AnthonySciscioneDO

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Newark, DE

Birth Defect & Fetal Treatment, General Obstetrics, Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk

Director of OB/Gyn residency

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Office
Delaware Center for Maternal & Fetal Medicine for Christiana Care
One Centurian Drive Suite 312
Newark, DE 19713
Phone+1 302-319-5680

Fax+1 302-319-5681
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Summary

President of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine

associate editor of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

editor for Obstetrics and Gynecology for Ferri Clinical Advisor

Author Gabbe study guide

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 1992 - 1994
Christiana Care Health ServicesResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1989 - 1992
St Josephs University Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1988 - 1989
University of New England College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

MD State License 1990 - 2025
DE State License 1990 - 2025
PA State License 1996 - 2024
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Clinical Trials

fFN Clinical Evaluation in Asymptomatic Women at High Risk for Preterm Birth Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Unknown status
FOLCROM Trial: Foley Catheter in Rupture of Membranes Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Cervical Ripening With Foley Bulb Versus Dilapan-S at Home Start of enrollment: 2022 Jun 30
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Methods for the induction of labor: efficacy and safety.
Luis Sanchez-Ramos, Lisa D Levine, Anthony C Sciscione, Ellen L Mozurkewich, Patrick S Ramsey, Charles David Adair, Andrew M Kaunitz, Jordan A McKinney> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2024 Mar 1
Nutritional Intake in Dichorionic Twin Pregnancies: A Descriptive Analysis of a Multisite United States Cohort.
Samrawit F Yisahak, Stefanie N Hinkle, Sunni L Mumford, Katherine L Grantz, Cuilin Zhang, Roger B Newman, William A Grobman, Paul S Albert, Anthony Sciscione, Deborah ...> ;Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2024 Feb 1
Combination Foley Catheter-Oxytocin versus Oxytocin Alone following Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes.
Helen B Gomez Slagle, Matthew K Hoffman, Anthony C Sciscione, Marwan Ma'ayeh> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2023 Nov 10
Association between intracervical Foley balloon and clinical chorioamnionitis among patients with group B streptococcus colonization undergoing induction with standard...
Kira A Bromwich, Jennifer A McCoy, Alison G Cahill, Anthony C Sciscione, Lisa D Levine> ;American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 2023 Nov 1
1 citations
The "30-minute rule" for expedited delivery: fact or fiction?
Tracy Caroline Bank, George Macones, Anthony Sciscione> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2023 May 1
Leiomyomata, neonatal anthropometry, and pregnancy outcomes in singleton pregnancies.
Susanna D Mitro, Rajeshwari Sundaram, Zhen Chen, Shyamal Peddada, Germaine M Buck Louis, Cuilin Zhang, Jagteshwar Grewal, Jessica L Gleason, Anthony C Sciscione, Kathe...> ;Annals of Epidemiology. 2023 Apr 1
2 citations
Longitudinal Changes in Physical Activity during Pregnancy: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Fetal Growth Studies.
Susanna D Mitro, Shyamal Peddada, Jessica L Gleason, Dian He, Brian Whitcomb, Lindsey Russo, Jagteshwar Grewal, Cuilin Zhang, Samrawit F Yisahak, Stefanie N Hinkle, Ge...> ;Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2022 Sep 1
9 citations
Associations of Maternal Prenatal Stress and Depressive Symptoms With Childhood Neurobehavioral Outcomes in the ECHO Cohort of the NICHD Fetal Growth Studies: Fetal Gr...
Vanessa Babineau, Yaneve N Fonge, Emily S Miller, William A Grobman, Pamela L Ferguson, Kelly J Hunt, John E Vena, Roger B Newman, Constance Guille, Alan T N Tita, Pau...> ;Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2022 Sep 1
Unified standard for fetal growth velocity: the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Fetal Growth Studies.
Katherine L Grantz, Jagteshwar Grewal, Sungduk Kim, William A Grobman, Roger B Newman, John Owen, Anthony Sciscione, Daniel Skupski, Edward K Chien, Deborah A Wing, Ro...> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2022 Dec 1
3 citations
Early vs expectant artificial rupture of membranes following Foley catheter ripening: a randomized controlled trial.
Helen B Gomez Slagle, Yaneve N Fonge, Richard Caplan, Courtney K Pfeuti, Anthony C Sciscione, Matthew K Hoffman> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2022 May 1
5 citations
Unified standard for fetal growth: the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Fetal Growth Studies.
Katherine L Grantz, Jagteshwar Grewal, Sungduk Kim, William A Grobman, Roger B Newman, John Owen, Anthony Sciscione, Daniel Skupski, Edward K Chien, Deborah A Wing, Ro...> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2022 Apr 1
1 citations
Activity restriction and preterm birth prevention.
Emily E Nuss, Anthony C Sciscione> ;Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2022 Apr 1
7 citations
