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Dr. Anthony Sciscione

Anthony C. Sciscione, D.O.

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About Anthony Sciscione, DO

Dr Sciscione serves as a managing partner of the Delaware Center for Maternal and Fetal Medicine of Christiana Care. He also is Director of the OB/GYN residency program for the Christiana Care Health System. In addition to his clinical role and managerial roles with the practice, Dr. Sciscione serves on the following local and national committees:

  • Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine President
  • Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Publications Committee
  • The Pregnancy Foundation Board of Directors
  • The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Continuing Medical Education Committee
  • The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists District III Secretary
  • The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Prologs Task Force
  • Associate Editor for the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Social Media Editorial Staff for the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • United States Licensing Examination Step 2 Committee

Dr. Sciscione graduated from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1987 and completed his OB/GYN residency at Christiana Care Health System in 1992. After completing fellowship training in maternal fetal medicine at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, MD in 1994, he returned to Christiana Care Health System (then called Medical Center of Delaware) to serve as Director of Perinatal Research, in the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine. He remained with Christiana Care Health System for the next 9 years serving as Director of Research in the OB/GYN Department; Director of the Fetal Assessment Center; Associate Director and then Director of the OB/GYN Residency Program. From 2003 to 2006 he served as Director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA, and then as chief of Obstetrics and director of the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, PA. He also held faculty positions at Johns Hopkins, Jefferson Medical College and Drexel University College of Medicine during this time. In 2006, Dr. Sciscione returned once again to Christiana Care Health System to serve as Director of the OB/GYN Residency Program and Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine. Dr. Sciscione is board certified in both specialties of Maternal Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is also continuing as a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Drexel University College of Medicine. Dr. Sciscione has served as principal and co-investigator on a number of national clinical studies and has published widely. His primary research interests are focused on the induction of labor and premature rupture of membranes. Dr. Sciscione is a lecturer and reviewer for journal articles in maternal fetal medicine and obstetrics and gynecology. Recent projects have included writing a book chapter on labor induction, co-editing a book on labor and delivery and writing a book chapter on evidence based medicine. His hobbies include tennis with his wife and spending time with his children.

 

  • Residency Program Director Christiana Care Health Systems Newark, Delaware
  • Active Medical Staff Christiana Care Health System Obstetrics And Gynecology Newark, Delaware
  • Professor, Obstetrics And Gynecology Drexel University College of Medicine Philadelphia, PA

  • 2002 Recertification, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • 1997 Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • 1996 Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • 1996 Diplomat of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

  • 1978-82 B.S. St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1983-87 D.O. University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddleford, Maine
  • 1987-88 Rotating Internship, Union Hospital, Union, New Jersey
  • 1988-89 Internship (PGY1), Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Joseph's Hospital, Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education, Patterson, New Jersey
  • 1989-92 Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Center of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
  • 1992-94 Fellow in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
  • 2000-02 APGO - Solvay Educational Scholars Program

  • 2005 CREOG, National Faculty Award
  • 2005 Resident Teaching Award, Hahnemann University Hospital
  • 2004 Poster Judge, Discover 2004, Drexel University College of Medicine
  • 2004 Judge, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APCO) Website of Excellence Award
  • 2001-02 ACOG District III First Alternate to the Nominations Committee
  • 2001 Poster Judge, Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Reno, Nevada
  • 2000 APCO Excellence in Teaching Award
  • 2000-02 APGO/Solvay Scholars
  • 1997-Present Strathmore's Who's Who
  • 1996 National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education, Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Newark, Delaware

  • Bed rest during pregnancy doesn't help - it hurts Philadelphia Inquire, September 11, 2014
  • Johnson J, Clifton RG, Roberts JM, Myatt L, Hauth JC, Spong CY, Varner MW, Wapner RJ, Thorp JM Jr, Mercer BM, Peaceman AM, Ramin SM, Samuels P, Sciscione A, Harper M, Tolosa JE, Saade G, Sorokin Y; for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health; Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network. Pregnancy Outcomes With Weight Gain Above or Below the 2009 Institute of Medicine Guidelines. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 May;121(5):969-975. 
  • Harper M, Li L, Zhao Y, Klebanoff MA, Thorp JM Jr, Sorokin Y, Varner MW, Wapner RJ, Caritis SN, Iams JD, Carpenter MW, Peaceman AM, Mercer BM, Sciscione A, Rouse DJ, Ramin SM, Anderson GD; for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network. Change in Mononuclear Leukocyte Responsiveness in Midpregnancy and Subsequent Preterm Birth.  Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Apr;121(4):805-811.
  • Anthony C Sciscione, Kelly Ruhstaller. Double-balloon catheter results in higher rate of vaginal delivery within 24 h when compared with dinoprostone vaginal insert. Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) and published Online First on ebm.bmj.com April 2013.
