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Paul J. Meis
Researcher at National Institutes of Health
Publications - 39
Citations - 8079
Paul J. Meis is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pregnancy & Gestational age. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 39 publications receiving 7648 citations. Previous affiliations of Paul J. Meis include Wake Forest University & University of Alabama.
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The Length of the Cervix and the Risk of Spontaneous Premature Delivery
Jay D. Iams,Robert L. Goldenberg,Paul J. Meis,Brian M. Mercer,Atef H. Moawad,Anita Das,Elizabeth Thom,Donald McNellis,Rachel L. Copper,Francee Johnson,James M. Roberts +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a prospective multicenter study of pregnant women was conducted to measure the length of the cervix and documented the incidence of spontaneous preterm delivery before 35 weeks' gestation.
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Prevention of recurrent preterm delivery by 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate.
Paul J. Meis,Mark A. Klebanoff,Elizabeth Thom,Mitchell P. Dombrowski,Baha M. Sibai,Atef H. Moawad,Catherine Y. Spong,John C. Hauth,Menachem Miodovnik,Menachem Miodovnik,Michael W. Varner,Kenneth J. Leveno,Steve N. Caritis,Jay D. Iams,Ronald J. Wapner,Deborah L. Conway,Mary Jo O'Sullivan,Marshall W. Carpenter,Brian M. Mercer,Susan M. Ramin,John M. Thorp,Alan M. Peaceman +21 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial involving pregnant women with a documented history of spontaneous preterm delivery was conducted, where women were enrolled at 19 clinical centers at 16 to 20 weeks of gestation.
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Timing of Elective Repeat Cesarean Delivery at Term and Neonatal Outcomes
Alan T.N. Tita,Mark B. Landon,Catherine Y. Spong,Yinglei Lai,Kenneth J. Leveno,Michael W. Varner,Atef H. Moawad,Steve N. Caritis,Paul J. Meis,Ronald J. Wapner,Yoram Sorokin,Menachem Miodovnik,Menachem Miodovnik,Marshall W. Carpenter,Alan M. Peaceman,Mary Jo O'Sullivan,Bahaeddine M Sibai,Oded Langer,John M. Thorp,Susan M. Ramin,Brian M. Mercer +20 more
TL;DR: Elective repeat cesarean delivery before 39 weeks of gestation is common and is associated with respiratory and other adverse neonatal outcomes.
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Antibiotic Therapy for Reduction of Infant Morbidity After Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Brian M. Mercer,Menachem Miodovnik,Gary R. Thurnau,Robert L. Goldenberg,Anita Das,R. D. Ramsey,Y. A. Rabello,Paul J. Meis,Atef H. Moawad,Jay D. Iams,J. P. Van Dorsten,Richard H. Paul,S. F. Bottoms,Gerald B. Merenstein,Elizabeth Thom,James M. Roberts,Donald McNellis +16 more
TL;DR: It is recommended that women with expectantly managed PPROM remote from term receive antibiotics to reduce infant morbidity, and among GBS-negative women, significant pregnancy prolongation was seen with antibiotics.
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The Preterm Prediction Study: Effect of gestational age and cause of preterm birth on subsequent obstetric outcome
Brian M. Mercer,Robert L. Goldenberg,Atef H. Moawad,Paul J. Meis,Jay D. Iams,Anita Das,Steve N. Caritis,Menachem Miodovnik,M. Kathryn Menard,Gary R. Thurnau,Mitchell P. Dombrowski,James M. Roberts,Donald McNellis +12 more
TL;DR: An early prior spontaneous preterm delivery is more predictive of recurrence and is most highly associated with subsequent early spontaneous pre term delivery.