Haywood Laverne Brown | Scholars@Duke

Haywood Laverne Brown
F. Bayard Carter Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research focus is on health disparities as related to perinatal outcomes. Specific focus on the epidemiology of preterm delivery, infant and maternal mortality. Other research focus is on medical co-morbidities such as hypertension and cardiovascular conditions and the impact on pregnancy.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

F. Bayard Carter Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2018
Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2018
Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2004

Contact Information

203 Baker House, Durham, NC 27710
Box 3084 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
haywood.brown@duke.edu (919) 668-3948

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics And Gynecology, Emory University 1982 - 1984
- Internship and Residency, Obstetrics And Gynecology, University of Tennessee at Knoxville 1978 - 1982
- M.D., Wake Forest University 1978
- B.S., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University 1974
Duke Appointment History
- Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2002 - 2018
- Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Science Departments 2002 - 2016
Recognition
In the News
- MAR 21, 2014 TIME WARNER CABLE NEWS
  
  Dr. Haywood Brown comments: Planned Parenthood prepared to comply with any new regulations
Research
Selected Grants
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening in Pregnant Women with Chronic Hypertension awarded by Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology 2017 - 2019
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Conference Papers
  - Conry, JA, and Brown, H. "Well-Woman Task Force: Components of the Well-Woman Visit." October 2015. Full Text
- Journal Articles
  - Howell, EA, Brown, H, Brumley, J, Bryant, AS, Caughey, AB, Cornell, AM, Grant, JH, Gregory, KD, Gullo, SM, Kozhimannil, KB, Mhyre, JM, Toledo, P, D'Oria, R, Ngoh, M, and Grobman, WA. "Reduction of Peripartum Racial and Ethnic Disparities: A Conceptual Framework and Maternal Safety Consensus Bundle." Journal of Midwifery & Women'S Health 63, no. 3 (May 2018): 366-376. Full Text
  - Howell, EA, Brown, H, Brumley, J, Bryant, AS, Caughey, AB, Cornell, AM, Grant, JH, Gregory, KD, Gullo, SM, Kozhimannil, KB, Mhyre, JM, Toledo, P, D’Oria, R, Ngoh, M, and Grobman, WA. "Reduction of Peripartum Racial and Ethnic Disparities: A Conceptual Framework and Maternal Safety Consensus Bundle." Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 47, no. 3 (May 2018): 275-289. Full Text
  - Moroz, L, Riley, LE, D'Alton, M, Brown, HL, Davis, AR, Foley, M, Graves, CR, Sheffield, JS, Zerden, ML, and Bryant, AS. "SMFM Special Report: Putting the "M" back in MFM: Addressing education about disparities in maternal outcomes and care." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 218, no. 2 (February 2018): B2-B8. Full Text
  - Mundy, LR, Homa, K, Klassen, AF, Pusic, AL, and Kerrigan, CL. "Reply: Breast Cancer and Reconstruction: Normative Data for Interpreting the BREAST-Q." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 141, no. 1 (January 2018): 181e-182e. Full Text
  - Brown, HL, Smith, M, Beasley, Y, Conard, T, Musselman, AL, and Caine, VA. "Infant Mortality Lessons Learned from a Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program." Maternal and child health journal 21, no. Suppl 1 (December 2017): 107-113. Full Text
  - Brown, HL. "Providers' Familiarity with Guidelines for Weight Gain During Pregnancy Impacts Counseling and Compliance in Obese Women." Journal of women's health (2002) 26, no. 11 (November 2017): 1139-1140. Full Text
  - Brown, HL. "Quality and Safety in Obstetrics and Gynecology." Clinical obstetrics and gynecology (October 5, 2017). Full Text
  - Brown, HL. "Trends in Obstetrician-Gynecologist Visits." Obstetrics and gynecology 130, no. 4 (October 2017): 675-676. Full Text
  - Iriye, BK, Gregory, KD, Saade, GR, Grobman, WA, and Brown, HL. "Quality measures in high-risk pregnancies: Executive Summary of a Cooperative Workshop of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists." American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 217, no. 4 (October 2017): B2-B25. Full Text
  - Small, MJ, Allen, TK, and Brown, HL. "Global disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality." Seminars in Perinatology 41, no. 5 (August 2017): 318-322. (Review) Full Text
  - Brown, HL. "Medical and Surgical Innovations in Health Care." Obstetrics & Gynecology 130, no. 1 (July 2017): 1-4. Full Text
  - Brown, HL, and Divenere, L. "The poor will always be with us, and they want and need healthcare." Contemporary Ob/Gyn 2017, no. APRIL (April 1, 2017).
