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

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    2022 Association between gestational PFAS exposure and Children's adiposity in a diverse population.  Environmental Research.  203. 2022
    2022 The effects of offering immediate postpartum placement of IUDs and implants to pregnant patients with heart disease.  Contraception.  105:55-60. 2022
    2021 Head Circumference within the Normal Range and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Infants 2021
    2021 Intrapartum Fetal Electrocardiogram in Small- And Large-for-Gestational Age Fetuses 2021
    2021 Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta (B.1.617.2) Variant.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  138:842-844. 2021
    2021 Prediction of vaginal birth after cesarean delivery in term gestations: a calculator without race and ethnicity.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  225:664.e1-664.e7. 2021
    2021 Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 and Metabolic Dysfunction in Women with a Prior Glucose-Intolerant Pregnancy 2021
    2021 Outcomes in Twins Compared With Singletons Subsequent to Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  138:725-731. 2021
    2021 Single Dose of Oral Azithromycin With or Without Amoxicillin to Prevent Peripartum Infection in Laboring, High-Risk Women in Cameroon: A Randomized Controlled Trial.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  138:703-713. 2021
    2021 Breastfeeding Associations with Childhood Obesity and Body Composition: Findings from a Racially Diverse Maternal-Child Cohort..  Childhood Obesity.  2021
    2021 Differences in obstetrical care and outcomes associated with the proportion of the obstetrician's shift completed.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  225:430.e1-430.e11. 2021
    2021 Evaluation of a Risk-Stratified, Heparin-Based, Obstetric Thromboprophylaxis Protocol.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  138:530-538. 2021
    2021 Intrapartum Resuscitation Interventions for Category II Fetal Heart Rate Tracings and Improvement to Category I.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  138:409-416. 2021
    2021 Relationship Between Maternal Economic Vulnerability and Childhood Neurodevelopment at 2 and 5 Years of Life.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  138:379-388. 2021
    2021 Cervical length distribution and other sonographic ancillary findings of singleton nulliparous patients at midgestation.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  225:181.e1-181.e11. 2021
    2021 Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Associated with Amniotomy among Nulliparous Women Undergoing Labor Induction at Term 2021
    2021 Pathology findings among women with alterations in uterine bleeding patterns in cameroon.  Gynecologic Oncology Reports.  37. 2021
    2021 Patient Satisfaction with Outpatient Cervical Ripening in Parous Women 2021
    2021 A trial of hyperimmune globulin to prevent congenital cytomegalovirus infection.  New England Journal of Medicine.  385:436-444. 2021
    2021 Intrapartum opioid analgesia and childhood neurodevelopmental outcomes among infants born preterm 2021
    2021 In Reply.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  137:1126-1127. 2021
    2021 Oxytocin Dose for Labor Stimulation: Rehabilitating High-Dose Regimens.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  137:988-989. 2021
    2021 Association of Breastfeeding and Child IQ Score at Age 5 Years.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  137:561-570. 2021
    2021 Disease Severity and Perinatal Outcomes of Pregnant Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  137:571-580. 2021
    2021 Association between Number of Prior Cesareans and Early Preterm Delivery in Women with Abnormal Placentation 2021
    2021 General anesthesia for cesarean delivery and childhood neurodevelopmental and perinatal outcomes: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.  International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia.  45:34-40. 2021
    2021 Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes of Expectant Management of Full-Term, Low-Risk, Nulliparous Patients.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  137:250-257. 2021
    2021 Prenatal tobacco exposure and childhood neurodevelopment among infants born prematurely 2021
    2021 A systematic review of biomarkers associated with maternal infection in pregnant and postpartum women 2021
    2021 Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Illness and COVID-19 Vaccination among Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study during August-December 2020 2021
    2021 Baseline renal function and adverse outcomes in pregnancies complicated by pregestational diabetes 2021
    2021 Care of the Postpartum Patient in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review with Implications for Maternal Mortality 2021
    2021 Chlamydia Prevalence by Age and Correlates of Infection among Pregnant Women.  Sexually Transmitted Diseases.  48:37-41. 2021
    2021 Defining a Strategy for Laboratory Evaluation with Expectant Management of Preeclampsia 2021
    2021 Epidemiology of readmissions in early infancy following nonelective cesarean delivery.  Journal of Perinatology.  41:24-31. 2021
    2021 Evaluation of Hypoglycemia in Neonates of Women at Risk for Late Preterm Delivery: An Antenatal Late Preterm Steroids Trial Cohort Study 2021
    2021 Fetal Tachycardia in the Setting of Maternal Intrapartum Fever and Perinatal Morbidity 2021
