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Overview

Brian M. Mercer is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Mercer's main fields of study include:

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Their work covers various research topics, such as:

  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Pregnancy and Preeclampsia Studies
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis

Some of the recent papers featuring their research contributions include:

  • Clinical Implications of Universal Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Testing in Pregnancy, 2020, Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Evaluation of Hypoglycemia in Neonates of Women at Risk for Late Preterm Delivery: An Antenatal Late Preterm Steroids Trial Cohort Study, 2021, American Journal of Perinatology
  • Effect of Thyroxine Therapy on Depressive Symptoms Among Women With Subclinical Hypothyroidism, 2020, Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • High-Dose Compared With Standard-Dose Oxytocin Regimens to Augment Labor in Nulliparous Women, 2021, Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Intrapartum Resuscitation Interventions for Category II Fetal Heart Rate Tracings and Improvement to Category I, 2021, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Mercer include:

  • John M. Thorp
  • Michael W. Varner
  • Yoram Sorokin
  • Dwight J. Rouse
  • Ronald J. Wapner

Mercer has published extensively in several venues, with notable contributions in:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • American Journal of Perinatology
  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

In addition to articles, Mercer has authored a book titled Understanding High-Risk Pregnancy, expected to be published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2025.

Best Publications

  • The Length of the Cervix and the Risk of Spontaneous Premature Delivery

    Jay D. Iams;Robert L. Goldenberg;Paul J. Meis;Brian M. Mercer

  • Maternal morbidity and mortality in 442 pregnancies with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP syndrome)

    Bahaeddine M Sibai;Mohammed K. Ramadan;Ihab Usta;Mostafa Salama

  • Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes

    Brian M. Mercer

  • The influence of obesity and diabetes on the prevalence of macrosomia.

    Hugh M. Ehrenberg;Brian M. Mercer;Patrick M. Catalano

  • Preventing the First Cesarean Delivery: Summary of a Joint Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Workshop

    C.Y. Spong;V. Berghella;K.D. Wenstrom;B.M. Mercer

  • ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY FOR REDUCTION OF INFANT MORBIDITY AFTER PRETERM PREMATURE RUPTURE OF THE MEMBRANES : A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

    B. M. Mercer;M. Miodovnik;G. R. Thurnau;R. L. Goldenberg

  • 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

  • The preterm prediction study: the value of new vs standard risk factors in predicting early and all spontaneous preterm births. NICHD MFMU Network.

    R L Goldenberg;J D Iams;B M Mercer;P J Meis

  • Aggressive versus expectant management of severe preeclampsia at 28 to 32 weeks' gestation: A randomized controlled trial

    Baha M. Sibai;Brian M. Mercer;Eyal Schiff;Steven A. Friedman

  • The preterm prediction study: Significance of vaginal infections☆☆☆

    Paul J. Meis;Robert L. Goldenberg;Brian Mercer;Atef Moawad

  • The preterm prediction study: Risk factors for indicated preterm births

    P. J. Meis;R. L. Goldenberg;B. M. Mercer;J. D. Iams

  • Preterm neonatal morbidity and mortality by gestational age: A contemporary cohort

    Tracy A. Manuck;Madeline Murguia Rice;Jennifer L. Bailit;William A. Grobman

  • Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism or Hypothyroxinemia in Pregnancy

    B. M. Casey;E. A. Thom;A. M. Peaceman;M. W. Varner

  • Failure of Metronidazole to Prevent Preterm Delivery among Pregnant Women with Asymptomatic Trichomonas vaginalis Infection

    M. A. Klebanoff;J. C. Carey;J. C. Hauth;S. L. Hillier

  • The preterm prediction study: a clinical risk assessment system.

    B.M. Mercer;R.L. Goldenberg;A. Das;A.H. Moawad

  • Risk Factors and Opportunities for Prevention of Early-onset Neonatal Sepsis: A Multicenter Case-Control Study

    Anne Schuchat;Sara S. Zywicki;Mara J. Dinsmoor;Brian M Mercer

  • Development of a nomogram for prediction of vaginal birth after cesarean delivery.

    William A. Grobman;Yinglei Lai;Mark B. Landon;Catherine Y. Spong

  • The preterm prediction study: Risk factors in twin gestations

    Robert L. Goldenberg;Jay D. Iams;Menachem Miodovnik;J.Peter Van Dorsten

  • The Preterm Prediction Study: Prediction of preterm premature rupture of membranes through clinical findings and ancillary testing

    Brian M. Mercer;Robert L. Goldenberg;Paul J. Meis;Atef H. Moawad

  • The Preterm Prediction Study: association between maternal body mass index and spontaneous and indicated preterm birth.

    Israel Hendler;Robert L. Goldenberg;Brian M. Mercer;Jay D. Iams

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald J. Wapner
Ronald J. Wapner Columbia University
John M. Thorp
John M. Thorp University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jay D. Iams
Jay D. Iams The Ohio State University
Yoram Sorokin
Yoram Sorokin Wayne State University
Dwight J. Rouse
Dwight J. Rouse Brown University
Catherine Y. Spong
Catherine Y. Spong The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Steve N. Caritis
Steve N. Caritis University of Pittsburgh
Menachem Miodovnik
Menachem Miodovnik National Institutes of Health
Michael W. Varner
Michael W. Varner University of Utah
Susan M. Ramin
Susan M. Ramin The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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