  - Mann, S, McKay, K, and Brown, H. "The Maternal Health Compact." The New England journal of medicine 376, no. 14 (April 2017): 1304-1305. Full Text
  - Brown, H, Okeyo, S, Mabeya, H, Wilkinson, J, and Schmitt, J. "The Bakri tamponade balloon as an adjunct treatment for refractory postpartum hemorrhage." International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 135, no. 3 (December 2016): 276-280. Full Text
  - Moaddab, A, Dildy, GA, Brown, HL, Bateni, ZH, Belfort, MA, Sangi-Haghpeykar, H, and Clark, SL. "Health Care Disparity and State-Specific Pregnancy-Related Mortality in the United States, 2005-2014." Obstetrics and Gynecology 128, no. 4 (October 2016): 869-875. Full Text
  - Brown, HL, Harris, B, and Grotegut, CA. "Seatbelt use during pregnancy." The American journal of emergency medicine 34, no. 2 (February 2016): 326-328. (Letter) Full Text
  - Brown, HL. "Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy." Contemporary Ob/Gyn 61, no. 4 (January 1, 2016): 48-50.
  - Grotegut, CA, Chisholm, CA, Johnson, LNC, Brown, HL, Heine, RP, and James, AH. "Correction: Medical and Obstetric Complications among Pregnant Women Aged 45 and Older." PloS one 11, no. 3 (January 2016): e0151307-. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Smrtka, MP, Gunatilake, RP, Harris, B, Yu, M, Lan, L, Brancazio, LR, Valea, FA, Grotegut, CA, and Brown, HL. "Increase in Cesarean Operative Time Following Institution of the 80-Hour Workweek." Journal of Graduate Medical Education 7, no. 3 (September 2015): 369-375. Full Text
  - Brown, HL. "Balancing cost and benefit in antepartum fetal surveillance." Contemporary Ob/Gyn 60, no. 2 (January 1, 2015): 42-44.
  - Brown, HL. "GDM: Focus on decreasing morbidity." Contemporary Ob/Gyn 59, no. 7 (January 1, 2014): 7-9.
  - Grotegut, CA, Chisholm, CA, Johnson, LNC, Brown, HL, Heine, RP, and James, AH. "Medical and obstetric complications among pregnant women aged 45 and older." PloS one 9, no. 4 (January 2014): e96237-. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Kraus, DM, Feng, L, Heine, RP, Brown, HL, Caron, KM, Murtha, AP, and Grotegut, CA. "Cigarette smoke-induced placental adrenomedullin expression and trophoblast cell invasion." Reprod Sci 21, no. 1 (January 2014): 63-71. Full Text Link to Item
  - Ahmadzia, HK, Heine, RP, and Brown, HL. "GBS screening: An update on guidelines and methods." Contemporary Ob/Gyn 58, no. 7 (December 1, 2013): 40-46.
  - Brown, HL, Smith, M, and Beasley, Y. "The life course theory: Are public health programs the answer to racial disparities in prematurity and infant mortality?." Contemporary Ob/Gyn 58, no. 9 (December 1, 2013).
  - Gunatilake, RP, Smrtka, MP, Harris, B, Kraus, DM, Small, MJ, Grotegut, CA, and Brown, HL. "Predictors of failed trial of labor among women with an extremely obese body mass index." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 209, no. 6 (December 1, 2013). Full Text
  - Gunatilake, RP, Smrtka, MP, Harris, B, Kraus, DM, Small, MJ, Grotegut, CA, and Brown, HL. "Predictors of failed trial of labor among women with an extremely obese body mass index." Am J Obstet Gynecol 209, no. 6 (December 2013): 562.e1-562.e5. Full Text Link to Item
  - Luley, T, Fitzpatrick, CB, Grotegut, CA, Hocker, MB, Myers, ER, and Brown, HL. "Perinatal implications of motor vehicle accident trauma during pregnancy: identifying populations at risk." Am J Obstet Gynecol 208, no. 6 (June 2013): 466.e1-466.e5. Full Text Link to Item
  - Liu, Y, Hoyo, C, Murphy, S, Huang, Z, Overcash, F, Thompson, J, Brown, H, and Murtha, AP. "DNA methylation at imprint regulatory regions in preterm birth and infection." Am J Obstet Gynecol 208, no. 5 (May 2013): 395.e1-395.e7. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, and Graves, CR. "Smoking and marijuana use in pregnancy." Clin Obstet Gynecol 56, no. 1 (March 2013): 107-113. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Carr, A, Kershaw, T, Brown, H, Allen, T, and Small, M. "Hypertensive disease in pregnancy: An examination of ethnic differences and the Hispanic paradox." Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 6, no. 1 (2013): 11-15. Full Text
