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Leeman, Lawrence M Professor

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Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine , School of Medicine

Dr. Leeman received his degree from University of California, San Francisco in 1988 and completed residency training in Family Medicine at UNM. He practiced rural Family Medicine at the Zuni/Ramah Indian Health Service Hospital for six years. He subsequently earned a fellowship in Obstetrics. He is board certified in Family Medicine. He directs the Family Medicine Maternal and Child Health service and fellowship and co-medical director of the UNM Hospital Mother-Baby Unit. Dr. Leeman practices the family medicine with a special interest in the care of pregnant women and newborns. He is Medical Director of the Milagro Program that provides prenatal care and maternity care services to women with substance abuse problems. Dr. Leeman is a Professor in the Departments of Family & Community Medicine, and Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is currently the Managing Editor for the nationwide Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) program. Areas of research include rural maternity care, pelvic floor outcomes after childbirth, family planning, and vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC).

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- An ecological momentary assessment study examining posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, prenatal bonding, and substance use among pregnant women.. Drug and alcohol dependence. 195:33-39. 2019
- Association between prenatal opioid exposure, neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, and neurodevelopmental and behavioral outcomes at 5-8 months of age.. Early human development. 128:69-76. 2019
- Association between prenatal opioid exposure, neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, and neurodevelopmental and behavioral outcomes at 5-8 months of age.. Early human development. 128:69-76. 2019
- Postpartum Weight Retention in Primiparous Women and Weight Outcomes in Their Offspring. 2019
- Group Prenatal Care for Women Receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy: An Interprofessional Approach. 2019
- Breastfeeding Intention Compared With Breastfeeding Postpartum Among Women Receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment.. Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association. 35:71-79. 2019
- Community Versus Out-of-Hospital Birth: What's in a Name? 2019
- Effect of ibuprofen vs acetaminophen on postpartum hypertension in preeclampsia with severe features: a double-masked, randomized controlled trial.. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. 218:616.e1-616.e8. 2018
- Prevalence of alcohol use in pregnant women with substance use disorder.. Drug and alcohol dependence. 187:305-310. 2018
- Blueprint for Advancing High-Value Maternity Care Through Physiologic Childbearing.. The Journal of perinatal education. 27:130-134. 2018
- Hypersynchrony in MEG spectral amplitude in prospectively-identified 6-month-old infants prenatally exposed to alcohol.. NeuroImage. Clinical. 17:826-834. 2018
- Hypersynchrony in MEG spectral amplitude in prospectively-identified 6-month-old infants prenatally exposed to alcohol.. NeuroImage. Clinical. 17:826-834. 2018
- Emergency in the clinic: a simulation curriculum to improve outpatient safety.. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. 217:699.e1-699.e13. 2017
- Emergency in the clinic: a simulation curriculum to improve outpatient safety.. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. 217:699.e1-699.e13. 2017
- Finding the breech: Influence of breech presentation on mode of delivery based on timing of diagnosis, attempt at external cephalic version, and provider success with version. 2017
- Immediate postpartum levonorgestrel intrauterine device insertion and breast-feeding outcomes: a noninferiority randomized controlled trial.. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. 217:665.e1-665.e8. 2017
- Perspectives on risk: Assessment of risk profiles and outcomes among women planning community birth in the United States. 2017
- Perspectives on risk: Assessment of risk profiles and outcomes among women planning community birth in the United States. 2017
- Perspectives on risk: Assessment of risk profiles and outcomes among women planning community birth in the United States. 2017
- The effect of prenatal substance use and maternal contingent responsiveness on infant affect.. Early human development. 115:51-59. 2017
- The effect of prenatal substance use and maternal contingent responsiveness on infant affect.. Early human development. 115:51-59. 2017
- Pelvic floor symptoms and quality of life changes during first pregnancy: a prospective cohort study.. International urogynecology journal. 28:1701-1707. 2017
- Hepatitis C Cascade of Care Among Pregnant Women on Opioid Agonist Pharmacotherapy Attending a Comprehensive Prenatal Program.. Maternal and child health journal. 21:1778-1783. 2017
