*.  Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine.  31:3095-3101. 2018
    2018 Cervical funneling or intra-amniotic debris and preterm birth in nulliparous women with midtrimester cervical length less than 30 mm.  Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.  52:757-762. 2018
    2018 Child Neurodevelopmental Outcomes by Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  132:1386-1393. 2018
    2018 Out of Office Blood Pressure Measurement in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period.  Current Hypertension Reports.  20. 2018
    2018 Thyroid function in neonates of women with subclinical hypothyroidism or hypothyroxinemia.  Journal of Perinatology.  38:1490-1495. 2018
    2018 Incidence of early-onset sepsis in infants born to women with clinical chorioamnionitis.  Journal of Perinatal Medicine.  46:926-933. 2018
    2018 Effect of Immediate vs Delayed Pushing on Rates of Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery among Nulliparous Women Receiving Neuraxial Analgesia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.  Journal of the American Medical Association.  320:1444-1454. 2018
    2018 Neonatal outcomes of elective early-term births after demonstrated fetal lung maturity.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  219:296.e1-296.e8. 2018
    2018 Labor induction versus expectant management in low-risk nulliparous women.  New England Journal of Medicine.  379:513-523. 2018
    2018 Elimination of Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis B in Africa: A Review of Available Tools and New Opportunities.  Clinical Therapeutics.  40:1255-1267. 2018
    2018 Does Early Artificial Rupture of Membranes Speed Labor in Preterm Inductions?.  American Journal of Perinatology.  35:716-720. 2018
    2018 Outcomes of Medically Indicated Preterm Births Differ by Indication.  American Journal of Perinatology.  35:758-763. 2018
    2018 Reply.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  219:121. 2018
    2018 Validation of the SunTech Medical Advantage Model 2 Series Automated Blood Pressure Module in Pregnancy.  American Journal of Perinatology.  36:67-73. 2018
    2018 Adverse Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Indicated Compared with Spontaneous Preterm Birth in Healthy Nulliparas: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial.  American Journal of Perinatology.  35:624-631. 2018
    2018 Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy.  Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America.  45:333-347. 2018
    2018 Perinatal Outcomes in Women With a History of Chronic Hypertension but Normal Blood Pressures Before 20 Weeks of Gestation.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  131:827-834. 2018
    2018 Neonatal Outcomes Based on Duration of Exposure to Antenatal Corticosteroids in Indicated Preterm Deliveries.  American Journal of Perinatology.  36:39-44. 2018
    2018 A decision analytic model for prevention of hepatitis B virus infection in Sub-Saharan Africa using birth-dose vaccination.  Journal of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics.  141:126-132. 2018
    2018 Relationship between infertility and digital cervicography findings in Cameroonian women.  International Journal of Women's Health and Reproduction Sciences.  6:134-139. 2018
    2018 Accuracy of blood pressure measurement devices in pregnancy: A systematic review of validation studies.  Hypertension.  71:326-335. 2018
    2018 Pregnancy-associated hypertension and offspring cardiometabolic health.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  131:313-321. 2018
    2018 SMFM Special Report: Putting the “M” back in MFM: Reducing racial and ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality: A call to action.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  218:B9-B17. 2018
    2018 The Association of Decision-to-Incision Time for Cesarean Delivery with Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes.  American Journal of Perinatology.  35:247-253. 2018
    2018 Association between gestational weight gain and perinatal outcomes.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  132:875-881. 2018
    2018 Defining failed induction of labor.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  218:122.e1-122.e8. 2018
    2018 Institutional protocols for vaginal preparation with antiseptic solution and surgical site infection rate in women undergoing cesarean delivery during labor.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  132:371-376. 2018
    2018 Intrapartum fetal heart rate tracing among small-for-gestational age compared with appropriate-for-gestational-Age neonates.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  132:1019-1025. 2018
    2018 Outpatient foley catheter for induction of labor in parous women a randomized controlled trial.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  132:94-101. 2018
    2018 Predictors of Infant Hepatitis B Immunization in Cameroon: Data to Inform Implementation of a Hepatitis B Birth Dose.  Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.  37:103-107. 2018
    2017 Predictive Characteristics of Elevated 1-Hour Glucose Challenge Test Results for Gestational Diabetes.  American Journal of Perinatology.  34:1464-1469. 2017
