
Dr. Joseph R Biggio MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Maternal & Fetal Medicine
1530 3rd Avenue South FOT 1105 Birmingham AL, 35294About
Dr. Joseph Biggio is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Biggio specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Biggio can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Biggio can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Board Certification
Medical GeneticsAmerican Board of Medical GeneticsABMG
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- An outcomes analysis of five prenatal screening strategies for trisomy 21 in women younger than 35 years.
- High-dose vaginal misoprostol versus concentrated oxytocin plus low-dose vaginal misoprostol for midtrimester labor induction: a randomized trial.
- First trimester ultrasound screening for fetal aneuploidy and middle cerebral artery Doppler assessment for fetal alloimmunization.
- Carnitine palmitoyltransferase deficiency in pregnancy.
- Fetal loss and sickle cell trait: a valid association? [corrected].
- Constitutional H19 hypermethylation in a patient with isolated cardiac tumor.
- Medication effects on midtrimester maternal serum screening.
- Cervical conization and the risk of preterm delivery.
- Risk factors for uterine atony/postpartum hemorrhage requiring treatment after vaginal delivery.
- Effect of corticosteroid interval on markers of inflammation in spontaneous preterm birth.
- Bed rest in pregnancy: time to put the issue to rest.
- The association of maternal obesity with fetal pH and base deficit at cesarean delivery.
- Is midtrimester vitamin D status associated with spontaneous preterm birth and preeclampsia?
- Risk factors for wound disruption following cesarean delivery.
- Higher-dose oxytocin to prevent obstetric hemorrhage at vaginal delivery-does duration of infusion matter?
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UAB Division of Urology
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