  • Weissgerber TL, Gandley RE, McGee PL, Spong CY, Myatt L, Leveno KJ, Thorp JM Jr, Mercer BM, Peaceman AM, Ramin SM, Carpenter MW, Samuels P, Sciscione A, Harper M, Tolosa JE, Saade G, Sorokin Y; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Haptoglobin phenotype, preeclampsia risk and the efficacy of vitamin C and e supplementation to prevent preeclampsia in a racially diverse population. PLoS One. 2013;8(4):e60479. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060479. Epub 2013 Apr 3.
  • Myatt L, Clifton R, Roberts J, Spong C, Wapner R, Thorp J Jr, Mercer B, Peaceman A, Ramin S, Carpenter M, Sciscione A, Tolosa J, Saade G, Sorokin Y, Anderson G; for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Can changes in angiogenic biomarkers between the first and second trimesters of pregnancy predict development of pre-eclampsia in a low-risk nulliparous patient population? BJOG. 2013 Jan 18. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.12128. PMID: 23331974
  • Gilbert SA, Grobman WA, Landon MB, Spong CY, Rouse DJ, Leveno KJ, Varner MW, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, O'Sullivan MJ, Sibai BM, Thorp JM, Ramin SM, Mercer BM; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Collaborator: A Sciscione Cost-effectiveness of trial of labor after previous cesarean in a minimally biased cohort. Am J Perinatol. 2013 Jan;30(1):11-20. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1333206. Epub 2013 Jan 4.
  • Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Gilbert S, Landon MB, Spong CY, Rouse DJ, Varner MW, Caritis SN, Meis PJ, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Carpenter M, Peaceman AM, O'Sullivan MJ, Sibai BM, Thorp JM, Ramin SM, Mercer BM; Collaborator: Sciscione A. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network. Risk of uterine rupture and placenta accreta with prior uterine surgery outside of the lower segment. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Dec;120(6):1332-7. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318273695b. PMID: 23168757
  • Ma KK, Mele L, Landon MB, Spong CY, Ramin SM, Casey B, Wapner RJ, Varner MW, Rouse DJ, Thorp JM Jr, Sciscione A, Catalano P, Harper M, Saade G, Caritis SN, Sorokin Y, Peaceman AM; for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. The Obstetric and Neonatal Implications of a Low Value on the 50-g Glucose Screening Test. Am J Perinatol. 2012 Dec 27. PMID: 23271384
  • Costantine MM, Mele L, Landon MB, Spong CY, Ramin SM, Casey B, Wapner RJ, Varner MW, Rouse DJ, Thorp JM Jr, Sciscione A, Catalano P, Caritis SN, Sorokin Y, Peaceman AM, Tolosa JE, Anderson GD; for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network, Bethesda, Maryland. Customized versus Population Approach for Evaluation of Fetal Overgrowth. Am J Perinatol. 2012 Nov 12. PMID:23147078
  • Sciscione AC, Ruhstaller K. Double-balloon catheter results in higher rate of vaginal delivery within 24 h when compared with dinoprostone vaginal insert. Evid Based Med. BMJ 2012 Nov 2. PMID: 23125235
  • Berggren EK, Mele L, Landon MB, Spong CY, Ramin SM, Casey B, Wapner RJ, Varner MW, Rouse DJ, Sciscione A, Catalano P, Harper M, Saade G, Caritis SN, Sorokin Y, Peaceman AM, Tolosa JE; for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network. Perinatal Outcomes in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Women With Mild Gestational Diabetes. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Nov;120(5):1099-1104. PMID: 23090528 
  • Thorp J, Camargo C, McGee P, Harper M, Klebanoff M, Sorokin Y, Varner M, Wapner R, Caritis S, Iams J, Carpenter M, Peaceman A, Mercer B, Sciscione A, Rouse D, Ramin S, Anderson G; for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Vitamin D status and recurrent preterm birth: a nested case-control study in high-risk women. BJOG. 2012 Dec;119(13):1617-1623. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03495.x. Epub 2012 Oct 19. PMID: 23078336
  • Myatt L, Clifton RG, Roberts JM, Spong CY, Hauth JC, Varner MW, Wapner RJ, Thorp JM Jr, Mercer BM, Grobman WA, Ramin SM, Carpenter MW, Samuels P, Sciscione A, Harper M, Tolosa JE, Saade G, Sorokin Y, Anderson GD. The Utility of Uterine Artery Doppler Velocimetry in Prediction of Preeclampsia in a Low-Risk Population. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Oct;120(4):815-822.
  • Sciscione AC. What is new in induction of labor?: best articles from the past year. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Sep;120(3):657-9. No abstract available. PMID: 22914479
  • Costantine MM, Lai Y, Bloom SL, Spong CY, Varner MW, Rouse DJ, Ramin SM, Caritis SN, Peaceman AM, Sorokin Y, Sciscione A, Mercer BM, Thorp JM, Malone FD, Harper M, Iams JD; for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Population versus Customized Fetal Growth Norms and Adverse Outcomes in an Intrapartum Cohort. Am J Perinatol. 2012 Aug 14. PMID: 22893556
  • Caritis SN, Simhan HN, Zhao Y, Rouse DJ, Peaceman AM, Sciscione A, Spong CY, Varner MW, Malone FD, Iams JD, Mercer BM, Thorp JM Jr, Sorokin Y, Carpenter M, Lo J, Ramin SM, Harper M; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Relationship between 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate concentrations and gestational age at delivery in twin gestation. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Aug 6.