  - D'Alton, ME, Bonanno, CA, Berkowitz, RL, Brown, HL, Copel, JA, Cunningham, FG, Garite, TJ, III, LCG, Grobman, WA, Hankins, GDV, Hauth, JC, Iriye, BK, Macones, GA, Jr, JNM, Martin, SR, Menard, MK, O'Keefe, DF, Pacheco, LD, Riley, LE, Saade, GR, and Spong, CY. "Putting the "m" back in maternal-fetal medicine." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 208, no. 6 (2013): 442-448. Full Text
  - Liu, Y, Hoyo, C, Murphy, S, Huang, Z, Overcash, F, Thompson, J, Brown, H, and Murtha, AP. "DNA methylation at imprint regulatory regions in preterm birth and infection." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 208, no. 5 (2013): 395.e1-395.e7. Full Text
  - Luley, T, Fitzpatrick, CB, Grotegut, CA, Hocker, MB, Myers, ER, and Brown, HL. "Perinatal implications of motor vehicle accident trauma during pregnancy: Identifying populations at risk." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 208, no. 6 (2013): 466.e1-466.e5. Full Text
  - Brown, HL. "Informing the patient and the community about the implications of primary cesarean." Semin Perinatol 36, no. 5 (October 2012): 403-406. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Fortner, KB, Fitzpatrick, CB, Grotegut, CA, Swamy, GK, Murtha, AP, Heine, RP, and Brown, HL. "Cervical dilation as a predictor of pregnancy outcome following emergency cerclage." J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 25, no. 10 (October 2012): 1884-1888. Full Text Link to Item
  - Beiswenger, TR, Feng, L, Brown, HL, Heine, RP, Murtha, AP, and Grotegut, CA. "The effect of cigarette smoke extract on trophoblast cell viability and migration: the role of adrenomedullin." Reprod Sci 19, no. 5 (May 2012): 526-533. Full Text Link to Item
  - Small, MJ, James, AH, Kershaw, T, Thames, B, Gunatilake, R, and Brown, H. "Near-miss maternal mortality: cardiac dysfunction as the principal cause of obstetric intensive care unit admissions." Obstet Gynecol 119, no. 2 Pt 1 (February 2012): 250-255. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brown, H, and Small, M. "The Role of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Subspecialist in Review and Prevention of Maternal Deaths." Seminars in Perinatology 36, no. 1 (2012): 27-30. Full Text
  - Brown, HL. "Obstetricians' role critical in increasing patients' access to cord blood." Contemporary Ob/Gyn 57, no. 7 (2012): 10-11.
  - Caine, VA, Smith, M, Beasley, Y, and Brown, HL. "The impact of prenatal education on behavioral changes toward breast feeding and smoking cessation in a healthy start population." Journal of the National Medical Association 104, no. 5-6 (2012): 258-264.
  - D'Alton, ME, Bonanno, CA, Berkowitz, RL, Brown, HL, Copel, JA, Cunningham, FG, Garite, TJ, III, LCG, Grobman, WA, Hankins, GDV, and al, E. "Putting the "M" back in maternal-fetal medicine." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2012). Full Text
  - Brown, HL, Small, M, Taylor, YJ, Chireau, M, and Howard, DL. "Near miss maternal mortality in a multiethnic population." Ann Epidemiol 21, no. 2 (February 2011): 73-77. Full Text Link to Item
  - Simpson, JL, Shulman, LP, Brown, H, and Holzgreve, W. "Preventing folic acid deficiency in women of childbearing age." Giornale Italiano di Ostetricia e Ginecologia 33, no. 4 (2011): 173-177.
  - Anum, EA, Brown, HL, and Strauss, JF. "Health disparities in risk for cervical insufficiency." Human Reproduction (Oxford, England) 25, no. 11 (November 2010): 2894-2900. Full Text
  - Behera, MA, Leong, M, Johnson, L, and Brown, H. "Eligibility and accessibility of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) for the treatment of uterine leiomyomas." Fertil Steril 94, no. 5 (October 2010): 1864-1868. Full Text Link to Item
  - Grotegut, CA, Moore, NL, Reddick, KL, Canzoneri, BJ, Boyd, BK, and Brown, HL. "Cervicovaginal fistula presenting during miscarriage." Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 36, no. 1 (July 2010): 112-114. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, and Hiett, AK. "Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in pregnancy: diagnosis, complications, and management." Clin Obstet Gynecol 53, no. 2 (June 2010): 345-359. Full Text Link to Item
  - Artal, R, Lockwood, CJ, and Brown, HL. "Weight gain recommendations in pregnancy and the obesity epidemic." Obstetrics and Gynecology 115, no. 1 (2010): 152-155. Full Text
  - Simpson, JL, Shulman, LP, Brown, H, and Holzgreve, W. "Closing the folate gap in reproductive-age women." Contemporary Ob/Gyn 55, no. 12 (2010): 34-36+39-40-.
