University of Illinois at Chicago - College of Medicine

Maternal Fetal Medicine

• A Randomized Trial of Oral Hypoglycemic Agents versus Insulin in Diabetes during Pregnancy

• A Phase II, Randomized, Double- Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Determine the Efficacy of Black Cohosh, Red Clover, and Prempro in the management of hot flashes.
• An RCT to test the efficacy of Misoprostol for prevention of PPH in rural India: A Continuum of Care Model for Postpartum Hemorrhage
• Brain Natriuretic Peptide as a Marker for Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy (Co-PI)
• A Phase I Single-Dose Pharmcokinetic Study of Black Cohosh (Simifugae Racemosea) and Red Clover (Trifolium Pratense) in Healthy Menopausal Women (completed)
• Comprehensive Midlife Practice (completed)
• Center of Excellence in Women’s Health – Patient Evaluation Survey (completed)
• National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign- Qualitative Focus Groups (completed)
• Investigation of Factors Associated with Maternal Morbidity (completed)

• Safe Labor: A Retrospective Study of Labor, Delivery, C-Sections, and Outcomes
• Soluble fms-like tyrosine 1 (sFlt-1), Placental Growth Factor (PIGF) levels as predictors of Preeclampsia prior to onset of symptoms in pregnant women, as aid in diagnosis in symptomatic women and for risk stratification
• Soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (Flt-1) and Placental Growth Factors (PIGF) levels as an aid in diagnosis in preeclampsia
• Oral Hypoglycemic Agents versus Insulin in Diabetes During Pregnancy – (see Ahn)
• Brain Natriuretic Peptide as a Marker for Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy (Co-PI)
• Evaluation of Procheive 8% Progesterone Gel in the Prevention of Preterm Delivery (no additional info)

• Multiple Course of Antenatal Corticosteroids for Preterm Births Study (MACS)

• IUGR and cardiac function: The Tei Index as a Measure of Cardiac Functional Reserve in Growth Restricted Fetuses
• The Relationship between Resident Physician Teaching Ability and the Acquisition of Abdomino-pelvic Examination Skills by Medical Students
• Birth rate sex-ratio in Chicago community areas and risk of environmental reproductive hazard exposure.
• Disparity in tertiary perinatal care
• Provider knowledge and attitudes regarding obesity in pregnancy
• Does amount of weight gain affect maternal and fetal morbidity in obese gravidas
• Oral Hypoglycemic Agents versus Insulin in Diabetes During Pregnancy (Co-PI)

• Isolated Echogenic Bowel: A predictor of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes (no additional info)

• Safe Labor: A Retrospective Study of Labor, Delivery, C-Sections, and Outcomes
• Eclamptic Women in India (co-PI)
• Gestational Diabetes Using Alternative Criteria
• Fetal Echogenic Bowel and Neonatal and Pregnancy Outcomes