    2017 The effect of omega-3 supplementation on pregnancy outcomes by smoking status.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  217:476.e1-476.e6. 2017
    2017 Neonatal Morbidity of Small- and Large-for-Gestational-Age Neonates Born at Term in Uncomplicated Pregnancies.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  130:511-519. 2017
    2017 Economic Evaluation of Adjunctive Azithromycin Prophylaxis for Cesarean Delivery.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  130:328-334. 2017
    2017 Treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism or hypothyroxinemia in pregnancy.  Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey.  72:464-465. 2017
    2017 Evaluation of Institute of Medicine Guidelines for Gestational Weight Gain in Women with Chronic Hypertension.  American Journal of Perinatology Reports.  7:e145-e150. 2017
    2017 Obesity and Neonatal Cord Blood Gas Results at Cesarean: Effect of Intraoperative Blood Pressure.  American Journal of Perinatology.  34:716-721. 2017
    2017 Impact of Interval between Screening and Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes on Pregnancy Outcomes.  American Journal of Perinatology.  34:557-562. 2017
    2017 Is use of multiple antihypertensive agents to achieve blood pressure control associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes?.  Journal of Perinatology.  37:340-344. 2017
    2017 Predictors of the use of interventions to prevent malaria in pregnancy in Cameroon.  Malaria Journal.  16. 2017
    2017 Treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism or hypothyroxinemia in pregnancy.  New England Journal of Medicine.  376:815-825. 2017
    2017 Class III Obese Women's Preferences and Concerns for Cesarean Skin Incision: A Multicenter Survey.  American Journal of Perinatology.  34:289-294. 2017
    2017 The authors reply.  New England Journal of Medicine.  376:182. 2017
    2017 Maternal and neonatal outcomes in indicated preterm births based on the intended mode of delivery.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  130:1143-1151. 2017
    2017 Pregnancies after the diagnosis of mild gestational diabetes mellitus and risk of cardiometabolic disorders.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  129:273-280. 2017
    2017 Racial and ethnic differences in utilization of labor management strategies intended to reduce cesarean delivery rates.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  130:1285-1294. 2017
    2017 Risk factors for postcesarean maternal infection in a trial of extended-spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  129:481-485. 2017
    2016 Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes with Early Compared with Delayed Pushing among Nulliparous Women.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  128:1039-1047. 2016
    2016 Adjunctive azithromycin prophylaxis for cesarean delivery.  New England Journal of Medicine.  375:1231-1241. 2016
    2016 Association of Recorded Estimated Fetal Weight and Cesarean Delivery in Attempted Vaginal Delivery at Term.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  128:487-494. 2016
    2016 Influenza vaccination and antiviral therapy in pregnant women.  Journal of Infectious Diseases.  214:505-506. 2016
    2016 Antenatal betamethasone for women at risk for late preterm delivery.  Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey.  71:453-455. 2016
    2016 What we have learned about scheduling elective repeat cesarean delivery at term.  Seminars in Perinatology.  40:287-290. 2016
    2016 Baseline renal function tests and adverse outcomes in pregnant patients with chronic hypertension.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  128:93-103. 2016
    2016 Impact of Early Screening for Gestational Diabetes on Perinatal Outcomes in High-Risk Women.  American Journal of Perinatology.  33:758-764. 2016
    2016 Impact of Gestational Weight Gain on Perinatal Outcomes in Obese Women.  American Journal of Perinatology.  33:849-855. 2016
    2016 Preterm neonatal morbidity and mortality by gestational age: A contemporary cohort.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  215:103.e1-103.e14. 2016
    2016 Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM): Outcomes of delivery at 32°/7 -336/7 weeks after confirmed fetal lung maturity (FLM) versus expectant management until 34°/7 weeks.  Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine.  29:1895-1899. 2016
    2016 Gestational age of delivery in pregnancies complicated by chronic hypertension.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  127:1101-1109. 2016
    2016 Prediction of spontaneous preterm birth among nulliparous women with a short cervix.  Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.  35:1293-1297. 2016
    2016 Predicting failure of glyburide therapy in gestational diabetes.  Journal of Perinatology.  36:347-351. 2016
    2016 Antenatal betamethasone for women at risk for late preterm delivery.  New England Journal of Medicine.  374:1311-1320. 2016
    2016 17-Hydroxyprogesterone caproate in triplet pregnancy: An individual patient data meta-analysis.  BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.  123:682-690. 2016
