Stacy Beck

Publications (2)5.54 Total impact

• Article: The worldwide incidence of preterm birth: a systematic review of maternal mortality and morbidity.

  Stacy Beck, Daniel Wojdyla, Lale Say, Ana Pilar Betran, Mario Merialdi, Jennifer Harris Requejo, Craig Rubens, Ramkumar Menon, Paul F A Van Look
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  ABSTRACT: To analyse preterm birth rates worldwide to assess the incidence of this public health problem, map the regional distribution of preterm births and gain insight into existing assessment strategies. Data on preterm birth rates worldwide were extracted during a previous systematic review of published and unpublished data on maternal mortality and morbidity reported between 1997 and 2002. Those data were supplemented through a complementary search covering the period 2003-2007. Region-specific multiple regression models were used to estimate the preterm birth rates for countries with no data. We estimated that in 2005, 12.9 million births, or 9.6% of all births worldwide, were preterm. Approximately 11 million (85%) of these preterm births were concentrated in Africa and Asia, while about 0.5 million occurred in each of Europe and North America (excluding Mexico) and 0.9 million in Latin America and the Caribbean. The highest rates of preterm birth were in Africa and North America (11.9% and 10.6% of all births, respectively), and the lowest were in Europe (6.2%). Preterm birth is an important perinatal health problem across the globe. Developing countries, especially those in Africa and southern Asia, incur the highest burden in terms of absolute numbers, although a high rate is also observed in North America. A better understanding of the causes of preterm birth and improved estimates of the incidence of preterm birth at the country level are needed to improve access to effective obstetric and neonatal care.
  Bulletin of the World Health Organisation 01/2010; 88(1):31-8. · 4.64 Impact Factor
• Article: Augmentation vaginoplasty of colonic neovagina stricture using oral mucosa graft.

  Meghan B Oakes, Stacy Beck, Yolanda R Smith, Elisabeth H Quint, John M Park
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  ABSTRACT: Vaginal reconstruction is performed for a variety of congenital and acquired anomalies, and several techniques have been described. Conventional neovaginal reconstructions typically involve skin grafts or vascularized intestinal segments. Oral mucosa has been used successfully in urethral reconstruction, and several long-term studies have demonstrated its surgical versatility and durability. Here we present the successful use of an oral mucosal graft in the surgical treatment of a strictured, colonic neovagina in a 19-year-old, 46XX female with cloacal exstrophy. Though the literature contains reports of oral mucosal grafts in primary gynecologic surgeries, this is the first report describing the use of buccal mucosa for a secondary, neovagina reconstruction. Based on the outcome of our case, we conclude that oral mucosa is a promising graft material suitable for vaginal reconstructions.
  Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology 08/2009; 23(1):e39-42. · 0.90 Impact Factor