  - Taran, FA, Brown, HL, and Stewart, EA. "Racial diversity in uterine leiomyoma clinical studies." Fertility and Sterility 94, no. 4 (2010): 1500-1503. Full Text
  - Brown, HL. "Preconceptional considerations and counseling for the infertile couple." N C Med J 70, no. 5 (September 2009): 463-465. Link to Item
  - Brown, HL. "Trauma in pregnancy." Obstet Gynecol 114, no. 1 (July 2009): 147-160. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brown, HL. "Air embolism during pregnancy." Obstet Gynecol 111, no. 2 Pt 2 (February 2008): 481-482. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, and McDaniel, ML. "A review of the implications and impact of pregnancy on sexual function." Current Sexual Health Reports 5, no. 1 (2008): 51-55. Full Text
  - Rumchev, K, Spickett, JT, Brown, HL, and Mkhweli, B. "Indoor air pollution from biomass combustion and respiratory symptoms of women and children in a Zimbabwean village." Indoor Air 17, no. 6 (December 2007): 468-474. Full Text Link to Item
  - Liao, SM, Goldschmidt-Clermont, PJ, Sugarman, J, and Working Group on Ethics of Progenitor Cell-based Strategies for Disease Prevention, . "Ethical and policy issues relating to progenitor-cell-based strategies for prevention of atherosclerosis." J Med Ethics 33, no. 11 (November 2007): 643-646. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, Chireau, MV, Jallah, Y, and Howard, D. "The "Hispanic paradox": an investigation of racial disparity in pregnancy outcomes at a tertiary care medical center." Am J Obstet Gynecol 197, no. 2 (August 2007): 197.e1-197.e7. Full Text Link to Item
  - Bobal, AM, Brown, HL, Hartman, TL, Magee, M, and Schmidt, CM. "Navigating the US health care system: a video guide for immigrant and diverse populations." J Med Libr Assoc 95, no. 3 (July 2007): 286-289. Full Text Link to Item
  - James, AH, Grotegut, CA, Brancazio, LR, and Brown, H. "Thromboembolism in pregnancy: recurrence and its prevention." Semin Perinatol 31, no. 3 (June 2007): 167-175. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, and Boyd, BK. "Double occupancy." Am J Obstet Gynecol 196, no. 2 (February 2007): 191.e1-191.e2. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brown, HLD, Cherbas, L, Cherbas, P, and Truman, JW. "Use of time-lapse imaging and dominant negative receptors to dissect the steroid receptor control of neuronal remodeling in Drosophila." Development 133, no. 2 (January 2006): 275-285. Full Text Link to Item
  - Berg, CJ, Harper, MA, Atkinson, SM, Bell, EA, Brown, HL, Hage, ML, Mitra, AG, Moise, KJ, and Callaghan, WM. "Preventability of pregnancy-related deaths: results of a state-wide review." Obstetrics and Gynecology 106, no. 6 (December 2005): 1228-1234. (Review) Full Text
  - Blanchard, MH, Autry, AM, Brown, HL, Musich, JR, Kaufman, L, Wells, DR, Stager, RD, Swanson, JL, Lund, KJ, Wiper, DW, and Bailit, JL. "A multicenter study to determine motivating factors for residents pursuing obstetrics and gynecology." Am J Obstet Gynecol 193, no. 5 (November 2005): 1835-1841. Full Text Link to Item
  - Milicic, A, Price, DA, Zimbwa, P, Booth, BL, Brown, HL, Easterbrook, PJ, Olsen, K, Robinson, N, Gileadi, U, Sewell, AK, Cerundolo, V, and Phillips, RE. "CD8+ T cell epitope-flanking mutations disrupt proteasomal processing of HIV-1 Nef." J Immunol 175, no. 7 (October 1, 2005): 4618-4626. Link to Item
  - Scriba, TJ, Zhang, H-T, Brown, HL, Oxenius, A, Tamm, N, Fidler, S, Fox, J, Weber, JN, Klenerman, P, Day, CL, Lucas, M, and Phillips, RE. "HIV-1-specific CD4+ T lymphocyte turnover and activation increase upon viral rebound." The Journal of Clinical Investigation 115, no. 2 (February 2005): 443-450. Full Text
  - Byrne, FR, Morony, S, Warmington, K, Geng, Z, Brown, HL, Flores, SA, Fiorino, M, Yin, SL, Hill, D, Porkess, V, Duryea, D, Pretorius, JK, Adamu, S, Manoukian, R, Danilenko, DM, Sarosi, I, Lacey, DL, Kostenuik, PJ, and Senaldi, G. "CD4+CD45RBHi T cell transfer induced colitis in mice is accompanied by osteopenia which is treatable with recombinant human osteoprotegerin." Gut 54, no. 1 (January 2005): 78-86. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, Fuller, DD, Jasper, LT, Davis, TE, and Wright, JD. "Clinical evaluation of affirm VPIII in the detection and identification of Trichomonas vaginalis, Gardnerella vaginalis, and Candida species in vaginitis/vaginosis." Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 12, no. 1 (2004): 17-21. Full Text Link to Item
