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National Ranking
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Overview

Robert M. Silver is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research focuses extensively on medicine, with particular expertise in pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

Their scholarly contributions are predominantly situated within the fields of obstetrics and gynecology, public health, environmental and occupational health, clinical psychology, as well as cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. The volume of work indicates a deep involvement in maternal and fetal healthcare research and related sub-disciplines.

The main research topics associated with Robert M. Silver include:

  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Birth, development, and health
  • Maternal and perinatal health interventions
  • Gestational diabetes research and management
  • Maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum
  • Prenatal screening and diagnostics

Their published work appears frequently in several notable venues, including:

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

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Robert M. Silver are:

  • George R. Saade
  • Uma M. Reddy
  • Hyagriv N. Simhan
  • William A. Grobman
  • David M. Haas

Representative recent publications include:

  • Low-dose aspirin for the prevention of preterm delivery in nulliparous women with a singleton pregnancy (ASPIRIN): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 2020, The Lancet
  • Special Report of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Placenta Accreta Spectrum Ultrasound Marker Task Force: Consensus on definition of markers and approach to the ultrasound examination in pregnancies at risk for placenta accreta spectrum, 2020, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Causal Genetic Variants in Stillbirth, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder, 2020, Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Circulating Angiogenic Factor Levels in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, 2022, NEJM Evidence

Best Publications

  • Maternal morbidity associated with multiple repeat cesarean deliveries

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

  • Consensus definition of fetal growth restriction: a Delphi procedure

    S. J. Gordijn;I. M. Beune;B. Thilaganathan;A. Papageorghiou

  • Labor Induction Versus Expectant Management in Low-Risk Nulliparous Women

    William A. Grobman;Madeline M. Rice;Uma M. Reddy;Alan T. N. Tita

  • Optimal Management Strategies for Placenta Accreta

    A.G. Eller;T.F. Porter;P. Soisson;R.M. Silver

  • Stillbirths: recall to action in high-income countries

    Vicki Flenady;Aleena M Wojcieszek;Philippa Middleton;David Ellwood

  • Outcome of treated pregnancies in women with antiphospholipid syndrome: an update of the Utah experience.

    D W Branch;R M Silver;J L Blackwell;J C Reading

  • Maternal Morbidity in Cases of Placenta Accreta Managed by a Multidisciplinary Care Team Compared With Standard Obstetric Care

    A.G. Eller;M.A. Bennett;M. Sharshiner;C. Masheter

  • Abnormal Placentation: Placenta Previa, Vasa Previa, and Placenta Accreta.

    Robert M Silver

  • Causes of death among stillbirths

    Radek Bukowski;Marshall Carpenter;Deborah L Conway;Donald Coustan

  • Evaluation and Management of Women and Newborns with a Maternal Diagnosis of Chorioamnionitis: Summary of a Workshop

    Rosemary D. Higgins;George Saade;Richard A. Polin;William A. Grobman

  • Center of excellence for placenta accreta.

    Robert M. Silver;Karin A. Fox;John R. Barton;Alfred Z. Abuhamad

  • Placenta Praevia and Placenta Accreta: Diagnosis and Management: Green-top Guideline No. 27a.

    Erm Jauniaux;Z Alfirevic;A G Bhide;M A Belfort

  • A multicenter, placebo-controlled pilot study of intravenous immune globulin treatment of antiphospholipid syndrome during pregnancy☆☆☆★

    D.Ware Branch;Alan M. Peaceman;Maurice Druzin;Richard K. Silver

  • Work-up of stillbirth: a review of the evidence.

    Robert M. Silver;Michael W. Varner;Uma Reddy;Robert Goldenberg

  • Placenta Accreta Spectrum

    Robert M Silver;D Ware Branch

  • Clinical practice. Recurrent miscarriage.

    Branch Dw;Gibson M;Silver Rm

  • NIH consensus development conference: diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus.

    James P. Vandorsten;William C. Dodson;Mark A. Espeland;William A. Grobman

  • Placenta Accreta Spectrum.

    Gynecologists

  • FIGO consensus guidelines on placenta accreta spectrum disorders: Epidemiology.

    Figo Placenta Accreta Diag Manag;Eric Jauniaux;Frederic Chantraine;Robert M. Silver

  • Association Between Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

    Francesca L. Facco;Corette B. Parker;Uma M. Reddy;Robert M. Silver

Frequent Co-Authors

George R. Saade
George R. Saade The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Michael W. Varner
Michael W. Varner University of Utah
Ronald J. Wapner
Ronald J. Wapner Columbia University
Robert L. Goldenberg
Robert L. Goldenberg Columbia University
Brian M. Mercer
Brian M. Mercer Case Western Reserve University
William A. Grobman
William A. Grobman Northwestern University
Jay D. Iams
Jay D. Iams The Ohio State University
Barbara J. Stoll
Barbara J. Stoll The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Jean Wactawski-Wende
Jean Wactawski-Wende University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Phyllis C. Zee
Phyllis C. Zee Northwestern University

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