    2021 Hypertension in pregnancy and adverse outcomes among low-risk nulliparous women expectantly managed at or after 39 weeks: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial.  BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.  2021
    2021 Neonatal Birthweight, Infant Feeding, and Childhood Metabolic Markers 2021
    2021 Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in Pregnancy and Subsequent Maternal Hypertension 2021
    2021 Perinatal Outcomes in Women with a History of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss 2021
    2021 Predicting long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in very preterm neonates by umbilical cord gas parameters 2021
    2021 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adverse Perinatal Outcomes at Term 2021
    2021 Racial disparities in reliable contraceptive use in women with heart disease* 2021
    2021 Reported neighborhood traffic and the odds of asthma/asthma-like symptoms: A cross-sectional analysis of a multi-racial cohort of children.  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.  18:1-25. 2021
    2021 Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination during Pregnancy and Effects in Infants.  Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey.  76:10-13. 2021
    2021 Treatment and prevention of viral hepatitis in pregnancy.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  2021
    2021 Value of HbA1c in Obese Women with Gestational Diabetes 2021
    2020 Gestational age of delivery in pregnancies complicated by diabetes.  The Ochsner journal.  20:373-380. 2020
    2020 High rates of persistent and recurrent chlamydia in pregnant women after treatment with azithromycin 2020
    2020 Methods of Glycemic Control and Neonatal Outcomes after Antenatal Corticosteroid Administration among Women with Pregestational Diabetes 2020
    2020 Prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled evaluation of the Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Efficacy of Recombinant Antithrombin Versus Placebo in Preterm Preeclampsia.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  223:739.e1-739.e13. 2020
    2020 Preeclampsia—Pathophysiology and Clinical Presentations: JACC State-of-the-Art Review.  Journal of the American College of Cardiology.  76:1690-1702. 2020
    2020 Customized Probability of Vaginal Delivery With Induction of Labor and Expectant Management in Nulliparous Women at 39 Weeks of Gestation.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  136:698-705. 2020
    2020 Elective Labor Induction at 39 Weeks of Gestation Compared With Expectant Management: Factors Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Low-Risk Nulliparous Women.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  136:692-697. 2020
    2020 Perinatal Outcomes with Longer Second Stage of Labor: A Risk Analysis Comparing Expectant Management to Operative Intervention 2020
    2020 Effect of prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy vs standard wound dressing on surgical-site infection in obese women after cesarean delivery: A randomized clinical trial 2020
    2020 Neonatal and Maternal Composite Adverse Outcomes Among Low-Risk Nulliparous Women Compared With Multiparous Women at 39-41 Weeks of Gestation.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  136:450-457. 2020
    2020 Outpatient Foley Catheter for Induction of Labor in Nulliparous Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  136:597-606. 2020
    2020 Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: a Comparison of International Guidelines.  Current Hypertension Reports.  22. 2020
    2020 The future of electronic fetal monitoring 2020
    2020 Respiratory syncytial virus vaccination during pregnancy and effects in infants.  New England Journal of Medicine.  383:426-439. 2020
    2020 Association of Antenatal Corticosteroids and Magnesium Sulfate Therapy With Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Extremely Preterm Children.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  135:1377-1386. 2020
    2020 Chronic hypertension in pregnancy.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  222:532-541. 2020
    2020 In Reply.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  135:1488. 2020
    2020 Pharmacodynamics of Glyburide, Metformin, and Glyburide/Metformin Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.  Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.  107:1362-1372. 2020
    2020 Early gestational diabetes screening in obese women: a randomized controlled trial.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  222:495.e1-495.e8. 2020
    2020 RE Letter to the Editor: Prehypertension is associated with multiple poor maternal and fetal outcomes, by Giovanni Sisti.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  222:514. 2020
    2020 Adherence to Guideline-Based Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Gynecology among Alabama Providers.  Southern Medical Journal.  113:164-167. 2020
    2020 Association of Umbilical Cord Milking vs Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping with Death or Severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage among Preterm Infants.  Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey.  75:212-214. 2020
    2020 Did a shared thioredoxin-reductase gene mutation lead to maternal peripartum cardiomyopathy and fatal dilated cardiomyopathy in her son? A case report 2020
    2020 Duration of Operative Vaginal Delivery and Adverse Obstetric Outcomes 2020