  • Fulda, G. J. and Sciscione, A. (2012) Obstetric Critical Care, in Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery: Clinical Questions and Answers (eds F. O. Moore, P. M. Rhee, S. A. Tisherman and G. J. Fulda), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118274231.ch22
  • Myatt L, Clifton RG, Roberts JM, Spong CY, Hauth JC, Varner MW, Thorp JM Jr, Mercer BM, Peaceman AM, Ramin SM, Carpenter MW, Iams JD, Sciscione A, Harper M, Tolosa JE, Saade G, Sorokin Y, Anderson GD. First-Trimester Prediction of Preeclampsia in Nulliparous Women at Low Risk. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jun;119(6):1234-1242.
  • Carreno CA, Clifton RG, Hauth JC, Myatt L, Roberts JM, Spong CY, Varner MW, Thorp JM Jr, Mercer BM, Peaceman AM, Ramin SM, Carpenter MW, Sciscione A, Tolosa JE, Sorokin Y. Excessive Early Gestational Weight Gain and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Nulliparous Women. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jun;119(6):1227-1233.
  • Segel SY, Carreño CA, Weiner SJ, Bloom SL, Spong CY, Varner MW, Rouse DJ, Caritis SN, Grobman WA, Sorokin Y, Sciscione A, Mercer BM, Thorp JM, Malone FD, Harper M, Iams JD; for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Relationship between Fetal Station and Successful Vaginal Delivery in Nulliparous Women. Am J Perinatol. 2012 May 29.
  • Stuebe AM, Landon MB, Lai Y, Spong CY, Carpenter MW, Ramin SM, Casey B, Wapner RJ, Varner MW, Rouse DJ, Sciscione A, Catalano P, Harper M, Saade G, Sorokin Y, Peaceman AM, Tolosa JE; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal–Fetal Medicine Units Network, Bethesda, MD. Maternal BMI, glucose tolerance, and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 May 2.
  • Gilbert SA, Grobman WA, Landon MB, Spong CY, Rouse DJ, Leveno KJ, Varner MW, Caritis SN, Meis PJ, Sorokin Y, Carpenter M, O'Sullivan MJ, Sibai BM, Thorp JM, Ramin SM, Mercer BM; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Elective repeat cesarean delivery compared with spontaneous trial of labor after a prior cesarean delivery: a propensity score analysis. Collaborator Sciscione AC. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Apr;206(4):311.e1-9.
  • Bahado-Singh RO, Mele L, Landon MB, Ramin SM, Carpenter MW, Casey B, Wapner RJ, Varner MW, Rouse DJ, Thorp JM Jr, Sciscione A, Catalano P, Harper M, Saade G, Caritis SN, Peaceman AM, Tolosa JE; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-fetal Medicine Units Network. Fetal male gender and the benefits of treatment of mild gestational diabetes mellitus.Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 May;206(5):422.e1-5. Epub 2012 Mar 23. 
  • Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Gilbert S, Landon MB, Spong CY, Rouse DJ, Varner MW, Meis PJ, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Carpenter M, Peaceman AM, O'Sullivan MJ, Sibai BM, Thorp JM, Ramin SM, Mercer BM; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health; Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network (MFMU). Collaborator Sciscione AC. Effect of antenatal corticosteroids on respiratory morbidity in singletons after late-preterm birth. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Mar;119(3):555-9.
  • Koduri P, Giraldo M, Shlossman P, Sciscione A, Berghella V, Chauhan SP. Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Characteristics of Nonanomalous Fetuses with Trisomy 21. Am J Perinatol. 2012 Mar 7.
  • Tita AT, Lai Y, Bloom SL, Spong CY, Varner MW, Ramin SM, Caritis SN, Grobman WA, Sorokin Y, Sciscione A, Carpenter MW, Mercer BM, Thorp JM Jr, Malone FD, Harper M, Iams JD. Timing of delivery and pregnancy outcomes among laboring nulliparous women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Mar;206(3):239.
  • Robinson BK, Mapp DC, Bloom SL, Rouse DJ, Sprong CY, Varner MW, Ramin SM, Sorokin Y, Sciscione A, Mercer BM, Thorp JM Jr., Malone FD, Harper M, Ehrenberg H. Increasing Maternal Body Mass Index and Characteristics of the Second Stage of Labor. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Dec;118(6):1309-1313. 