    2016 Association of the duration of active pushing with obstetric outcomes.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  127:667-673. 2016
    2016 Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with 1-Hour Glucose Challenge Test ≥ 200 mg/dL.  American Journal of Perinatology.  33:490-494. 2016
    2016 Wound morbidity with staples compared with suture for cesarean skin closure by diabetic status.  Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine.  29:279-282. 2016
    2016 #38: Hepatitis B in pregnancy screening, treatment, and prevention of vertical transmission.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  214:6-14. 2016
    2016 Factors associated with PMTCT cascade completion in four african countries.  AIDS Research and Treatment.  2016. 2016
    2016 Hepatitis B, HIV, and Syphilis Seroprevalence in Pregnant Women and Blood Donors in Cameroon.  Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics & Gynecology.  2016. 2016
    2015 A Randomized Trial of Intrapartum Fetal ECG ST-Segment Analysis.  Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey.  70:735-737. 2015
    2015 Evaluating gestational weight gain recommendations in pregestational diabetes.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  213:563.e1-563.e5. 2015
    2015 Serious maternal complications after early preterm delivery (24-33 weeks' gestation).  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  213. 2015
    2015 Examining the Starting Dose of Glyburide in Gestational Diabetes.  American Journal of Perinatology.  33:214-219. 2015
    2015 Pharmacokinetics of tenofovir during pregnancy and postpartum.  HIV Medicine.  16:502-511. 2015
    2015 Use and attitudes of obstetricians toward 3 high-risk interventions in MFMU Network hospitals.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  213:398.e1-398.e11. 2015
    2015 A randomized trial of intrapartum fetal ECG ST-segment analysis.  New England Journal of Medicine.  373:632-641. 2015
    2015 Does the presence of a condition-specific obstetric protocol lead to detectable improvements in pregnancy outcomes?.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  213. 2015
    2015 Less-tight versus tight control of hypertension in pregnancy.  New England Journal of Medicine.  372:2366-2368. 2015
    2015 Less-tight versus tight control of hypertension in pregnancy.  New England Journal of Medicine.  372:2366-2367. 2015
    2015 Perinatal pharmacokinetics of azithromycin for cesarean prophylaxis.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  212:812.e1-812.e6. 2015
    2015 Low-dose aspirin, smoking status, and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth.  American Journal of Perinatology.  32:445-450. 2015
    2015 Assessing white's classification of pregestational diabetes in a contemporary diabetic population.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  125:1217-1223. 2015
    2015 Is low-dose aspirin therapy to prevent preeclampsia more efficacious in non-obese women or when initiated early in pregnancy?.  Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine.  28:1128-1132. 2015
    2015 Morbidly adherent placenta treatments and outcomes.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  125:683-689. 2015
    2015 Nonmedically indicated induction vs expectant treatment in term nulliparous women.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  212:103.e1-103.e7. 2015
    2015 Preventing vertical transmission of hepatitis B: Guidance on management of pregnant patients with acute and chronic infection.  Contemporary OB/GYN.  60:44-50. 2015
    2015 Racial and ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and obstetric care.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  125:1460-1467. 2015
    2015 Review of multicenter studies by multiple institutional review boards: Characteristics and outcomes for perinatal studies implemented by a multicenter network.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  212:110.e1-110.e6. 2015
    2015 Second-Trimester Cervical Length Screening Among Asymptomatic Women.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  126:61-66. 2015
    2015 The association of beta-2 adrenoceptor genotype with short-cervix mediated preterm birth: A case-control study.  BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.  122:1387-1394. 2015
    2015 The institute of medicine guidelines for gestational weight gain after a diagnosis of gestational diabetes and pregnancy outcomes.  American Journal of Perinatology.  32:239-246. 2015
    2014 Interaction between Maternal Obesity and 1-Hour Glucose Challenge Test Results on Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes.  American Journal of Perinatology.  32:771-778. 2014
    2014 Frequency of and factors associated with severe maternal morbidity.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  123:804-810. 2014
    2014 Can differences in obstetric outcomes be explained by differences in the care provided? the MFMU Network APEX study.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  211:147.e1-147.e16. 2014
    2014 Epidural Use and Clinical Chorioamnionitis among Women Who Delivered Vaginally.  American Journal of Perinatology.  31:1009-1014. 2014
