Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern Medical School
Medical Genetics
Dr. Kenneth J. Leveno, MD
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Doctor Kenneth J. Leveno, MD works in the field of Medical Genetics. He attended Creighton University School of Medicine. Creighton University School of Medicine is ranked 79 in research and 78 in primary care medicine He received awards:"Fellow (FACOG)". Kenneth Leveno has written publications. He has 95 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'The impact of ambient operating room temperature on neonatal and maternal hypothermia and associated morbidities: a randomized controlled trial.'
Publications
- The impact of ambient operating room temperature on neonatal and maternal hypothermia and associated morbidities: a randomized controlled trial.
- Second Stage Labor: How long is too long?
- Relation between Birth Weight and Weight and Height at the Age of 2 in Children Born Preterm.
- Morbidly adherent placenta treatments and outcomes.
- Active Warming during Cesarean Delivery: Should We SCIP It?
- Neuraxial analgesia effects on labour progression: facts, fallacies, uncertainties and the future.
- Does the presence of a condition-specific obstetric protocol lead to detectable improvements in pregnancy outcomes?
- Laboratory abnormalities in pregnancy-associated hypertension: frequency and association with pregnancy outcomes.
- A Randomized Control Trial of Bupivacaine and Fentanyl versus Fentanyl-only for Epidural Analgesia during the Second Stage of Labor.
- Effect of Magnesium Sulfate Administration for Neuroprotection on Latency in Women with Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes.
- A revised birth weight reference for the United States.
- Non-medically indicated induction vs. expectant management in term nulliparas.
- The Association of Cord Serum Cytokines with Neurodevelopmental Outcomes.
- Does Preeclampsia Involve the Pancreas?, A report of original research.
- Frequency of and factors associated with severe maternal morbidity.
- Response to Letter-to-the-Editor: Placental pathology suggesting that preeclampsia is more than one disease.
- Can differences in obstetric outcomes be explained by differences in the care provided? The MFMU Network APEX Study.
- Obstetric Antecedents to Body Cooling Treatment of the Newborn Infant.
- Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes among Women with Prior Spontaneous or Induced Abortions.
- Umbilical Cord Serum Interleukin-6, C-Reactive Protein, and Myeloperoxidase Concentrations at Birth and Association with Neonatal Morbidities and Long-Term Neurodevelo...
- A Randomized Trial of the Effects of Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Epidural-Related Fever in Labor.
- Placental Pathology Implicating That Preeclampsia Is More Than One Disease.
- Progression of major depression during pregnancy and postpartum: a preliminary study.
- Adherence to criteria for transvaginal ultrasound imaging and measurement of cervical length.
- Relationship of the length of the first stage of labor to the length of the second stage.
- Activity restriction among women with a short cervix.
- Endoanal ultrasound for detection of sphincter defects following childbirth.
- A Prospective Study of Postpartum Depression in 17,648 Parturients.
- Cost-effectiveness of trial of labor after previous cesarean in a minimally biased cohort.
- An analysis of second-stage labor beyond 3 hours in nulliparous women.
- Defining uterine tachysystole: how much is too much?
- A randomized trial of birthing with and without stirrups.
- Neonatal Effects of Magnesium Sulfate Given to the Mother.
- An Immunologic Basis for Placental Insufficiency in Fetal Growth Restriction.
- Calculated Blood Loss in Severe Obstetric Hemorrhage and Its Relation to Body Mass Index.
- The diagnosis and natural history of false preterm labor.
- Oral misoprostol for labor augmentation: a randomized controlled trial.
- Clinical significance of borderline amniotic fluid index and oligohydramnios in preterm pregnancy.
- Urodynamic indices and pelvic organ prolapse quantification 3 months after vaginal delivery in primiparous women.
- A dose-finding study of oral misoprostol for labor augmentation.
- Maternal and neonatal outcomes of repeat cesarean delivery in women with a prior classical versus low transverse uterine incision.
- Maternal serum interleukin-6, C-reactive protein, and matrix metalloproteinase-9 concentrations as risk factors for preterm birth <32 weeks and adverse neonatal out...
- Ultrasonographic cervical length and risk of hemorrhage in pregnancies with placenta previa.
- Pregnancy outcomes after orthopedic trauma.