  • Costantine MM, Weiner SJ, Rouse DJ, Hirtz DG, Varner MW, Spong CY, Mercer BM, Iams JD, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Thorp JM Jr, Ramin SM, O'Sullivan MJ, Peaceman AM, Simhan HN; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Umbilical cord blood biomarkers of neurologic injury and the risk of cerebral palsy or infant death. Collaborator Sciscione AC. Int J Dev Neurosci. 2011 Dec;29(8):917-22. Epub 2011 Jun 25.
  • Caritis SN., Sharma S, Venkataramanan R, Rouse DJ., Peaceman AM, Sciscione A, Spong CY., Varner MW., Malone FD., Iams JD., Mercer BM., Thorp JM., Sorokin Y, Carpenter M, Lo J, Ramin S, Harper M, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Pharmacokinetics of 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate in multifetal gestation American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Vol 205, Issue 1, 40.e1-40.e8, July 2011.
  • Dharan V, Sciscione AC. Considerations in membrane resealing after preterm premature rupture of membranes. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. 54(2):351-357, June 2011.2011.
  • Mertz HL, Mele L, Spong CY, Dudley DJ, Wapner RJ, Iams JD, Sorokin Y, Peaceman A, Leveno KJ, Caritis SN, Miodovnik M, Mercer BM, Thorp JM, O'Sullivan MJ, Ramin SM, Carpenter M, Rouse DJ, Sibai B; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Collaborator Sciscione AC. Placental endothelial nitric oxide synthase in multiple and single dose betamethasone exposed pregnancies. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jun;204(6):545.e11-6. Epub 2011 May 6.
  • KlebanoffMA, Harper M, Lai Y, Thorp J, Sorokin Y, Varner MW, Wapner RJ, Caritis SN, Iams JD, Carpenter MW, Peaceman AM, Mercer BM, SciscioneARouse DJ, Ramin SM, Anderson GD  for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network (MFMU).  Fish Consumption, Erythrocyte Fatty Acids, and Preterm Birth. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 May;117(5):1071-7.
  • Hauth JC, Clifton RG, Roberts JM, Myatt L, Spong CY, Leveno KJ, Varner MW, Wapner RJ, Thorp JM, Mercer BM, Peaceman AM, Ramin SM, Carpenter MW, Samuels P, Sciscione A, Tolosa JE, Saade G, Sorokin Y, Anderson GD. Maternal insulin resistance and preeclampsia. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Apr;204(4):327.e1-6.
  • Anderson B, Zhao Y, Andrews WW, Dudley DJ, Sibai B, Iams JD, Wapner RJ, Varner MW, Caritis SN, O'Sullivan MJ; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network (MFMU). Collaborator Sciscione AC. Effect of antibiotic exposure on Nugent score among pregnant women with and without bacterial vaginosis. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Apr;117(4):844-9.
  • Durnwald CP, Mele L, Spong CY, Ramin SM, Varner MW, Rouse DJ, Sciscione A, Catalano P, Saade G, Sorokin Y, Tolosa JE, Casey B, Anderson GD. Glycemic Characteristics and Neonatal Outcomes of Women Treated for Mild Gestational Diabetes. Obstet Gynecol Apr;117(4):819-27.
  • Durie DE. SciscioneACHoffman MKMackley ABPaul DA. Mode of delivery and outcomes in very low-birth-weight infants in the vertex presentation. Am J Perinatol. 28(3):195-200, 2011 Mar.
  • Caritis SN, Sharma S, Venkataramanan R, Rouse DJ, Peaceman AM, Sciscione A, Spong CY, Varner MW, Malone FD, Iams JD, Mercer BM, Thorp JM Jr, Sorokin Y, Carpenter M, Lo J, Ramin S, Harper M; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Pharmacokinetics of 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate in multifetal gestation. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Mar 22.
  • Rouse DJ, Weiner SJ, Bloom SL, Varner MW, Spong CY, Ramin SM, Caritis SN, Grobman WA, Sorikin Y, Sciscione A, Carpenter MW, Mercer BM, Thorp JM, Malone FD, Harper M, Iams JD, Anderson GD. Failed labor induction: toward an objective diagnosis. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Feb;117(2 Pt 1):267-72.
  • Landon MB, Mele L, Spong CY, Carpenter MW, Ramin SM, Casey B, Wapner RJ, Varner MW, Rouse DJ, Thorp JM, Sciscione A, Catalano P, Harper M, Saade G, Caritis SN, Sorokin Y, Peaceman AM, Tolosa JE, Anderson GD. The relationship between maternal glycemia and perinatal outcome. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Feb;117(2 Pt 1):218-24.
  • Harper M, Zheng SL, Thom E, Klebanoff MA, Thorp J Jr, Sorokin Y, Varner MW, Iams JD, Dinsmoor M, Mercer BM, Rouse DJ, Ramin SM, Anderson GD; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network (MFMU). Collaborator Sciscione AC. Cytokine gene polymorphisms and length of gestation.. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jan;117(1):125-30.
  • Grobman WA, Lai Y, Landon MB, Spong CY, Rouse DJ, Varner MW, Caritis SN, Harper M, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Collaborator Sciscione AC. The change in the rate of vaginal birth after caesarean section. Pediatric Perinat Epidemiol. 2011 Jan;25(1):37-43.
