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John M. Thorp is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a particular concentration in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Obstetrics and Gynecology. Additional areas of study include Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their work covers several main topics related to maternal and child health, including:

  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care

Thorp has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • UNC Libraries
  • American Journal of Perinatology
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

They have collaborated extensively with other researchers, often co-authoring papers with:

  • Dwight J. Rouse
  • Ronald J. Wapner
  • Michael W. Varner
  • George R. Saade
  • Yoram Sorokin

Representative recent publications by Thorp include:

  • Association of SARS-CoV-2 Infection With Serious Maternal Morbidity and Mortality From Obstetric Complications, 2022, JAMA
  • Prediction of vaginal birth after cesarean delivery in term gestations: a calculator without race and ethnicity, 2021, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Tranexamic Acid to Prevent Obstetrical Hemorrhage after Cesarean Delivery, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Race, the Vaginal Microbiome, and Spontaneous Preterm Birth, 2022, mSystems
  • Health resource utilization of labor induction versus expectant management, 2020, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Best Publications

  • A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes

    M.B. Landon;C.Y. Spong;E. Thom;M.W. Carpenter

  • Maternal morbidity associated with multiple repeat cesarean deliveries

    Robert M. Silver;Mark B. Landon;Dwight J. Rouse;Kenneth J. Leveno

  • Prevention of recurrent preterm delivery by 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate

    Paul J. Meis;Mark Klebanoff;Elizabeth Thom;Mitchell P. Dombrowski

  • Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With a Trial of Labor After Prior Cesarean Delivery

    Mark B. Landon;John C. Hauth;Kenneth J. Leveno;Catherine Y. Spong

  • Timing of Elective Repeat Cesarean Delivery at Term and Neonatal Outcomes

    Alan T N Tita;Mark B. Landon;Catherine Y. Spong;Yinglei Lai

  • Antenatal Betamethasone for Women at Risk for Late Preterm Delivery

    C. Gyamfi-Bannerman;E. A. Thom;S. C. Blackwell;A. T N Tita

  • A randomized, controlled trial of magnesium sulfate for the prevention of cerebral palsy

    Dwight J. Rouse;Deborah G. Hirtz;Elizabeth Thom;Michael W. Varner

  • Outcomes of routine episiotomy: a systematic review.

    Katherine Hartmann;Meera Viswanathan;Rachel Palmieri;Gerald Gartlehner

  • The MFMU Cesarean Registry: Factors affecting the success of trial of labor after previous cesarean delivery

    Mark B. Landon;Sharon Leindecker;Catherine Y. Spong;John C. Hauth

  • Comparison of pregnancy dating by last menstrual period, ultrasound scanning, and their combination.

    David A. Savitz;James W. Terry;Nancy Dole;John M. Thorp

  • Vitamins C and E to prevent complications of pregnancy-associated hypertension

    James M. Roberts;Leslie Myatt;Catherine Y. Spong;Elizabeth A. Thom

  • Epidemiologic characteristics of preterm delivery: etiologic heterogeneity.

    David A. Savitz;Cheryl A. Blackmore;John M. Thorp

  • 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

  • Fetal fibronectin as a predictor of preterm birth in patients with symptoms: a multicenter trial.

    A. M. Peaceman;W. W. Andrews;J. M. Thorp;S. P. Cliver

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

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

  • A trial of 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate to prevent prematurity in twins.

    Dwight J. Rouse;Steve N. Caritis;Alan M. Peaceman;Anthony Sciscione

  • Long-Term Outcomes After Repeat Doses of Antenatal Corticosteroids

    Ronald J. Wapner;Yoram Sorokin;Lisa Mele;Francee Johnson

  • Prevalence of Low Sexual Desire and Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Women

    Suzanne L. West;Aimee A. D’Aloisio;Robert P. Agans;William D. Kalsbeek

  • Antenatal betamethasone for women at risk for late preterm delivery

    Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman;Elizabeth A. Thom;Sean C. Blackwell;Alan T N Tita

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald J. Wapner
Ronald J. Wapner Columbia University
Dwight J. Rouse
Dwight J. Rouse Brown University
Brian M. Mercer
Brian M. Mercer Case Western Reserve University
Yoram Sorokin
Yoram Sorokin Wayne State University
Michael W. Varner
Michael W. Varner University of Utah
Catherine Y. Spong
Catherine Y. Spong The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Susan M. Ramin
Susan M. Ramin The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Steve N. Caritis
Steve N. Caritis University of Pittsburgh
George R. Saade
George R. Saade The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Jay D. Iams
Jay D. Iams The Ohio State University

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