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Brian L Shaffer
Researcher at Oregon Health & Science University
Publications - 70
Citations - 2053
Brian L Shaffer is an academic researcher from Oregon Health & Science University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pregnancy & Gestational age. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 70 publications receiving 1830 citations. Previous affiliations of Brian L Shaffer include University of California, San Francisco.
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Systematic review: elective induction of labor versus expectant management of pregnancy.
Aaron B. Caughey,Vandana Sundaram,Anjali J Kaimal,Allison Gienger,Yvonne W. Cheng,Kathryn M. McDonald,Brian L Shaffer,Douglas K Owens,Dena M. Bravata +8 more
TL;DR: The published evidence on the maternal and neonatal risks of elective induction relative to expectant management of pregnancy is evaluated and the reasons for the currently held opinion about the effect of electives induction of labor on cesarean delivery are evaluated.
Maternal and neonatal outcomes of elective induction of labor.
Aaron B. Caughey,Vandana Sundaram,Anjali J Kaimal,Yvonne W. Cheng,Allison Gienger,Sarah E Little,Jason F Lee,Luchin Wong,Brian L Shaffer,Susan H Tran,Amy Padula,Kathryn M. McDonald,Elisa F Long,Douglas K Owens,Dena M. Bravata +14 more
TL;DR: Overall, expectant management of pregnancy was associated with an approximately 22 percent higher odds of cesarean delivery than elective induction of labor, and the evidence was rated as moderate because of the size and number of studies and consistency of the findings.
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Associated factors and outcomes of persistent occiput posterior position: A retrospective cohort study from 1976 to 2001
TL;DR: Epidural use, AROM, African-American ethnicity, nulliparity, and birth weight >4000 g are associated with persistent OP position at delivery, with higher rates of operative deliveries and obstetric complications.
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The risk of infant and fetal death by each additional week of expectant management in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy by gestational age
Anela Puljic,Elissa Kim,Jessica M. Page,Tania F. Esakoff,Brian L Shaffer,Daphne Lacoursiere,Aaron B. Caughey +6 more
TL;DR: Among women with ICP, delivery at 36 weeks' gestation would reduce the perinatal mortality risk as compared with expectant management, and this would also be true at gestational ages beyond 36 weeks.
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Variation in the decision to terminate pregnancy in the setting of fetal aneuploidy.
TL;DR: To investigate the rate of pregnancy termination for various fetal aneuploidies, and to evaluate predictors of this choice.