    2020 Effect of Thyroxine Therapy on Depressive Symptoms among Women with Subclinical Hypothyroidism.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  135:812-820. 2020
    2020 Effect of Treatment of Mild Gestational Diabetes on Long-Term Maternal Outcomes 2020
    2020 Effects of pregnancy on the pharmacokinetics of metformin.  Drug Metabolism and Disposition.  48:264-271. 2020
    2020 Health resource utilization of labor induction versus expectant management.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  222:369.e1-369.e11. 2020
    2020 Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in a Postpartum Patient with Superimposed Preeclampsia and COVID-19.  American Journal of Perinatology Reports.  10:E165-E168. 2020
    2020 Hepatitis C Virus Antibody Screening in a Cohort of Pregnant Women: Identifying Seroprevalence and Risk Factors.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  135:778-788. 2020
    2020 Pharmacodynamics of Metformin in Pregnant Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Nonpregnant Women With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.  Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.  60:540-549. 2020
    2020 Coverage and effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) on adverse pregnancy outcomes in the Mount Cameroon area, South West Cameroon.  Malaria Journal.  19. 2020
    2020 Association Between Time of Day and the Decision for an Intrapartum Cesarean Delivery.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  135:535-541. 2020
    2020 Association between Features of Spontaneous Late Preterm Labor and Late Preterm Birth 2020
    2020 Maternal Sense of Control During Childbirth and Infant Feeding Method.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  135:583-590. 2020
    2020 Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: Still a Mystery More Than Half a Century Later.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  135:469-471. 2020
    2020 Influence of Estimated Fetal Weight on Labor Management 2020
    2020 The relationship of maternal glycemia to childhood obesity and metabolic dysfunction‡ 2020
    2020 A Model to Predict Vaginal Delivery and Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity in Low-Risk Nulliparous Patients at Term 2020
    2020 Antenatal Corticosteroids and Preterm Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality among Women with and without Diabetes in Pregnancy 2020
    2020 Factors Associated with Appropriate Gestational Weight Gain among Women with Obesity 2020
    2020 Labor Induction at 39 Weeks Compared with Expectant Management in Low-Risk Parous Women 2020
    2020 Outcomes before and after Adopting Guidelines for Expectant Management of Severe Preeclampsia 2020
    2020 Racial disparities in peripartum cardiomyopathy: eighteen years of observations 2020
    2020 Skin preparation type and post-cesarean infection with use of adjunctive azithromycin prophylaxis 2020
    2020 The association of cesarean skin incision length and postoperative wound complications 2020
    2019 Association of umbilical cord milking vs delayed umbilical cord clamping with death or severe intraventricular hemorrhage among preterm infants 2019
    2019 Changes in the prevalence of chronic hypertension in Pregnancy, United States, 1970 to 2010.  Hypertension.  74:1089-1095. 2019
    2019 Association of Labor with Neonatal Respiratory Outcomes at 36-40 Weeks of Gestation.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  134:495-501. 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 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 2019
    2019 Azithromycin-based Extended-Spectrum Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Cesarean: Role of Placental Colonization with Genital Ureaplasmas and Mycoplasmas 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? 2019
    2019 HIV status and other risk factors for prevalent and incident sexually transmitted infection during pregnancy (2000-2014) 2019
    2019 Impact of Azithromycin-Based Extended-Spectrum Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Noninfectious Cesarean Wound Complications 2019
    2019 Incidence and Risk Factors for Hospital Readmission or Unexpected Visits in Women Undergoing Unscheduled Cesarean Delivery 2019
    2019 Incidence and Risk Factors for Postpartum Severe Hypertension in Women with Underlying Chronic Hypertension 2019
    2019 Pregnancy Outcomes of Exacerbated Chronic Hypertension Compared with Superimposed Preeclampsia 2019
    2019 Risk of Ischemic Placental Disease in Relation to Family History of Preeclampsia 2019
    2018 Association between antenatal corticosteroids and neonatal hypoglycemia in indicated early preterm births* 2018
    2018 Cervical funneling or intra-amniotic debris and preterm birth in nulliparous women with midtrimester cervical length less than 30 mm 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 2018
    2018 Effect of Immediate vs Delayed Pushing on Rates of Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery among Nulliparous Women Receiving Neuraxial Analgesia: A Randomized Clinical Trial 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 2018
    2018 Does Early Artificial Rupture of Membranes Speed Labor in Preterm Inductions? 2018
    2018 Outcomes of Medically Indicated Preterm Births Differ by Indication 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 2018
    2018 Adverse Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Indicated Compared with Spontaneous Preterm Birth in Healthy Nulliparas: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial 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 2018