- Nitrous oxide versus oral sedation for pain management of first-trimester surgical abortion - a randomized study.. Contraception. 96:118-123. 2017
- Sexual function changes during pregnancy.. International urogynecology journal. :-. 2017
- Sexual function changes during pregnancy.. International urogynecology journal. :-. 2017
- Initiating Intrapartum Nitrous Oxide in an Academic Hospital: Considerations and Challenges. 2017
- Patient-centered Care to Address Barriers for Pregnant Women with Opioid Dependence. 2017
- Patient-centered Care to Address Barriers for Pregnant Women with Opioid Dependence. 2017
- The Effect of Perineal Lacerations on Pelvic Floor Function and Anatomy at 6 Months Postpartum in a Prospective Cohort of Nulliparous Women. 2016
- The Effect of Perineal Lacerations on Pelvic Floor Function and Anatomy at 6 Months Postpartum in a Prospective Cohort of Nulliparous Women. 2016
- A randomized controlled trial of nitrous oxide for intrauterine device insertion in nulliparous women. 2016
- The effect of prenatal alcohol co-exposure on neonatal abstinence syndrome in infants born to mothers in opioid maintenance treatment.. The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians. 29:783-788. 2016
- Perineal body stretch during labor does not predict perineal laceration, postpartum incontinence, or postpartum sexual function: a cohort study.. International urogynecology journal. :-. 2016
- Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. 2016
- Validity of Self-Reported Drug Use Information Among Pregnant Women. 2016
- Induction of labour at 37-38 weeks in women with large fetuses decreases the likelihood of shoulder dystocia; however, overall benefit of early-term delivery has not been demonstrated. 2015
- Planned Home VBAC in the United States, 2004-2009: Outcomes, Maternity Care Practices, and Implications for Shared Decision Making. 2015
- Planned Home VBAC in the United States, 2004-2009: Outcomes, Maternity Care Practices, and Implications for Shared Decision Making. 2015
- The impact of Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) training in low-resource countries. 2015
- Ethylglucuronide in maternal hair as a biomarker of prenatal alcohol exposure.. Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.). 49:617-623. 2015
- The relationship of 3-D translabial ultrasound anal sphincter complex measurements to postpartum anal and fecal incontinence.. International urogynecology journal. :-. 2015
- Nitrous oxide for pain management of first trimester surgical abortion - a randomized controlled pilot study. 2015
- Anal sphincter complex: 2D and 3D endoanal and translabial ultrasound measurement variation in normal postpartum measurements.. International urogynecology journal. :-. 2014
- Contribution of the second stage of labour to pelvic floor dysfunction: a prospective cohort comparison of nulliparous women.. BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology. 121:1145-53; discussion 1154. 2014
- Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. 2014
- Postpartum contraceptive choices among ethnically diverse women in New Mexico. 2014
- Misoprostol for intrauterine device insertion in nulliparous women: a randomized controlled trial. 2014
- Postpartum translabial 2D and 3D ultrasound measurements of the anal sphincter complex in primiparous women delivering by vaginal birth versus Cesarean delivery.. International urogynecology journal. 25:329-336. 2014
- The Validity of Phosphatidylethanol in Dried Blood Spots of Newborns for the Identification of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure.. Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research. :-. 2014
- Diminishing availability of trial of labor after cesarean delivery in New Mexico hospitals. 2013
- Midwives' verbal support of nulliparous women in second-stage labor.. Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN / NAACOG. 42:311-320. 2013
- The feasibility and cost of neonatal screening for prenatal alcohol exposure by measuring phosphatidylethanol in dried blood spots.. Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research. 37:1008-1015. 2013
- Association between intrapartum fetal heart rate patterns and neonatal abstinence syndrome in methadone exposed neonates.. The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians. 24:955-959. 2011
- Postpartum perineal pain in a low episiotomy setting: association with severity of genital trauma, labor care, and birth variables. 2009
- Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.. American family physician. 78:93-100. 2008
- Is anterior genital tract trauma associated with complaints of postpartum urinary incontinence? 2007
- Late pregnancy bleeding.. American family physician. 75:1199-1206. 2007
- Repair of obstetric perineal lacerations.. American family physician. 68:1585-1590. 2003
- Do all hospitals need cesarean delivery capability? An outcomes study of maternity care in a rural hospital without on-site cesarean capability. 2002
- Advanced gestational age increases serum carbohydrate-deficient transferrin levels in abstinent pregnant women.. Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire). 47:683-687.