  - Winer-Muram, HT, Boone, JM, Brown, HL, Jennings, SG, Mabie, WC, and Lombardo, GT. "Pulmonary embolism in pregnant patients: fetal radiation dose with helical CT." Radiology 224, no. 2 (August 2002): 487-492. Full Text
  - Byrne, FR, Farrell, CL, Aranda, R, Rex, KL, Scully, S, Brown, HL, Flores, SA, Gu, LH, Danilenko, DM, Lacey, DL, Ziegler, TR, and Senaldi, G. "rHuKGF ameliorates symptoms in DSS and CD4(+)CD45RB(Hi) T cell transfer mouse models of inflammatory bowel disease." American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology 282, no. 4 (April 2002): G690-G701. Full Text
  - Hiett, AK, Brown, HL, and Britton, KA. "Outcome of infants delivered between 24 and 28 weeks' gestation in women with severe pre-eclampsia." J Matern Fetal Med 10, no. 5 (October 2001): 301-304. Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, Fuller, DA, Davis, TE, Schwebke, JR, and Hillier, SL. "Evaluation of the Affirm Ambient Temperature Transport System for the detection and identification of Trichomonas vaginalis, Gardnerella vaginalis, and Candida species from vaginal fluid specimens." Journal of Clinical Microbiology 39, no. 9 (September 2001): 3197-3199. Full Text
  - Hurd, WW, Fomin, VP, Natarajan, V, Brown, HL, Bigsby, RM, and Singh, DM. "Expression of protein kinase C isozymes in nonpregnant and pregnant human myometrium." Am J Obstet Gynecol 183, no. 6 (December 2000): 1525-1531. Full Text Link to Item
  - Tewksbury, DA, Goodman, JR, Kaiser, SJ, Burrill, RE, and Brown, HL. "Quantitation of the five forms of plasma high molecular weight angiotensinogen in women with pregnancy-induced hypertension." Am J Hypertens 13, no. 3 (March 2000): 221-225. Link to Item
  - Turnquest, MA, Britton, KA, and Brown, HL. "Outcome of patients undergoing transabdominal cerclage: a descriptive study." J Matern Fetal Med 8, no. 5 (September 1999): 225-227. Full Text Link to Item
  - Fomin, VP, Singh, DM, Brown, HL, Natarajan, V, and Hurd, WW. "Effect of cocaine on intracellular calcium regulation in myometrium from pregnant women." J Soc Gynecol Investig 6, no. 3 (May 1999): 147-152. Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, Britton, KA, Brizendine, EJ, Hiett, AK, Ingram, D, Turnquest, MA, Golichowski, AM, and Abernathy, MP. "A randomized comparison of home uterine activity monitoring in the outpatient management of women treated for preterm labor." Am J Obstet Gynecol 180, no. 4 (April 1999): 798-805. Link to Item
  - Turnquest, MA, Britton, KA, and Brown, HL. "Outcome of Patients Undergoing Transabdominal Cerclage: A Descriptive Study." Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 8, no. 5 (January 1999): 225-227. Full Text
  - Thomas, CJ, Brown, HL, Hawes, CR, Lee, BY, Min, MK, King, LA, and Possee, RD. "Localization of a baculovirus-induced chitinase in the insect cell endoplasmic reticulum." J Virol 72, no. 12 (December 1998): 10207-10212. Link to Item
  - Turnquest, MA, How, HY, Cook, CR, O'Rourke, TP, Cureton, AC, Spinnato, JA, and Brown, HL. "Chorioamnionitis: is continuation of antibiotic therapy necessary after cesarean section?." Am J Obstet Gynecol 179, no. 5 (November 1998): 1261-1266. Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, and Bobrowski, RA. "Anticoagulation." Clin Obstet Gynecol 41, no. 3 (September 1998): 545-554. (Review) Link to Item
  - Hiett, AK, Callaghan, CM, Brown, HL, Golichowski, AM, and Heerema, NA. "The association of aneuploidy and unexplained elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein." J Perinatol 18, no. 5 (September 1998): 343-346. Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, Britton, KA, Mahaffey, D, Brizendine, E, Hiett, AK, and Turnquest, MA. "Methadone maintenance in pregnancy: a reappraisal." Am J Obstet Gynecol 179, no. 2 (August 1998): 459-463. Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, and Abernathy, MP. "Cytomegalovirus infection." Semin Perinatol 22, no. 4 (August 1998): 260-266. (Review) Link to Item
  - Garry, MF, Brown, HL, Abernathy, MP, and Brown, BW. "The impact of prenatal care coordination on birth outcome." Prim Care Update Ob Gyns 5, no. 4 (July 1, 1998): 208-. Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, Padilla, LM, Palmer, KG, Abernathy, MP, Davee, MA, and Golichowski, AM. "A comparative evaluation of the risks and complications of early amniocentesis." Prenatal and Neonatal Medicine 3, no. 2 (1998): 217-221.
  - Fomin, VP, Natarajan, V, Singh, D, Brown, HL, and Hurd, WW. "Effect of cocaine on cytoplasmic calcium and IP₃ production in human myometrial cells." FASEB Journal 12, no. 5 (1998): A702-.