  • Sciscione, A., Zhang, J., Laughon, K. S., Reddy, U., & Hoffman, M. The duration of labor induction and maternal and neonatal outcomes: 294. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 204(Supplement 1), S122. January 2011.
  • Hoffman M, Sciscione A, Bedder C, Shlossman P. The Safety of the Foley Catheter for Preinduction Cervical Ripening In a Low Risk Population. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Volume 204, Issue 1, Supplement , Pages S121-S122, January 2011.
  • Koduri, P. Giraldo MA, Chauhan S, Sciscione A, Shlossman P, Berghella V. Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Characteristics of Fetuses with Trisomy 21 and Congenital Heart Defects. American Journal of Obstestrics & Gynecology, Volume 204, Issue 1, Supplement , Pages S259-S260, January 2011.
  • Koduri, P. Giraldo MA, Chauhan S, Sciscione A, Shlossman P, Berghella V. Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Characteristics of Non-anomalous Fetuses with Trisomy 21. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Volume 204, Issue 1, Supplement , Page S260, January 2011.
  • Durnwald CP, Momirova V, Rouse DJ, Caritis SN, Peaceman AM, Sciscione A, Varner MW, Malone FD, Mercer BM, Thorp JM Jr, Sorokin Y, Carpenter MW, Lo J, Ramin SM, Harper M, Spong CY; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Second trimester cervical length and risk of preterm birth in women with twin gestations treated with 17-α hydroxyprogesterone caproate. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2010 Dec;23(12):1360-4.
  • Psaros C, Geller PA, Sciscione AC, Bonacquisti A. Screening practices for postpartum depression among various health care providers. J Reprod Med. 2010 Nov-Dec;55(11-12):477-84.
  • Church MW, Wapner RJ, Mele LM, Johnson F, Dudley DJ, Spong CY, Peaceman AM, Moawad AH, O'Sullivan MJ, Miodovnik M; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network. Collaborator Sciscione AC. Repeated courses of antenatal corticosteroids: are there effects on the infant's auditory brainstem responses? Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2010 Nov-Dec;32(6):605-10.
  • Gyamfi C, Mele L, Wapner RJ, Spong CY, Peaceman A, Sorokin Y, Dudley DJ, Johnson F, Leveno KJ, Caritis SN, Mercer BM, Thorp JM Jr, O'Sullivan MJ, Ramin SM, Carpenter M, Rouse DJ, Miodovnik M, Sibai B; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Collaborator Sciscione AC. The effect of plurality and obesity on betamethasone concentrations in women at risk for preterm delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Sep;203(3):219.e1-5.
  • Pacheco L, Constantine M, Saade GR, Mucowski S, Hankins G, Sciscione A. von Willebrand disease and pregnancy: a practical approach for the diagnosis and treatment. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 203(3):194-200, 2010 Sept.
  • Hauth JC, Clifton RG, Roberts JM, Spong CY, Myatt L, Leveno KJ, Pearson GD, Varner MW, Thorp JM Jr, Mercer BM, Peaceman AM, Ramin SM, Sciscione A, Harper M, Tolosa JE, Saade G, Sorokin Y, Anderson GB; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network (MFMU). Vitamin C and e supplementation to prevent spontaneous preterm birth: a randomized controlled trial . Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Sep;116(3):653-8.
  • Durie DE, Sciscione AC, Hoffman MK, Mackley AB, Paul DA. Mode of Delivery and Outcomes in Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants in the Vertex Presentation. Am J Perinatol. 2010 Sept 3.
  • Refuerzo JS, Momirova V, Peaceman AM, Sciscione A, Rouse DJ, Caritis SN, Spong CY, Varner MW, Malone FD, Iams JD, Mercer BM, Thorp JM Jr, Sorokin Y, Carpenter MW, Lo J, Harper M; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Neonatal outcomes in twin pregnancies delivered moderately preterm, late preterm, and term. Am J Perinatol. 2010 Aug;27(7):537-42.
  • Contag SA, Clifton RG, Bloom SL, Spong CY, Varner MW, Rouse DJ, Ramin SM, Caritis SN, Peaceman AM, Sorokin Y, Sciscione A, Carpenter MW, Mercer BM, Thorp JM Jr, Malone FD, Iams JD. Neonatal outcomes and operative vaginal delivery versus cesarean delivery . Am J Perinatol.;27(6):493-9. 2010 Jun.
  • Wylie BJ, Gilbert S, Landon MB, Spong CY, Rouse DJ, Leveno KJ, Varner MW, Caritis SN, Meis PJ, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Miodovnik M, O'Sullivan MJ, Sibai BM, Langer O; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network (MFMU). Collaborator Sciscione AC. Comparison of transverse and vertical skin incision for emergency cesarean delivery. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Jun;115(6):1134-40.
