Matthew J. Blitz

ORCID: 0000-0002-5534-6928
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Research Areas
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
  • Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
  • Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
  • Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Pregnancy-related medical research
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Pregnancy and Medication Impact
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy
  • Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Gynecological conditions and treatments
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Ultrasound in Clinical Applications

South Shore Hospital
2020-2025

Hofstra University
2016-2025

Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
2021-2025

Northwell Health
2020-2025

North Shore Diabetes and Endocrine Associates
2024-2025

Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
2018-2024

Cohort (United Kingdom)
2024

North Shore University Hospital
2015-2023

Roche (Switzerland)
2021

Women's Hospital
2020

Early reports indicate that pregnant women are not at an increased risk for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) or a worse course if infection occurs.1Rasmussen S.A. Smulian J.C. Lednicky J.A. Wen T.S. Jamieson D.J. Coronavirus and pregnancy: what obstetricians need to know.Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020; 222: 415-426Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (766) Google Scholar, 2Della Gatta A.N. Rizzo R. Pilu G. Simonazzi COVID19 during systematic review of reported cases.Am ([Epub ahead...

10.1016/j.ajog.2020.05.004 article EN other-oa American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2020-05-07

Abstract Objectives To report our experience with early postpartum discharge to decrease hospital length of stay among low-risk puerperium patients in a large obstetrical service during the COVID-19 pandemic New York. Methods Retrospective analysis all uncomplicated women seven units within health system between December 8th, 2019 and June 20th, 2020. Women were stratified into two groups based on date delivery relation start York (Mid-March 2020); those delivering before or pandemic. We...

10.1515/jpm-2020-0337 article EN other-oa Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2020-08-26

Objective: To identify maternal and peripartum characteristics in twin gestations that are associated with postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) which one or more units of packed red blood cells (PRBCs) were either administered recommended but declined (PPH + PRBC).Methods: This retrospective cohort study evaluated all women who delivered at greater than 23 weeks gestational age a single, tertiary medical center from 2011 to 2016. Patients included if they had documentation estimated loss (EBL)...

10.1080/14767058.2019.1583736 article EN The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2019-03-05

Studies directly comparing preterm birth rates in women with and without severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection are limited. Our objective was to determine whether affected by SARS-CoV-2 within a large integrated health system New York universal testing protocol.This retrospective cohort study evaluated data from seven hospitals City Long Island between March 2020 June 2021, incorporating both the first second waves of disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic USA. All...

10.1111/aogs.14269 article EN cc-by-nc Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica 2021-09-21

BackgroundThe social and physical environments in which people live affect the emergence, prevalence, severity of both infectious noninfectious diseases. There are limited data on how such determinants health, including neighborhood socioeconomic conditions, risk severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection disease 2019 during pregnancy.ObjectiveOur objective was to determine health associated with illness hospitalized pregnant patients New York global pandemic.Study DesignThis...

10.1016/j.ajogmf.2021.100349 article EN other-oa American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2021-03-21

Background/Objectives: According to the American Academy of Pediatrics and College Obstetricians Gynecologists, pregnant people facing periviable delivery should be counseled on expected neonatal outcomes available pregnancy options. The objective this study is evaluate if rates neonatology consultation option counseling for those differ based social vulnerability factors or Social Vulnerability Index (SVI). Methods: This was a retrospective cohort patients who delivered at 22 0/7 weeks 25...

10.3390/jcm14020466 article EN Journal of Clinical Medicine 2025-01-13

Amniocentesis and chorionic villous sampling (CVS) are essential ultrasound‐guided diagnostic procedures in modern obstetrics, but their declining frequency poses challenges for clinician training. We present novel 3‐dimensional (3D)‐printed simulators designed to train practitioners performing these under ultrasound guidance. Our models combine 3D‐printed components with medical gelatin mimic the abdomen pelvis of a pregnant patient. Customizable inserts enable realistic simulated needle...

10.1002/jum.16675 article EN Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine 2025-03-03

Abstract Objectives The objective of this study was to determine whether body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) are associated with severe maternal morbidity (SMM) in twin gestations. Methods This a retrospective cohort all pregnancies delivered at seven hospitals New York from 2019 2023. Multivariable logistic regression modeled the probability SMM as function BMI group, adjusting for excessive GWG, race-ethnicity, obstetric comorbidity index. A total 1,976 gestations were...

10.1515/jpm-2024-0532 article EN cc-by Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2025-03-18

The Environmental Justice Index is a tool released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that quantifies ranks environmental burden social vulnerability of each census tract. Racial ethnic disparities in adverse pregnancy outcomes are well established. relative contributions individual (person-level) (neighborhood-level) risk factors to disease prevalence remain poorly understood.

10.1016/j.xagr.2024.100330 article EN cc-by-nc AJOG Global Reports 2024-02-01

This study aimed to determine whether the lockdown period of initial novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) surge in New York affected gestational weight gain (GWG), newborn birth (BW), and frequency diabetes mellitus (GDM). Maternal outcomes during first wave pandemic were compared with those same timeframe previous 2 years.

10.1055/a-1925-1347 article EN American Journal of Perinatology 2022-08-16

Objectives To differentiate preterm (<37 weeks' gestation) from term (≥37 fetal lungs by using quantitative texture analysis of ultrasound images. Methods This study retrospectively evaluated singleton gestations with valid dating at 20 gestational age (GA) or later between January 2015 and December 2015. Images were obtained Voluson E8 systems (GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI). A region interest was selected in each lung image the level 4 heart chambers an area that appeared most...

10.7863/ultra.16.06069 article EN Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine 2017-03-24

This study aimed to determine the rate of preterm birth (PTB) during hospitalization among women diagnosed with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) between 23 and 37 weeks gestation whether this differs by gestational age at diagnosis infection.Retrospective, cross-sectional all SARS-CoV-2 infection within a large integrated health system from March 13 April 24, 2020. Cases fetal structural malformations detected prior were excluded. Women stratified into two groups...

10.1055/s-0040-1713851 article EN other-oa American Journal of Perinatology 2020-07-02

Abstract Objectives To determine Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (DMER) incidence. Secondary objectives were to describe the symptom profiles and patient characteristics of DMER assess familiarity. Methods A prospective observational study people who initiated breastfeeding after delivery between December 2022 May 2023 at two hospitals in New York. Participants filled out an Initial Survey, assessing prior familiarity, recurring Symptoms Surveys, presence, severity, transiency. Medical...

10.1515/jpm-2024-0299 article EN Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2024-11-30

Objective The objective of this study was to determine the effect, if any, maternal body mass index (BMI) and amniotic fluid (AFI) on accuracy sonographic estimated fetal weight (EFW) at 40 42 weeks' gestation. Methods This a retrospective cohort singleton gestations with ultrasound performed weeks from 2010 2013. In study, patients documented BMI EFW AFI, concurrently, within 7 days delivery were included. Chronic medical conditions anomalies excluded study. primary variable interest rate...

10.1055/s-0037-1618588 article EN American Journal of Perinatology 2018-01-10
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