  - McMahon, MJ, Brown, HL, and Dean, RA. "Umbilical cord thiocyanate and thyroid function in intrauterine growth-restricted infants of the smoking gravida." J Perinatol 17, no. 5 (September 1997): 370-374. Link to Item
  - Turnquest, MA, Lemke, MD, and Brown, HL. "Cervical ripening: Randomized comparison of intravaginal prostaglandin E2 gel with prostaglandin E2 gel plus laminaria tents." Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 6, no. 5 (September 1, 1997): 260-263. (Review)
  - Turnquest, MA, Lemke, MD, and Brown, HL. "Cervical ripening: randomized comparison of intravaginal prostaglandin E2 gel with prostaglandin E2 gel plus laminaria tents." J Matern Fetal Med 6, no. 5 (September 1997): 260-263. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, Hiett, AK, Britton, KA, Turnquest, MA, and Golichowski, AM. "Tocolytic treatment for preterm contractions with and without cervical changes." Am J Perinatol 14, no. 7 (August 1997): 405-409. Full Text Link to Item
  - Robertson, L, Brown, HL, Staines, HJ, and Wishart, GJ. "Characterization and application of an avian in vitro spermatozoa-egg interaction assay using the inner perivitelline layer from laid chicken eggs." J Reprod Fertil 110, no. 2 (July 1997): 205-211. Link to Item
  - Brown, HL. "Cervical prolapse complicating pregnancy." J Natl Med Assoc 89, no. 5 (May 1997): 346-348. Link to Item
  - Brown, H, Rishiger, J, and Hiett, A. "The effect of cocaine on fetal heart rate tracing during labor." Acta Diabetologica Latina 176, no. 1 PART II (1997): S183-.
  - Brown, HL, Hielt, AK, Britton, A, and Mahaffey, D. "Methadone maintenance in pregnancy: A reappraisal." Acta Diabetologica Latina 176, no. 1 PART II (1997): S124-.
  - Brown, HL, Hielt, AK, and Gtith, SI. "Illicit drug use by pregnant women in metropolitan, medium sized, and rural counties using meconium sampling." Acta Diabetologica Latina 176, no. 1 PART II (1997): S124-.
  - Brown, HL, Hiett, AK, Britton, KA, Turnquest, MA, and Golichowski, AM. "Tocolytic treatment for preterm contractions with and without cervical changes." American Journal of Perinatology 14, no. 7 (January 1, 1997): 405-409. Full Text
  - Hielt, AK, Brown, HL, Collaghan, CM, Golichowski, AM, and Heerma, NA. "Aneuploidy: is cytogenetic evaluation indicated for unexplained elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein?." Acta Diabetologica Latina 176, no. 1 PART II (1997): S88-.
  - Hielt, AK, Brown, HL, Gath, SI, Moore, C, and Peü-Abernathy, M. "Sensitivity and specificity of prenatal urine drug screening using national institute of drug abuse cutoff levels with the florescence polarization immunoassay." Acta Diabetologica Latina 176, no. 1 PART II (1997): S184-.
  - Brown, HL, Watkins, K, and Hiett, AK. "The impact of the Women, Infants and Children Food Supplement Program on birth outcome." Am J Obstet Gynecol 174, no. 4 (April 1996): 1279-1283. Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, and Hiett, AK. "Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism." Clin Obstet Gynecol 39, no. 1 (March 1996): 87-100. (Review) Link to Item
  - Spellacy, WN, and Brown, HL. "Why WIC (Women, Infants and Children Food Supplement Program)? [6]." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 175, no. 4 I (1996): 1079--.
  - Hiett, AK, Britton, KA, Hague, NL, Brown, HL, Stehman, FB, and Broxmeyer, HE. "Comparison of hematopoietic progenitor cells in human umbilical cord blood collected from neonatal infants who are small and appropriate for gestational age." Transfusion 35, no. 7 (July 1995): 587-591. Link to Item
  - Hiett, AK, Devoe, LD, Brown, HL, and Watson, J. "Effect of magnesium on fetal heart rate variability using computer analysis." Am J Perinatol 12, no. 4 (July 1995): 259-261. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hiett, AK, Devoe, LD, Brown, HL, and Watson, J. "Effect of Magnesium on Fetal Heart Rate Variability Using Computer Analysis." American Journal of Perinatology 12, no. 4 (January 1, 1995): 259-261. Full Text
  - Golichowski, AM, McDonald, CJ, Tierney, WM, Overhage, JM, Brown, H, Lemmon, L, Blevins, L, Meeks-Johnson, J, and Glazener, T. "Managing perinatal data with the Regenstrief medical record system." Journal of Ambulatory Care Management 15, no. 4 (1992): 40-53.
  - Brown, HL. "Antiphospholipid antibodies and recurrent pregnancy loss." Clin Obstet Gynecol 34, no. 1 (March 1991): 17-26. (Review) Link to Item
  - Perez, MC, Wilson, WA, Brown, HL, and Scopelitis, E. "Anticardiolipin antibodies in unselected pregnant women. Relationship to fetal outcome." J Perinatol 11, no. 1 (March 1991): 33-36. Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, Fan, YD, and Gonsoulin, WJ. "Obstetric complications in young teenagers." Southern Medical Journal 84, no. 1 (January 1991): 46-64.