    2014 Higher-Dose Oxytocin to Prevent Obstetric Hemorrhage at Vaginal Delivery-Does Duration of Infusion Matter?.  American Journal of Perinatology.  31:1003-1007. 2014
    2014 Impact of sickle hemoglobinopathies on pregnancy-related venous thromboembolism.  American Journal of Perinatology.  31:805-809. 2014
    2014 Is midtrimester vitamin D status associated with spontaneous preterm birth and preeclampsia?.  American Journal of Perinatology.  31:541-546. 2014
    2014 Predicting fetal acidemia using umbilical venous cord gas parameters.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  124:926-932. 2014
    2014 Prevention and management of cesarean wound infection.  Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America.  41:671-689. 2014
    2014 Risk factors for wound disruption following cesarean delivery.  Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine.  27:1237-1240. 2014
    2014 Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with mild chronic hypertension before 20 weeks of gestation.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  123:966-972. 2014
    2013 Activity restriction among women with a short cervix.  Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey.  68:727-728. 2013
    2013 Decreasing prematurity in twin gestations: predicaments and possibilities..  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  122:375-379. 2013
    2013 Selective uptake of influenza vaccine and pregnancy outcomes.  Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine.  26:1207-1211. 2013
    2013 Activity restriction among women with a short cervix.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  121:1181-1186. 2013
    2013 Adherence to criteria for transvaginal ultrasound imaging and measurement of cervical length.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  209:365.e1-365.e5. 2013
    2013 Dose and duration of oxytocin to prevent postpartum hemorrhage: A review.  American Journal of Perinatology.  30:523-528. 2013
    2013 Management of influenza in pregnancy.  American Journal of Perinatology.  30:99-104. 2013
    2013 NIH consensus development conference: diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus..  NIH consensus and state-of-the-science statements.  29:1-31. 2013
    2013 Risk factors for uterine atony/postpartum hemorrhage requiring treatment after vaginal delivery.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  209:51.e1-51.e6. 2013
    2013 Risk-adjusted models for adverse obstetric outcomes and variation in risk-adjusted outcomes across hospitals.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  209:446.e1-446.e30. 2013
    2013 Surgical staples compared with subcuticular suture for skin closure after cesarean delivery: A randomized controlled trial.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  121:33-38. 2013
    2013 The association of maternal obesity with fetal pH and base deficit at cesarean delivery..  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  122:262-267. 2013
    2012 Artifactual severe thrombocytopenia in a pregnant patient.  Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics.  286:1335-1336. 2012
    2012 When Is Primary Cesarean Appropriate: Maternal and Obstetrical Indications.  Seminars in Perinatology.  36:324-327. 2012
    2012 Antibiotic prophylaxis for cesarean delivery: Survey of maternal-fetal medicine physicians in the U.S..  Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine.  25:1264-1266. 2012
    2012 Neonatal outcomes after implementation of guidelines limiting elective delivery before 39 weeks of gestation.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  119:870. 2012
    2012 Antimicrobials for preterm birth prevention: An overview.  Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics & Gynecology.  2012. 2012
    2012 Early Term Births: Considerations in Management.  Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America.  39:89-97. 2012
    2012 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate to prevent prematurity in nulliparas with cervical length less than 30 mm.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  207:390.e1-390.e8. 2012
    2012 Higher-dose oxytocin and hemorrhage after vaginal delivery: A randomized controlled trial.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  119:293-300. 2012
    2012 Timing of delivery and pregnancy outcomes among laboring nulliparous women.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  206:239.e1-239.e8. 2012
    2011 Influenza-like illness in hospitalized pregnant and postpartum women during the 2009-2010 H1N1 pandemic.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  118:593-600. 2011
    2011 In reply.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  117:1437-1438. 2011
    2011 Neonatal outcomes after demonstrated fetal lung maturity before 39 weeks of gestation.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  117:1229. 2011
    2011 Timing of elective repeat cesarean delivery at term and maternal perioperative outcomes.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  117:280-286. 2011