  • Durnwald CP, Momirova V, Rouse DJ, Caritis SN, Peaceman AM, Sciscione A, Varner MW, Malone FD, Mercer BM, Thorp JM, Sorokin Y, Carpenter MW, Lo J, Ramin SM, Harper M, Spong CY. Second trimester cervical length and risk of preterm birth in women with twin gestations treated with 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate . J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2010 May 4.
  • Roberts JM. Myatt L. Spong CY. Thom EA. Hauth JC. Leveno KJ. Pearson GD. Wapner RJ. Varner MW. Thorp JM Jr. Mercer BM. Peaceman AM. Ramin SM. Carpenter MW. Samuels P. Sciscione A. Harper M. Smith WJ. Saade G. Sorokin Y. Anderson GB. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Vitamins C and E to prevent complications of pregnancy-associated hypertension. New England Journal of Medicine. 362(14):1282-91, 2010 Apr 8.
  • Sciscione AC. Maternal activity restriction and the prevention of preterm birth. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 202(3):232.e1-5, 2010 Mar.
  • Harper M. Thom E. Klebanoff MA. Thorp J Jr. Sorokin Y. Varner MW. Wapner RJ. Caritis SN. Iams JD. Carpenter MW. Peaceman AM. Mercer BM. Sciscione A. Rouse DJ. Ramin SM. Anderson GD. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation to prevent recurrent preterm birth: a randomized controlled trial. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 115(2 Pt 1):234-42, 2010 Feb.
  • Refuerzo JS, Momirova V, Peaceman AM, Sciscione A, Rouse DJ, Caritis SN, Spong CY, Varner MW, Malone FD, Iams JD, Mercer BM, Thorp JM Jr, Sorokin Y, Carpenter MW, Lo J, Harper M; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Neonatal outcomes in twin pregnancies delivered moderately preterm, late preterm, and term . Am J Perinatol. 7(7):537-42. 2010 Feb 19.
  • Psaros C, Geller PA, Sciscione AC, Bonacquisti A. Screening practices for postpartum depression among various health care providers. J Reprod Med 55(11-12):477-84.(2010).
  • Hashima JN, Lai Y, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Dudley DJ, Peaceman A, Spong CY, Iams JD, Leveno KJ, Harper M, Caritis SN, Varner M, Miodovnik M, Mercer BM, Thorp JM, O'Sullivan MJ, Ramin SM, Carpenter M, Rouse DJ, Sibai B; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Collaborator Sciscione AC. The effect of maternal body mass index on neonatal outcome in women receiving a single course of antenatal corticosteroids. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar;202(3):263.e1-5.
  • Rouse DJ. Weiner SJ. Bloom SL. Varner MW. Spong CY. Ramin SM. Caritis SN. Peaceman AM. Sorokin Y. Sciscione A. Carpenter MW. Mercer BM. Thorp JM Jr. Malone FD. Harper M. Iams JD. Anderson GD. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Second-stage labor duration in nulliparous women: relationship to maternal and perinatal outcomes. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 201(4):357.e1-7, 2009 Oct.
  • Gyamfi C. Horton AL. Momirova V. Rouse DJ. Caritis SN. Peaceman AM. Sciscione A. Meis PJ. Spong CY. Dombrowski M. Sibai B. Varner MW. Iams JD. Mercer BM. Carpenter MW. Lo J. Ramin SM. O'Sullivan MJ. Miodovnik M. Conway D. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. The effect of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate on the risk of gestational diabetes in singleton or twin pregnancies. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 201(4):392.e1-5, 2009 Oct.
  • Landon MB. Spong CY. Thom E. Carpenter MW. Ramin SM. Casey B. Wapner RJ. Varner MW. Rouse DJ. Thorp JM Jr. Sciscione A. Catalano P. Harper M. Saade G. Lain KY. Sorokin Y. Peaceman AM. Tolosa JE. Anderson GB. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. A multicenter, randomized trial of treatment for mild gestational diabetes. New England Journal of Medicine. 361(14):1339-48, 2009 Oct 1.
  • Sciscione AC.; Hayes EJ; for Uterine artery Doppler flow studies in obstetric practice. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 201(2):121-6, August 2009.
  • Sciscione, A. C.; Landon, M. B.; Leveno, K. J.; Spong, C. Y.; Macpherson, C.; Varner, M. W.; Rouse, D. J.; Moawad, A. H.; Caritis, S. N.; Harper, M.; Sorokin, Y.; Miodovnik, M.; Marshall, C.; Peaceman, A. M.; O'Sullivan, M. J.; Sibai, B. M.; Langer, O.; Thorp, J. M.; Ramin, S. M.; Mercer, B. M.; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network (MFMU) for Previous Preterm Cesarean Delivery and Risk of Subsequent Uterine Rupture. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest. 29(2):69-70, June 2009.
