Audrey F Saftlas

Biographic Data

ID6080904
NAMEAudrey F Saftlas
GIVEN NAMESAudrey F
FAMILY NAMESaftlas
SIGNATURESAFTLAS A F
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Iowa
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS18
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1992
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
H-INDEX2

  • Physical Activity During Pregnancy and Subsequent Risk of Preeclampsia and Gestational Hypertension: A Case Control Study

    Open AccessCassandra N Spracklen, Kelli K Ryckman et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2016

  • Maternal intention to breast-feed and breast-feeding outcomes in term and preterm infants: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), 2000–2003

    Open AccessTarah T Colaizy, Audrey F Saftlas et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2012

    Objective To determine the effect of intention to breast-feed on short-term breast-feeding outcomes in women delivering term and preterm infants. Design Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) for three states, Ohio, Michigan and Arkansas, during 2000–2003 were analysed. SAS 9·1·3 and SUDAAN 10 statistical software packages were used for analyses. Setting Arkansas, Michigan…

  • Rural Disparity in Domestic Violence Prevalence and Access to Resources

    Open AccessCorinne Peek-Asa, Corinne Peek‐Asa et al.ARTICLEJournal of women's health2011

    OBJECTIVE: Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a significant health issue in the United States and worldwide. The majority of studies on IPV have been conducted in urban populations. The objectives of this study are to determine if prevalence, frequency, and severity of IPV differ by rurality and to identify variance in geographic access to IPV resources. METHODS: A cross-sectional clinic-based survey of 1478 women was conducted to m…

  • Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Among an Abortion Clinic Population

    Audrey F Saftlas, Anne B Wallis et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2010Cited by: 2References: 22

    In this cross-sectional, clinic-based study, we estimated 1-year prevalence of intimate partner violence among 986 patients who had elective abortions. We assessed physical, sexual, and battering intimate partner violence via self-administered, computer-based questionnaires. Overall, physical and sexual intimate partner violence prevalence was 9.9% and 2.5%, respectively; 8.4% of those in a current relationship reported battering. Former partners…

  • Maternal anthropometric factors and risk of primary cesarean delivery

    M J Shepard, Audrey F Saftlas et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1998Cited by: 4References: 15

    OBJECTIVES: This study examined absolute and proportional gestational weight gain and prepregnancy body mass index as predictors of primary cesarean delivery. METHODS: Data were derived from a prospective study of pregnancy outcome risk factors in 2301 women in greater New Haven, Conn, who had singleton deliveries by primary cesarean (n = 312) or vaginal delivery (n = 1989) and for whom height, prepregnancy weight, and weight gain were available.…

  • Trends in obstetric operative procedures, 1980 to 1987

    S Christine Zahniser, Juliette S Kendrick et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1992Cited by: 12References: 19

    OBJECTIVES. Increasing rates of cesarean deliveries have received widespread attention in recent years, as concern in the United States about unnecessary surgical procedures has increased. However, little information has been published on the national trends of other operative obstetric procedures occurring during deliveries. METHODS. We analyzed data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey to examine trends in the use of forceps, vacuum extr…