    2010 Neonatal outcomes after demonstrated fetal lung maturity before 39 weeks of gestation.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  116:1288-1295. 2010
    2010 Diagnosis and management of clinical chorioamnionitis.  Clinics in Perinatology.  37:339-354. 2010
    2010 Discussion: 'Infant death among Ohio residents' by Donovan et al.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  203:e8. 2010
    2010 Infant death among Ohio residents: Donovan et al.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  203:86-87. 2010
    2010 Non-cigarette tobacco use among women and adverse pregnancy outcomes..  Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.  89:454-464. 2010
    2009 Timing of elective repeat cesarean delivery at term and neonatal outcomes.  Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey.  64:293-295. 2009
    2009 The authors reply.  New England Journal of Medicine.  360:1570-1571. 2009
    2009 Emerging concepts in antibiotic prophylaxis for cesarean delivery: A systematic review.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  113:675-682. 2009
    2009 Progesterone for preterm birth prevention: an evolving intervention.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  200:219-224. 2009
    2009 Timing of elective repeat cesarean delivery at term and neonatal outcomes.  New England Journal of Medicine.  360:111-120. 2009
    2008 Two decades of the safe motherhood initiative.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  111:995. 2008
    2008 Pregnancy and active Huntington disease: A rare combination.  Journal of Perinatology.  28:156-157. 2008
    2008 Decreasing incidence of postcesarean endometritis with extended-spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  111:51-56. 2008
    2008 Impact of extended-spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis on incidence of postcesarean surgical wound infection.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  199:303.e1-303.e3. 2008
    2007 Perinatal and maternal outcomes in women with sickle or hemoglobin C trait.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  110:1113-1119. 2007
    2007 Two decades of the safe motherhood initiative: Time for another Wooden Spoon Award?.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  110:972-976. 2007
    2007 Clinical trial of interconceptional antibiotics to prevent preterm birth: subgroup analyses and possible adverse antibiotic-microbial interaction.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  197:367.e1-367.e6. 2007
    2007 Fetal loss and sickle cell trait: a valid association.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  196. 2007
    2007 Impact of interconception antibiotics on the endometrial microbial flora.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  196:226.e1-226.e6. 2007
    2006 Corticosteroids and HELLP.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  195. 2006
    2006 Antenatal herpes serologic screening: An appraisal of the evidence.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  108:1247-1253. 2006
    2006 Factors associated with the awareness and practice of evidence-based obstetric care in an African setting.  BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.  113:1060-1066. 2006
    2006 Impact of anomalous triplets on morbidity outcomes of normal in utero siblings.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  107:1352-1356. 2006
    2005 Evidence-based reproductive health care in Cameroon: Population-based study of awareness, use and barriers.  Bulletin of the World Health Organization.  83:895-903. 2005
    2005 Seasonality and immediate antecedents of sexual intercourse in adolescents.  Journal of Reproductive Medicine.  50:193-197. 2005
    2004 Prophylactic progesterone to prevent preterm birth [3].  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  190:1799-1800. 2004
    2003 Rates of twinning before and after fortification of foods in the US with folic acid, Texas, 1996 to 1998.  Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology.  17:378-383. 2003
    2003 Association between prepregnancy maternal body mass index and the risk of having an infant with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia.  Teratology -Philadelphia-.  67:73-76. 2003
    2002 Do women prefer female obstetricians?.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  100:827-828. 2002
    2002 Do women prefer female obstetricians? [2] (multiple letters).  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  100:827-828. 2002
    2002 Defending the rationale for the two-tailed test in clinical research.  Circulation.  105:3062-3065. 2002
    2002 Hypothesis testing complexity in the name of ethics: response to commentary..  Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.  55:209-211. 2002
    2002 Hypothesis testing complexity in the name of ethics: Response to commentary - (multiple letters) [1].  Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.  55:209-210. 2002
    2001 Seasonality in conception of births and influence on late initiation of prenatal care.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  97:976-981. 2001
    2000 The role of emergency obstetric care in the safe motherhood initiative [2].  American Journal of Public Health.  90:810. 2000