  • Caritis, SN. MD; Rouse, DJ. MD; Peaceman, AM. MD; Sciscione, A MD; Momirova, V MS; Spong, CY. MD; Iams, JD. MD; Wapner, RJ. MD; Varner, M MD; Carpenter, M MD; Lo, J MD; Thorp, J MD; Mercer, BM. MD; Sorokin, Y MD; Harper, M MD; Ramin, S MD; Anderson, G MD; for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network (MFMU) * for the Prevention of Preterm Birth in Triplets Using 17 Alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate: A Randomized Controlled Trial.[Article]. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 113(2, Part 1):285-292, February 2009.
  • Tita AT, Landon MB, Spong CY, Lai Y, Leveno KJ, Varner MW, Moawad AH, Caritis SN, Meis PJ, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Miodovnik M, Carpenter M, Peaceman AM, O'Sullivan MJ, Sibai BM, Langer O, Thorp JM, Ramin SM, Mercer BM; Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Collaborator Sciscione AC. Timing of elective repeat cesarean delivery at term and neonatal outcomes. N Engl J Med. 2009 Jan 8;360(2):111-20.
  • Grobman WA, Lai Y, Landon MB, Spong CY, Leveno KJ, Rouse DJ, Varner MW, Moawad AH, Caritis SN, Harper M, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Miodovnik M, Carpenter M, O'Sullivan MJ, Sibai BM, Langer O, Thorp JM, Ramin SM, Mercer BM; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Collaborator Sciscione AC. Can a prediction model for vaginal birth after cesarean also predict the probability of morbidity related to a trial of labor? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Jan;200(1):56.e1-6.
  • Sciscione, A, Hoffman, M, Paul, D, Adu-Amankwa, B, Sciscione, J, Merriman, J. for the Outcomes In Very Low Birthweight (VLBW) Infants Who Delivered As A Result Of Preterm Rupture Of The Membranes (PPROM) Versus Preterm Labor (PTL): 137.[Abstract]. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 199(6) (Supplement SA):S51, December 2008.
  • Rouse DJ, Hirtz DG, Thom E, Varner MW, Spong CY, Mercer BM, Iams JD, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Alexander JM, Harper M, Thorp JM Jr, Ramin SM, Malone FD, Carpenter M, Miodovnik M, Moawad A, O'Sullivan MJ, Peaceman AM, Hankins GD, Langer O, Caritis SN, Roberts JM; Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Collaborator Sciscione AC. A randomized, controlled trial of magnesium sulfate for the prevention of cerebral palsy. N Engl J Med. 2008 Aug 28;359(9):895-905.
  • Grobman WA, Lai Y, Landon MB, Spong CY, Leveno KJ, Rouse DJ, Varner MW, Moawad AH, Caritis SN, Harper M, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Miodovnik M, Carpenter M, O'Sullivan MJ, Sibai BM, Langer O, Thorp JM, Ramin SM, Mercer BM; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Collaborator Sciscione AC. Prediction of uterine rupture associated with attempted vaginal birth after cesarean delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Jul;199(1):30.e1-5.
  • Sciscione, AC. DO; Landon, MB. MD; Leveno, KJ. MD; Spong, CY. MD; MacPherson, C PhD; Varner, MW. MD; Rouse, DJ. MD; Moawad, AH. MD; Caritis, SN. MD; Harper, M MD, MS; Sorokin, Y MD; Miodovnik, M MD; Marshall, C MD; Peaceman, AM. MD; O'Sullivan, MJ. MD; Sibai, BM. MD; Langer, O MD; Thorp, JM. MD; Ramin, SM. MD; Mercer, BM. MD; for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network (MFMU) * Previous Preterm Cesarean Delivery and Risk of Subsequent Uterine Rupture. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 111(3):648-653, March 2008.
  • Denney JM, Waters TP, Gorman R, Pollock M, Sciscione AC. Choice of antenatal testing significantly effects a patient's work obligations. J Perinatol. 2008 Feb;28(2):102-6.
  • Waters TP, Silva N, Denney JM, Sciscione AC, Paul DA. Neonatal hearing assessment in very low birth weight infants exposed to antenatal steroids. J Perinatol. 2008 Jan;28(1):67-70.
  • Rouse, D; Caritis, SN.; Peaceman, AM.; Sciscione, A; Thom, EA.; Spong, CY.; Varner, M; Malone, F; Iams, JD.; Mercer, BM.; Thorp, J; Sorokin, Y; Carpenter, M; Lo, J; Ramin, S; Harper, M; Anderson, G; for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network A Trial of 17 Alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate to Prevent Prematurity in Twins. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 62(12):770-772, December 2007.
  • Sciscione AC, Mucowski SJ. Pregnancy and von Willebrand disease: a review. Del Med J. 2007 Oct;79(10):401-5. Review. No abstract available.
  • Sciscione AC. Landon M B. Leveno K J. Spong CY. MacPherson C. Varner MW. Rouse DJ. Moawad Atef H. Caritis SN. Harper M. Sorokin Y. Miodovnik M. Carpenter M. Peaceman AM. O’Sullivan MJ. Sibai BM. Langer O. Thorp JM. Ramin SM. Mercer BM. Previous Preterm Delivery and Risk of Subsequent Uterine Rupture. Obstetrics and Gynecolgy.