    2018 A decision analytic model for prevention of hepatitis B virus infection in Sub-Saharan Africa using birth-dose vaccination 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 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 2018
    2017 Predictive Characteristics of Elevated 1-Hour Glucose Challenge Test Results for Gestational Diabetes 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 2017
    2017 Impact of Interval between Screening and Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes on Pregnancy Outcomes 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 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 2016
    2016 Impact of Gestational Weight Gain on Perinatal Outcomes in Obese Women 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 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 2016
    2016 Wound morbidity with staples compared with suture for cesarean skin closure by diabetic status 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 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.  213:538.e1-538.e9. 2015
    2015 Examining the Starting Dose of Glyburide in Gestational Diabetes 2015
    2015 Pharmacokinetics of tenofovir during pregnancy and postpartum.  HIV Medicine.  16:502-511. 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 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 Second-Trimester Cervical Length Screening Among Asymptomatic Women.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  126:61-66. 2015
    2015 Is low-dose aspirin therapy to prevent preeclampsia more efficacious in non-obese women or when initiated early in pregnancy? 2015
    2015 Does the presence of a condition-specific obstetric protocol lead to detectable improvements in pregnancy outcomes?.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  213:86.e1-86.e6. 2015
    2015 Racial and ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and obstetric care.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  125:1460-1467. 2015
    2015 Less-tight versus tight control of hypertension in pregnancy.  New England Journal of Medicine.  372:2366-2368. 2015
    2015 The authors reply.  New England Journal of Medicine.  372:2367-2368. 2015
    2015 Perinatal pharmacokinetics of azithromycin for cesarean prophylaxis.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  212:812.e1-812.e6. 2015
    2015 Assessing white's classification of pregestational diabetes in a contemporary diabetic population.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  125:1217-1223. 2015
    2015 Low-dose aspirin, smoking status, and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth 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 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 The institute of medicine guidelines for gestational weight gain after a diagnosis of gestational diabetes and pregnancy outcomes 2015
    2014 Interaction between Maternal Obesity and 1-Hour Glucose Challenge Test Results on Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes 2014
    2014 Prevention and management of cesarean wound infection.  Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America.  41:671-689. 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 2014
    2014 Higher-Dose Oxytocin to Prevent Obstetric Hemorrhage at Vaginal Delivery-Does Duration of Infusion Matter? 2014
    2014 Impact of sickle hemoglobinopathies on pregnancy-related venous thromboembolism 2014
    2014 Is midtrimester vitamin D status associated with spontaneous preterm birth and preeclampsia? 2014
    2014 Predicting fetal acidemia using umbilical venous cord gas parameters.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  124:926-932. 2014
    2014 Risk factors for wound disruption following cesarean delivery 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 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 2013
    2013 Management of influenza in pregnancy 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. 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 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 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 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
  • ALPS FSP Clinical Center Participation Terms and Conditions (CCPTC) - University of Alabama  awarded by George Washington University
  • CSOAP and Preeclampsia: Umbilical cord blood analysis  awarded by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Cesarean Section Optimal Antibiotic Prophylaxis (C/SOAP) Trial  awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS
  • Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy-CHAP Clinical Coordinating Center  awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • Comprehensive Addiction in Pregnancy Program  awarded by ALABAMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
  • Exposome Contributors to Child Health Originating from National Fetal Growth Study (ECCHO-NFGS)  awarded by Medical University of South Carolina
  • Exposome Contributors to Child Health Originating from the National Fetal Growth Study (ECCHO-NGS)  awarded by Medical University of South Carolina
  • Glyburide and Metformin for Gestational Diabetes Mellitis (GDM)  awarded by University of Texas Medical Branch
  • Impact of State-Level Reproductive Legislative Climate on Maternal, Fetal, and Infant Mortality  awarded by Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • MFMU Clinical Center Agreement GWU Project #21050  awarded by George Washington University
  • MFMU Clinical Center Agreement GWU Project #21050  awarded by George Washington University
  • MFMU Network Clinical Center Participation Terms and Conditions  awarded by George Washington University
  • Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network - MORE ALPS  awarded by University of Utah
  • Medical Information Service via Mobile Telephone (m-MIST™) Provider Support to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes  awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS
  • NICHD Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network  awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS
  • NICHD Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network  awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS
  • NICHD Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network  awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS
  • NICHD Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Networks  awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS
  • Optimizing Management of the Second Stage of Labor: Multicenter Randomized Trial  awarded by Washington University
  • Optimizing Management of the Second Stage of Labor: Multicenter Randomized Trial  awarded by University of Texas at Austin
  • Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacogenomics approach to Indomethacin Therapy in Pregnancy  awarded by University of Texas Medical Branch
  • Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacogenomics Approach to Indomethacin Therapy in Pregnancy  awarded by University of Texas Medical Branch
  • Pregnancy as a Window to the Future: Outcomes of Antihypertensive Therapy and Superimposed Preeclampsia in Pregnant Women with Mild Chronic Hypertension (CHAP Maternal Follow-up Study)  awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • Private Grant  awarded by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
  • Private Grant  awarded by REVO DE
  • Private Grant  awarded by REVO DE
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABT ASSOCIATES, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by PROGENITY, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by SUNTECH MEDICAL
  • Private Grant  awarded by MERCK & COMPANY, INC. ^
  • Private Grant  awarded by NOVAVAX, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABT ASSOCIATES, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by GESTVISION, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by PRO-LAB DIAGNOSTICS
  • Private Grant  awarded by MELLITUS, LLC
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABT ASSOCIATES, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by Pfizer Inc., U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABT ASSOCIATES, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABT ASSOCIATES, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABT ASSOCIATES, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
  • Private Grant  awarded by ABT ASSOCIATES, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by Pfizer Inc., U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group
  • 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
  • Study of Pregnancy and Neonatal Health (SPAN)  awarded by University of Utah

    • Investigator On

  • A Clinic-Based Behavioral Intervention to Reduce CMV Transmission in Pregnancy  awarded by CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/DHHS
  • Assessment of Azithromycin Impact to Optimize Future Program Design in Mali  awarded by University of Maryland
  • Center for Clinical and Translational Science (3 Linked Awards UL1, KL2, TL1)  awarded by National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences/NIH/DHHS
  • Childhood Follow-Up Study of Obesity and Neurodevelopment After Perinatal Exposure to Adjunctive Azithromycin Prophylaxis for Cesarean Delivery  awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS
  • 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
  • Close the GAP: Glycemic Control after Antenatal Corticosteroids in Women with Pregestational Diabetes  awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS
  • Mechanisms in Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases  awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • Medical Optimization and Management of Pregnancies with Overt Type 2 Diabetes  awarded by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 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
  • Premature Infants Receiving Milking or Delayed Cord Clamping: Randomized Controlled Multicenter Non-Inferiority Trial (PREMOD2)  awarded by SHARP HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
  • Prenatal Behavioral Intervention to Prevent Maternal Cytomegalovirus in Pregnancy  awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS
  • Private Grant  awarded by WESTAT, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by GlaxoSmithKline
  • Private Grant  awarded by ORACLE CORPORATION
  • Private Grant  awarded by ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS INC
  • Private Grant  awarded by MELLITUS, LLC
  • Private Grant  awarded by ALYDIA HEALTH
  • Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Obese Women at Cesarean: A Multicenter RCT  awarded by Washington University
  • Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Obese Women at Cesarean: Multicenter Randomized Trial  awarded by Indiana University
  • Reducing Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis B in Africa (REVERT-B Trial)  awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS

    • Education And Training

  • Baylor College of Medicine, Internship
  • Baylor College of Medicine, Residency
  • UAB Hospital, Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • 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

    • Full Name

  • Alan Tita