- Vasa previa: diagnosis and management
- Pregnancy outcomes in the super-obese
- Management of interstitial ectopic pregnancies
- Misoprostol use in induction of labor
- Evaluation of urine protein excretion in patients with pyelonephritis
- Evaluation of the effect of a labor dystocia checklist on cesarean delivery rates
- Assessing progression from mild to severe preeclampsia in expectantly managed preterm parturients
- Evaluation of estrogen regulatory effects on uterine artery
- Evaluation of validity of rapid GBS in preterm patients
- Use of Nexfin continuous hemodynamic monitoring in pregnant patients
- Evaluation of how betamethasone affects neurodevelopment through placental histopathological correlates
- Ultrasound versus Leopold’s technique in estimation of fetal weight in obese women
- Cord blood lactate levels in preterm gestations
- Ethnic disparities in birth outcomes
- Outcomes for high-risk pregnancies by hospital level of care
- Impact of obesity and gestational weight gain on pregnancy outcomes
- Appropriate dosing of preoperative antibiotics for cesarean delivery in obese women
- Appropriate dosing of enoxaparin thromboprophylaxis in obese women
- Comparison of skin closure techniques for cesarean delivery in super-obese women
- Outpatient versus inpatient Foley balloon induction
- The effect of NSAIDs on postpartum hypertension
- Dosing and type of IV fluids and the effect on labor outcomes
- The effect of maternal oxygen supplementation on neonatal acid/base status and oxygen level at birth
- Multi-institutional practice patterns and outcomes in uncomplicated gastroschisis
- Factors associated with gastroschisis outcomes
- Maternal and neonatal outcomes after antenatal corticosteroid administration for PPROM at 32 to 33 and 6/7 weeks gestational age
- Complicated placenta accreta and perinatal outcomes
- ION (indomethacin or nifedipine) trial: a randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of tocolytics for preterm labor
- Placenta accreta biomarker study: a prospective study identifying potential biomarkers for placenta accreta
- Congenital heart disease and microarray study
- Improving assessment of antenatal estimated fetal weight in fetal gastroschisis
- Monochorionic twin antenatal assessment and management practices
- Maternal physiology and placental biology
- Maternal uterine and systemic vascular adaptations to pregnancy
- Endometrial and placental angiogenesis
- Vascular functions of steroids (estrogens)
- Vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors
- Hydrogen sulfide interactions with nitric oxide
- Post-translational modifications: protein nitrosylation and sulfhydration
- Functional proteomics
- Placentation: spiral artery remodeling and trophoblast differentiation
- Obstetric complications: preeclampsia and placenta accreta
- Microchimerism and pregnancy complication
Clinical Study
For more detailed information about our current clinical studies, please contact:
Clinical Research Manager
Lizette Spiers, CRC
lspiers@hs.uci.edu
Basic Science Research
For more detailed information about our basic science research, please contact:
Director, Perinatal Research Laboratory
Dongbao Chen, PhD
949-824-2409
dongbaoc@uci.edu
Support Our Research
If you would like to make a donation to our fellowship fund, which aids fellows in research support and conference travel, visit the UC Irvine donation website and select “School of Medicine - Pamela J. Rumney Maternal Fetal Medical Fellows Education Fund” in the “Unit - Fund” field.