  - Miller, JM, Kho, MS, Brown, HL, and Gabert, HA. "RE: Clinical chorioamnionitis is not predicted by an ultrasonic biophysical profile in patients with premature rupture of membranes." Obstetrics and Gynecology 77, no. 4 (January 1, 1991): 650-651. (Letter)
  - Vintzileos, AM, Campbell, WA, Jr, JMM, Kho, MS, Brown, HL, and Gabert, HA. "Clinical chorioamnionitis is not predicted by an ultrasonic biophysical profile in patients with premature rupture of membranes [4]." Obstetrics and Gynecology 77, no. 4 (1991): 649-651.
  - Miller, JM, Kho, MS, Brown, HL, and Gabert, HA. "Clinical chorioamnionitis is not predicted by an ultrasonic biophysical profile in patients with premature rupture of membranes." Obstet Gynecol 76, no. 6 (December 1990): 1051-1054. Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, Miller, JM, Neumann, DE, Sarpong, DF, and Gabert, HA. "Umbilical cord blood gas assessment of twins." Obstet Gynecol 75, no. 5 (May 1990): 826-829. Link to Item
  - Miller, JM, Bernard, M, Brown, HL, St Pierre, JJ, and Gabert, HA. "Umbilical cord blood gases for term healthy newborns." Am J Perinatol 7, no. 2 (April 1990): 157-159. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, and II, JGP. "Varicella complicating pregnancy." Infections in Medicine 7, no. 6 (1990): 20-23.
  - Miller, JM, Bernard, M, Brown, HL, Pierre, JJ, and Gabert, HA. "Umbilical Cord Blood Gases for Term Healthy Newborns." American Journal of Perinatology 7, no. 2 (January 1, 1990): 157-159. Full Text
  - Brown, HL, and Brown, KC. "Strategic planning." AAOHN J 37, no. 7 (July 1989): 284-285. Link to Item
  - Kho, MS, Miller, JM, Brown, HL, and Gabert, HA. "Estimating fetal weight in patients with preterm premature rupture of the membranes." Am J Obstet Gynecol 160, no. 5 Pt 1 (May 1989): 1150-1154. Link to Item
  - Miller, JM, Foster, TA, Brown, HL, and Gabert, HA. "Fetal anthropometry at term: effect of menstrual age and relative fetal size." J Clin Ultrasound 17, no. 3 (March 1989): 193-196. Link to Item
  - Kho, MS, Jr, JMM, Brown, HL, and Gabert, HA. "Estimating fetal weight in patients with preterm premature rupture of the membranes." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 160, no. 5 PART 1 (1989): 1150-1154.
  - Miller, JM, Kissling, GE, Brown, HL, Nagel, PM, Korndorffer, FA, and Gabert, HA. "In utero growth of the large-for-menstrual-age fetus." J Clin Ultrasound 17, no. 1 (January 1989): 15-17. Link to Item
  - Miller, JM, Brown, HL, Khawli, OF, Pastorek, JG, and Gabert, HA. "Ultrasonographic identification of the macrosomic fetus." Am J Obstet Gynecol 159, no. 5 (November 1988): 1110-1114. Link to Item
  - Miller, JM, Brown, HL, Khawli, OF, Korndorffer, FA, and Gabert, HA. "Fetal weight estimates in diabetic gravid women." J Clin Ultrasound 16, no. 8 (October 1988): 569-572. Link to Item
  - Miller, JM, Brown, HL, Pastorek, JG, and Gabert, HA. "Fetal overgrowth. Diabetic versus nondiabetic." J Ultrasound Med 7, no. 10 (October 1988): 577-579. Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, Miller, JM, Khawli, O, and Gabert, HA. "Premature placental calcification in maternal cigarette smokers." Obstet Gynecol 71, no. 6 Pt 1 (June 1988): 914-917. Link to Item
  - Miller, JM, Kissling, GA, Brown, HL, and Gabert, HA. "Estimated fetal weight: applicability to small- and large-for-gestational-age fetus." J Clin Ultrasound 16, no. 2 (February 1988): 95-97. Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, Jr, JMM, Khawli, O, and Gabert, HA. "Premature placental calcification in maternal cigarette smokers." Obstetrics and Gynecology 71, no. 6 I (1988): 914-917.
  - Brown, HL, Miller, JM, Khawli, O, and Gabert, HA. "Premature placental calcification in maternal cigarette smokers." Obstetrics and Gynecology 71, no. 6 (January 1, 1988): 914-917.