The association between maternal pre-pregnancy BMI, gestational weight gain and child adiposity: A racial-ethnically diverse cohort of children.
Kelly J Hunt, Pamela L Ferguson, Brian Neelon, Sarah Commodore, Michael S Bloom, Anthony C Sciscione, William A Grobman, Michelle A Kominiarek, Roger B Newman, Alan T ...> ;Pediatric Obesity. 2022 Aug 1
2 citations
Fetal Growth Biometry as Predictors of Shoulder Dystocia in a Low-Risk Obstetrical Population.
Roger B Newman, Danielle R Stevens, Kelly J Hunt, William A Grobman, John Owen, Anthony Sciscione, Ronald J Wapner, Daniel Skupski, Edward K Chien, Deborah A Wing, Ang...> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2022 Jun 30
5 citations
Outpatient Cervical Ripening with Balloon Catheters: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Rebecca Pierce-Williams, Henry Lesser, Gabriele Saccone, Lorie Harper, Vicky Chen, Anthony Sciscione, Spencer Kuper, Akila Subramaniam, Robert Ehsanipoor, Vincenzo Ber...> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2022 Feb 1
4 citations
Incremental risk of clinical chorioamnionitis associated with cervical examination.
Helen B. Gomez Slagle, Matthew K. Hoffman, Yaneve N. Fonge, Richard Caplan, Anthony Sciscione> ;American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 2022 Jan 1
2 citations
Early Exposure to Animals and Childhood Body Mass Index Percentile and Percentage Fat Mass.
Pamela L Ferguson, Sarah Commodore, Brian Neelon, JacKetta Cobbs, Anthony C Sciscione, William A Grobman, Roger B Newman, Alan T Tita, Michael P Nageotte, Kristy Palom...> ;Child and Adolescent Obesity. 2022 Jan 1
Validation of a novel mobile phone application for type 2 diabetes screening following gestational diabetes mellitus.
Helen B Gomez Slagle, Matthew K Hoffman, Richard Caplan, Philip Shlossman, Anthony C Sciscione> ;Mhealth. 2022 Jan 1
3 citations
Acute ambient air pollution exposure and placental Doppler results in the NICHD fetal growth studies - Singleton cohort.
Marion Ouidir, Fasil Tekola-Ayele, Timothy P. Canty, Katherine L. Grantz, Anthony Sciscione, Daniel Tong, Rena R. Jones, Rajeshwari Sundaram, Andrew D. Williams, Danie...> ;Environmental Research. 2021 Nov 1
8 citations
Breastfeeding Associations with Childhood Obesity and Body Composition: Findings from a Racially Diverse Maternal–Child Cohort
Janet S. Hildebrand, Pamela L. Ferguson, Anthony Sciscione, William A. Grobman, Roger B. Newman, Alan T.N. Tita, Ronald J. Wapner, Michael P. Nageotte, Kristy Palomare...> ;Childhood Obesity. 2021 Oct 20
Intrapartum antibiotic administration and associated neonatal inflammation.
Tracy Caroline Bank, Anthony Sciscione> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2021 Sep 25
7 citations
Outcomes associated with antibiotic administration for isolated maternal fever in labor.
Tracy Caroline Bank, Emily Nuss, Keshab Subedi, Matthew K. Hoffman, Anthony Sciscione> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2021 Aug 5
3 citations
Intracervical Foley catheter with and without oxytocin for labor induction with Bishop score ≤3: a secondary analysis.
Joelle Gagnon, Tiffany Corlin, Vincenzo Berghella, Matthew K. Hoffman, Anthony Sciscione, Peter St. Marie, Corina N. Schoen> ;American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 2021 Mar 20
2 citations
Prenatal medication use in a prospective pregnancy cohort by pre-pregnancy obesity status.
Yassaman Vafai, Edwina Yeung, Rajeshwari Sundaram, Melissa M. Smarr, Nicole Gerlanc, William A. Grobman, Daniel W. Skupski, Edward K. Chien, Stefanie N. Hinkle, Roger ...> ;The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2021 Mar 11
3 citations
Buccal vs vaginal misoprostol combined with Foley catheter for cervical ripening at term (the BEGIN trial): a randomized controlled trial.
Helen B. Gomez, Matthew K. Hoffman, Richard Caplan, Kelly Ruhstaller, Matthew H. H. Young, Anthony Sciscione> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2021 Feb 19
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Journal Articles

Buccal Versus Vaginal Misoprostol Combined with Foley Catheter for Cervical Ripening at Term (The BEGIN Trial): A Randomized Controlled Trial
Kelly Ruhstaller, Anthony C Sciscione, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1081 Outpatient Cervical Ripening with Foley Catheter in Low-Risk Women: A Systematic Review
Amy Hermesch, Anthony Sciscione, Aaron B Caughey, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1141 Outpatient Balloon Cervical Ripening
Lorie M Harper, Spencer Kuper, Anthony Sciscione, Robert Ehsanipoor, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
830 Risk of Chorioamnionitis Following Intrauterine Pressure Catheter Placement in Laboring Patients
Anthony Sciscione, DO, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1075 Outpatient Cervical Ripening with Foley Catheter in Low-Risk Women: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Amy Hermesch, Anthony Sciscione, Aaron B Caughey, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Press Mentions

COVID-19 Disease May Actually Cause Preeclampsia, Suggests StudySeptember 2nd, 2021
Getting a Covid Vaccine While Breastfeeding Protects Your BabySeptember 2nd, 2021

Grant Support

Nichd Maternal Fetal Medicine Units NetworkEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2006
Multicenter Network Of Maternal-Fetal Medicine UnitsEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2003–2005