- Loop electrosurgical excision procedure and risk of preterm birth.
- Effects of magnesium sulfate on preterm fetal cerebral blood flow using Doppler analysis: a randomized controlled trial.
- Does information available at admission for delivery improve prediction of vaginal birth after cesarean?
- Weekly compared with daily blood glucose monitoring in women with diet-treated gestational diabetes.
- Whole blood in the management of hypovolemia due to obstetric hemorrhage.
- The prognosis for spontaneous labor in women with uncomplicated term pregnancies: implications for cesarean delivery on maternal request.
- Decreased preterm births in an inner-city public hospital.
- Timing of elective repeat cesarean delivery at term and neonatal outcomes.
- Can a prediction model for vaginal birth after cesarean also predict the probability of morbidity related to a trial of labor?
- Salivary progesterone and estriol among pregnant women treated with 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate or placebo.
- Cesarean delivery for the second twin.
- Rising cesarean delivery and preterm birth rates: are they related?
- Diet-treated gestational diabetes mellitus: comparison of early vs routine diagnosis.
- Predicting macrosomia.
- Neonatal mortality and morbidity rates in late preterm births compared with births at term.
- Uterine contractions preceding labor.
- Perinatal significance of isolated maternal hypothyroxinemia identified in the first half of pregnancy.
- Outcomes of induction of labor after one prior cesarean.
- Thyroid disease in pregnancy.
- Optimizing care and outcome for late-preterm (near-term) infants: a summary of the workshop sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
- Subclinical hyperthyroidism and pregnancy outcomes.
- A randomized trial of coached versus uncoached maternal pushing during the second stage of labor.
- Magnetic resonance imaging pelvimetry and the prediction of labor dystocia.
- Thyroid-stimulating hormone in singleton and twin pregnancy: importance of gestational age-specific reference ranges.
- Does progesterone treatment influence risk factors for recurrent preterm delivery?
- Hospitalization for women with arrested preterm labor: a randomized trial.
- A prospective observational study of domestic violence during pregnancy.
- Obstetric antecedents for postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction.
- Subclinical hypothyroidism and pregnancy outcomes.
- The significance of antiphospholipid antibodies in pregnant women with chronic hypertension.
- A hospital-sponsored quality improvement study of pain management after cesarean delivery.
- Timing of birth after spontaneous onset of labor.
- Labor analgesia and cesarean delivery: an individual patient meta-analysis of nulliparous women.
- A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of corticosteroids for hyperemesis due to pregnancy.
- Regional analgesia and progress of labor.
- Asthma morbidity during pregnancy can be predicted by severity classification.
- A comparison of the effects of epidural and meperidine analgesia during labor on fetal heart rate.
- Recurrence of mild malformations and dysplasias.
- Homocysteine plasma concentration levels for the prediction of preeclampsia in women with chronic hypertension.
- Ruptured membranes at term: randomized, double-blind trial of oral misoprostol for labor induction.
- Early pregnancy threshold vaginal pH and Gram stain scores predictive of subsequent preterm birth in asymptomatic women.
- Corticosteroid use in special circumstances: preterm ruptured membranes, hypertension, fetal growth restriction, multiple fetuses.
- Inhibin-A and superimposed preeclampsia in women with chronic hypertension.
- Maternal diabetes mellitus and infant malformations.
- Inhibin-A levels and severity of hypertensive disorders due to pregnancy.
- Epidural analgesia lengthens the Friedman active phase of labor.
- Prevention of neonatal group B streptococcal disease: A combined intrapartum and neonatal protocol.
- Cesarean delivery: a randomized trial of epidural analgesia versus intravenous meperidine analgesia during labor in nulliparous women.
- Umbilical vein interleukin-6 levels correlate with the severity of placental inflammation and gestational age.
- Haptoglobin phenotype, preeclampsia risk and the efficacy of vitamin C and e supplementation to prevent preeclampsia in a racially diverse population.
Schools
Creighton University School Of Medicine
Creighton School Med
St Joseph Hospital
University Tex Sw
Doctors Specialties
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Medical Genetics
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Blue Card PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Choice Care PPO
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Options PPO
Awards
- Fellow (FACOG)
Education
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St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center -
Creighton University -
Creighton University School of Medicine
Hospital
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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