  - Miller, JM, Brown, HL, Kissling, GA, and Gabert, HA. "The Relationship of Placental Grade to Fetal Size and Growth at Term." American Journal of Perinatology 5, no. 1 (January 1, 1988): 19-21. Full Text
  - Miller, JM, Brown, HL, Kissling, GA, and Gabert, HA. "The relationship of placental grade to fetal size and growth at term." Am J Perinatol 5, no. 1 (January 1988): 19-21. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, Klein, L, and Waitzman, M. "Plasma and amniotic fluid prostacyclin and thromboxane in mild pregnancy-induced hypertension." Am J Perinatol 4, no. 2 (April 1987): 152-154. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, Miller, JM, Gabert, HA, and Kissling, G. "Ultrasonic recognition of the small-for-gestational-age fetus." Obstet Gynecol 69, no. 4 (April 1987): 631-635. Link to Item
  - Miller, JM, Korndorffer, FA, Kissling, GE, Brown, HL, and Gabert, HA. "Recognition of the overgrown fetus: in utero ponderal indices." Am J Perinatol 4, no. 2 (April 1987): 86-89. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, Klein, L, and Waitzman, M. "Plasma and Amniotic Fluid Prostacyclin and Thromboxane in Mild Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension." American Journal of Perinatology 4, no. 2 (January 1, 1987): 152-154. Full Text
  - Miller, JM, Kissling, GE, Korndoffer, FA, Brown, HL, and Gabert, HA. "A cross-sectional study of in utero growth of the above average sized fetus." Am J Obstet Gynecol 155, no. 5 (November 1986): 1052-1055. Link to Item
  - Meyers, WM, Walsh, GP, Brown, HL, Binford, CH, Imes, GD, Hadfield, TL, Schlagel, CJ, Fukunishi, Y, Gerone, PJ, and Wolf, RH. "Leprosy in a mangabey monkey--naturally acquired infection." Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis 53, no. 1 (March 1985): 1-14. Link to Item
  - Brown, HL, Linton, EB, and Brabson, LA. "Abdominal pregnancy: a report of two cases and review of the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment." J Tenn Med Assoc 77, no. 10 (October 1984): 579-581. Link to Item
  - Stern, RS, and Brown, HL. "Adverse drug reactions." Arch Intern Med 143, no. 8 (August 1983): 1631-. (Letter) Link to Item
  - Sandy, JD, Sriratana, A, Brown, HL, and Lowther, DA. "Evidence for polymorphonuclear-leucocyte-derived proteinases in arthritic cartilage." Biochem J 193, no. 1 (January 1, 1981): 193-202. Link to Item
  - Sandy, JD, Brown, HL, and Lowther, DA. "Control of proteoglycan synthesis. Studies on the activation of synthesis observed during culture of articular cartilages." Biochem J 188, no. 1 (April 15, 1980): 119-130. Link to Item
  - Sandy, JD, Lowther, DA, and Brown, HL. "Antigen-induced arthritis. Studies on the inhibition of proteoglycan synthesis observed in articular cartilage during short-term joint inflammation." Arthritis Rheum 23, no. 4 (April 1980): 433-447. Link to Item
  - Sandy, JD, Brown, HL, and Lowther, DA. "Degradation of proteoglycan in articular cartilage." Biochim Biophys Acta 543, no. 4 (November 1, 1978): 536-544. Link to Item
  - Lowther, DA, Sandy, JD, Santer, VB, and Brown, HL. "Antigen-induced arthritis. Decreased proteoglycan content and inhibition of proteoglycan synthesis in articular cartilage." Arthritis Rheum 21, no. 6 (July 1978): 675-680. Link to Item
  - Binford, CH, Meyers, WM, Walsh, GP, Storrs, EE, and Brown, HL. "Naturally acquired leprosy-like disease in the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus): histopathologic and microbiologic studies of tissues." J Reticuloendothel Soc 22, no. 4 (October 1977): 377-388. Link to Item
  - Meyers, WM, Walsh, GP, Brown, HL, Rees, RJ, and Convit, J. "Naturally acquired leprosy-like disease in the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus): reactions in leprosy patients to lepromins prepared from naturally infected armadillos." J Reticuloendothel Soc 22, no. 4 (October 1977): 369-375. Link to Item
  - Gibson, DW, Connor, DH, Brown, HL, Fuglsang, H, Anderson, J, Duke, BO, and Buck, AA. "Onchocercal dermatitis: ultrastructural studies of microfilariae and host tissues, before and after treatment with diethylcarbamazine (Hetrazan)." Am J Trop Med Hyg 25, no. 1 (January 1976): 74-87. Link to Item
  - Irwin, GR, Allen, AM, Bancroft, WH, Karwacki, JJ, Brown, HL, Pinkerton, RH, Willhight, M, and Top, FH. "Hepatitis B antigen in saliva, urine, and stool." Infect Immun 11, no. 1 (January 1975): 142-145. Link to Item
  - Stanfiel, JD, Tompkins, WG, and Brown, HL. "A daily activities list and its relation to measures of adjustment and early environment." Psychol Rep 28, no. 3 (June 1971): 691-699. Full Text Link to Item
  - ROBERTS, SJ, HODGES, HC, FINCHER, MG, TEMPLE, HC, BROWN, HL, CHENEY, JB, JOHNSON, SD, LINQUIST, WE, REED, FI, and GUTHRIE, RS. "STUDIES OF THE STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE FORM OF MASTITIS IN DAIRY CATTLE." J Am Vet Med Assoc 143 (December 1, 1963): 1193-1201. Link to Item
  - BROWN, HL. "The doctor and his taxes." Del Med J 30, no. 2 (February 1958): 45-50 passim-. Link to Item

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