  • Sciscione AC. Landon M B. Leveno K J. Spong CY. MacPherson C. Varner MW. Rouse DJ. Moawad Atef H. Caritis SN. Harper M. Sorokin Y. Miodovnik M. Carpenter M. Peaceman AM. O’Sullivan MJ. Sibai BM. Langer O. Thorp JM. Ramin SM. Mercer BM. Previous Preterm Delivery and Risk of Subsequent Uterine Rupture. Obstetrics and Gynecolgy. (Accepted.)
  • Rouse DJ. Caritis SN. Peaceman AM. Sciscione A. Thom EA. Spong CY. Varner M. Malone F. Iams JD. Mercer BM. Thorp J. Sorokin Y. Carpenter M. Lo J. Ramin S. Harper M. Anderson G. A Randomized Trial of 17-Alpha Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate to Prevent Preterm Birth in Twins. New England Journal of Medicine. New England Journal of Medicine. 357(5):454-61, 2007 Aug 2.
  • Bloom SL. Spong CY. Thom E. Varner MW. Rouse DJ. Weininger S. Ramin SM. Caritis SN. Peaceman A. Sorokin Y. Sciscione A. Carpenter M. Mercer B. Thorp J. Malone F. Harper M. Iams J. Anderson G. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Fetal pulse oximetry and cesarean delivery. New England Journal of Medicine. 355(21):2195-202, 2006 Nov 23.
  • Berghella V. Pelham J. Sabogal JC. Sciscione A. Tolosa JE. Shah S. Wapner RJ. The maternal-fetal medicine fellowship match system: effectiveness at identifying successful clinician-investigators at 1 institution. Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 51(5):416-20, 2006 May.
  • DeFalco LM. Sciscione AC. Megerian G. Tolosa J. Macones G. O'Shea A. Pollock MA. Inpatient versus outpatient management of monoamniotic twins and outcomes. American Journal of Perinatology. 23(4):205-11, 2006 May.
  • Hoffman MK. Vahratian A. Sciscione AC. Troendle JF. Zhang J. Comparison of labor progression between induced and noninduced multiparous women. Obstetrics And Gynecology. 107(5):1029-34, 2006 May
  • Sciscione A. Hoffman MK. DeLuca S. O'Shea A. Benson J. Pollock M. Vakili B. Fetal fibronectin as a predictor of vaginal birth in nulliparas undergoing preinduction cervical ripening. Obstetrics And Gynecology. 106(5 Pt 1):980-5, 2005 Nov.
  • Macones GA. Peipert J. Nelson DB. Odibo A. Stevens EJ. Stamilio DM. Pare E. Elovitz M. Sciscione A. Sammel MD. Ratcliffe SJ. Maternal complications with vaginal birth after cesarean delivery: a multicenter study. American Journal of Obstetrics And Gynecology. 193(5):1656-62, 2005 Nov
  • Sciscione A, Duhl A, Pollock M, Hoffman M, Rhee A, Colmorgen G. Extramembranous Placement of an Air-Coupled vs.Transducer-Tipped Intrauterine Pressure Catheter. Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 50(8):578-84, 2005.
  • DeFalco LM, Sciscione AC, Megerian G, Tolosa J, Macones G, O’Shea A, Pollock MA. Inpatient versus Outpatient Management of Monoamniotic Twins and Outcomes. Am J Perinat 2005 (in press).
  • Sciscione A, Hoffman MK, DeLuca S, O’Sea A, Benson J, Pollock M, Vakili B. Fetal Fibronectin as a Predictor of Vaginal Birth in Nulliparas Undergoing Preinduction Cervical Ripening. Obstetric Gynecol. 106 (5 pt. 1): 980-5, 2005.
  • Macones GA, Peipert J, Nelson DB, Odibo A, Stevens EJ, Stamilio DM, Pare E, Elovitz M, Sciscione A, Sammel MD, Ratcliffe SJ. Maternal Complications with Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery: A Multicenter Study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2005; 193:1656-62.
  • Vahratian A, Zhang J, Troendle J, Sciscione A, Hoffman M. Labor Progression and Risk of Cesarean Delivery in Nulliparous Woman Whose Labor was Electively Induced. Obstet Gynecol 2005; 105: 698-704.
  • Moise K, Dorman K, Lamvu G, Saade G, Fisk N, Dickinson J, Wilson RD, Gagnon A, Belfort M, O’Shaughnessy R, Chitkara U, Hassan S, Johnson A, Sciscione A, Skupski D. A randomized trial of amnioreduction versus septostomy in the treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2005; 193:701-7.
  • Hoffman MK, Sciscione A. Sepsis and multisystem organ failure in a woman attempting interval delivery in a triplet pregnancy: a case report. [Case Reports. Journal Article] JRM 2004;49(5):387-8.

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