    Chapter

    Year Title Altmetric
    2009 Evidence-based maternal and child health.  361-373. 2009

    Research Overview

  • -Medical and obstetric complications of pregnancy
    -Perinatal infections and preterm labor
    -Reproductive epidemiology and global health.

    • Principal Investigator On

  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of Pravastatin for the Prevention of Preeclampsia in High Risk Women (“Pravastatin”).  awarded by George Washington University 2019 - 2024
  • Private Grant  awarded by Pfizer Inc., U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group 2019 - 2021
  • ALPS FSP Clinical Center Participation Terms and Conditions (CCPTC) - University of Alabama  awarded by George Washington University 2016 - 2021
  • Pulmonary Complications in a Birth Cohort after a Randomized Trial of Antenatal Corticosteroids: The ALPS Follow-Up Study (ALPS FS Pulmonary)  awarded by George Washington University 2016 - 2021
  • NICHD Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network  awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS 2016 - 2021
  • MFMU Clinical Center Agreement GWU Project #21050  awarded by George Washington University 2013 - 2021
  • Study of Pregnancy and Neonatal Health (SPAN)  awarded by University of Utah 2019 - 2021
  • Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy-CHAP Clinical Coordinating Center  awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS 2014 - 2020
  • Exposome Contributors to Child Health Originating from National Fetal Growth Study (ECCHO-NFGS)  awarded by Medical University of South Carolina 2017 - 2020
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABT ASSOCIATES, INC. 2019 - 2020
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABT ASSOCIATES, INC. 2019 - 2020
  • Private Grant  awarded by MERCK & COMPANY, INC. 2017 - 2020
  • Private Grant  awarded by MELLITUS, LLC 2018 - 2020
  • Private Grant  awarded by PROGENITY, INC. 2016 - 2020
  • Private Grant  awarded by NOVAVAX, INC. 2017 - 2019
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABT ASSOCIATES, INC. 2018 - 2019
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABT ASSOCIATES, INC. 2019
  • Optimizing Management of the Second Stage of Labor: Multicenter Randomized Trial  awarded by Washington University 2014 - 2019
  • Exposome Contributors to Child Health Originating from the National Fetal Growth Study (ECCHO-NGS)  awarded by Medical University of South Carolina 2017 - 2019
  • Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacogenomics Approach to Indomethacin Therapy in Pregnancy  awarded by University of Texas Medical Branch 2018 - 2019
  • Private Grant  awarded by GESTVISION, INC. 2018 - 2019
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABT ASSOCIATES, INC. 2015 - 2018
  • Private Grant  awarded by SUNTECH MEDICAL 2016 - 2018
  • Private Grant  awarded by PRO-LAB DIAGNOSTICS 2018
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABT ASSOCIATES, INC. 2017
  • Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacogenomics approach to Indomethacin Therapy in Pregnancy  awarded by University of Texas Medical Branch 2016 - 2017
  • Private Grant  awarded by REVO DE 2014 - 2016
  • NICHD Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network  awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS 2011 - 2016
  • Cesarean Section Optimal Antibiotic Prophylaxis (C/SOAP) Trial  awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS 2010 - 2015
  • Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network - MORE ALPS  awarded by University of Utah 2014 - 2015
  • Glyburide and Metformin for Gestational Diabetes Mellitis (GDM)  awarded by University of Texas Medical Branch 2014
  • Private Grant  awarded by REVO DE 2013 - 2014
  • Private Grant  awarded by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals 2010 - 2014
  • MFMU Clinical Center Agreement GWU Project #21050  awarded by George Washington University 2009 - 2013
  • NICHD Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network  awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS 2009 - 2011

    • Investigator On

  • Childhood Pulmonary and Related Outcomes after Perinatal Exposure to Adjunctive Azithromycin Prophylaxis For Cesarean Delivery (C/SOAP Follow-up Study)  awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS 2020 - 2024
  • Multi-site Efficacy and Safety Trial of Intrapartum Azithromycin in Low- and Middle-Income Countries ('LMICs')  awarded by Foundation for the National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2022
  • Private Grant  awarded by ORACLE CORPORATION 2018 - 2021
  • Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Obese Women at Cesarean: Multicenter Randomized Trial  awarded by Indiana University 2018 - 2020
  • Private Grant  awarded by MELLITUS, LLC 2018 - 2020
  • Premature Infants Receiving Milking or Delayed Cord Clamping: Randomized Controlled Multicenter Non-Inferiority Trial (PREMOD2)  awarded by SHARP HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 2017 - 2020
  • Medical Optimization and Management of Pregnancies with Overt Type 2 Diabetes  awarded by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2016 - 2019
  • Private Grant  awarded by ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS INC 2018
  • Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Obese Women at Cesarean: A Multicenter RCT  awarded by Washington University 2016 - 2018
  • Private Grant  awarded by GlaxoSmithKline 2016 - 2017
  • A Clinic-Based Behavioral Intervention to Reduce CMV Transmission in Pregnancy  awarded by CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/DHHS 2012 - 2015
  • Private Grant  awarded by WESTAT, INC. 2012 - 2014

    • Education And Training

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Epidemiology, University of Texas System : Health Science Center-Houston 2004
  • Master of Public Health in International Public Health / International Health, 1998
  • Doctor of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program, 1996
  • Baylor College of Medicine, Internship 2002
  • Baylor College of Medicine, Residency 2005
  • UAB Hospital, Postdoctoral Fellowship 2008

    • Full Name

  • Alan Tita

    • Blazerid

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