Leilah Zahedi-Spung, MD

Publications

• Zahedi L, Sizemore E, Malcolm S, Grossniklaus E, Nwosu O. Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding cervical cancer and screening among Haitian health care workers. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2014 Nov 10;11(11):11541-52. PubMed PMID: 25390794
• Smulian EA, Zahedi L, Hurvitz J, Talbot A, Williams A, Julian Z, Zertuche AD, Rochat R. Obstetric Provider Trainees in Georgia: Characteristics and Attitudes About Practice in Obstetric Provider Shortage Areas. Matern Child Health J. 2016 Jul;20(7):1341-8. PubMed PMID: 27072048
• Rimawi BH, Smith SL, Badell ML, Zahedi-Spung LD, Sheth AN, Haddad L, Chakraborty R. HIV and reproductive healthcare in pregnant and postpartum HIV-infected women: adapting successful strategies. Future Virol. 2016 Aug;11(8):577-581. PubMed PMID: 28348636
• Nelson-Rigg R, Bowers HE, Zahedi-Spung LD. Maternal morbidity and fetal outcomes among pregnant women at 22 weeks' gestation or less with complications in 2 Texas hospitals after legislation on abortion: A Comment. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Nov 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37944842
• Lappen JR, Zahedi-Spung L, Brant AR. Corporate Citizenship and Institutional Responses Post-Dobbs - Critical Lessons from Two Restrictive States. N Engl J Med. 2023 May 11;388(19):1732-1734. PubMed PMID: 37155242
• Hensel D, Zahedi-Spung L, Carter EB, Cahill AG, Raghuraman N, Rosenbloom JI. The Risk of Neonatal Morbidity in Umbilical Artery Hypercarbia and Respiratory Acidosis. Am J Perinatol. 2022 Dec 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36543241
• Zahedi-Spung LD, Huysman BC, Madden T, Bebbington M, Raghuraman N, Stout M. Missouri's Abortion law: Access to care for Patients with Lethal Fetal Anomalies at a Midwest Tertiary care Center. Matern Child Health J. 2023 Mar;27(3):468-475. PubMed PMID: 36352286
• Zahedi-Spung L, Polnaszek B, Duckham H, Zhang F, Stout MJ, Herrick CJ, Paul R, Carter EB. The Impact of Neighborhood Deprivation on Glycemic Control for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes During Pregnancy. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2022 Aug;31(8):1156-1164. PubMed PMID: 35245092
• Masten M, Campbell O, Horvath S, Zahedi-Spung L. Abortion and Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Contemporary Review of the Literature. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2024 Oct 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39465455
• Ludwigson A, Euser AG, Walsh C, Zahedi-Spung L, S Hirshberg J, French-Stewart L, Scott J, Reeves S, Putra M. Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Fetal Potassium Chloride Injection at a Single Center Over Time. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Aug 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39190579
• Zahedi-Spung LD, Raghuraman N, Carter EB, Cahill AG, Rosenbloom JI. Umbilical Artery Cord Gas Abnormalities in the Presence of a Nuchal Cord in Term Singleton Pregnancies: A Cohort Study. Am J Perinatol. 2022 May 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35240709
• Nelson-Rigg R, Bowers HE, Zahedi-Spung LD. Maternal morbidity and fetal outcomes among pregnant women at =22 weeks' gestation with complications in 2 Texas hospitals after legislation on abortion: a comment. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Mar;230(3):e26. PubMed PMID: 37944842
• Zahedi-Spung LD, Raghuraman N, Macones GA, Cahill AG, Rosenbloom JI. Neonatal morbidity and mortality by mode of delivery in very preterm neonates. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Jan;226(1):114.e1-114.e7. PubMed PMID: 34331893
• Lappen JR, Zahedi-Spung L, Brant AR. Corporate Citizenship and Institutional Responses Post-Dobbs - Critical Lessons from Two Restrictive States. N Engl J Med. 2023 May 11;388(19):1732-1734. PubMed PMID: 37155242
• Zahedi-Spung LD, Stout MJ, Carter EB, Dicke JM, Tuuli MG, Raghuraman N. Obstetric Outcomes in Singleton Pregnancies with Abnormal Placental Cord Insertions. Am J Perinatol. 2023 Jan;40(1):89-94. PubMed PMID: 33934323
• Hensel D, Zahedi-Spung L, Carter EB, Cahill AG, Raghuraman N, Rosenbloom JI. The Risk of Neonatal Morbidity in Umbilical Artery Hypercarbia and Respiratory Acidosis. Am J Perinatol. 2024 May;41(S 01):e1001-e1007. PubMed PMID: 36543241
• Zahedi-Spung LD, Huysman BC, Madden T, Bebbington M, Raghuraman N, Stout M. Missouri's Abortion law: Access to care for Patients with Lethal Fetal Anomalies at a Midwest Tertiary care Center. Matern Child Health J. 2023 Mar;27(3):468-475. PubMed PMID: 36352286
• Zahedi-Spung LD, Raghuraman N, Carter EB, Cahill AG, Rosenbloom JI. Umbilical Artery Cord Gas Abnormalities in the Presence of a Nuchal Cord in Term Singleton Pregnancies: A Cohort Study. Am J Perinatol. 2024 May;41(7):853-858. PubMed PMID: 35240709
• Zahedi-Spung LD, Stout MJ, Carter EB, Dicke JM, Tuuli MG, Raghuraman N. Obstetric Outcomes in Singleton Pregnancies with Abnormal Placental Cord Insertions. Am J Perinatol. 2023 Jan;40(1):89-94. PubMed PMID: 33934323

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado - Colorado Fetal Care Center
13123 E 16th Ave, B735
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-4463

UCHealth Maternal-Fetal Medicine Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion, 3rd Fl
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-1060

CU John C. Hobbins Perinatal Center
1875 Lawrence Street
Suite 350
Denver, CO 80202
303-315-6100

Rocky Mountain Perinatology
1107 S Lemay Ave
Suite 410
Fort Collins, CO 80524
303-315-6100

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Children's Hospital Colorado

Center Affiliations

• Colorado Fetal Care Center

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Obstetrics and Gynecology, Board Certification

Conditions & Treatments

• Pregnancy and Reproduction
• Pregnancy and Reproduction - Endocrine Disorders
• Pregnancy and Reproduction - Gestational Diabetes
• Pregnancy and Reproduction - High-Risk Pregnancy
• Pregnancy and Reproduction - Maternal and Fetal Health
• Pregnancy and Reproduction - Pregnancy
• Pregnancy and Reproduction - Prenatal Testing
• Women's Health - Contraception
• Women's Health