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Jim G Thornton

Professor obstetrics and gynaecology, University of Nottingham
Verified email at nottingham.ac.uk
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Maternal transmission of SARS‐COV‐2 to the neonate, and possible routes for such transmission: a systematic review and critical analysis

KF Walker, K O'Donoghue, N Grace… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Early reports of COVID‐19 in pregnancy described management by caesarean,
strict isolation of the neonate and formula feeding. Is this practice justified? Objective To …

Oxytocin versus no treatment or delayed treatment for slow progress in the first stage of spontaneous labour

GJ Bugg, F Siddiqui… - Cochrane Database of …, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Slow progress in the first stage of spontaneous labour is associated with an
increased caesarean section rate and fetal and maternal morbidity. Oxytocin has long been …

Interventionist versus expectant care for severe pre‐eclampsia between 24 and 34 weeks' gestation

D Churchill, L Duley, JG Thornton… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Severe pre‐eclampsia can cause significant mortality and morbidity for both
mother and child, particularly when it occurs remote from term, between 24 and 34 weeks' …

[HTML][HTML] Less-tight versus tight control of hypertension in pregnancy

LA Magee, P Von Dadelszen, E Rey… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The effects of less-tight versus tight control of hypertension on pregnancy
complications are unclear. Methods We performed an open, international, multicenter trial …

Preeclampsia and COVID-19: results from the INTERCOVID prospective longitudinal study

AT Papageorghiou, P Deruelle, RB Gunier… - American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background It is unclear whether the suggested link between COVID-19 during pregnancy
and preeclampsia is an independent association or if these are caused by common risk …

Induction versus expectant monitoring for intrauterine growth restriction at term: randomised equivalence trial (DIGITAT)

KE Boers, SMC Vijgen, D Bijlenga, JAM Van Der Post… - Bmj, 2010 - bmj.com
Objective To compare the effect of induction of labour with a policy of expectant monitoring
for intrauterine growth restriction near term. Design Multicentre randomised equivalence trial …

[HTML][HTML] Association of adverse perinatal outcomes of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy with biochemical markers: results of aggregate and individual patient data …

C Ovadia, PT Seed, A Sklavounos, V Geenes, C Di Ilio… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is associated with adverse perinatal
outcomes, but the association with the concentration of specific biochemical markers is …

[HTML][HTML] Pregnancy outcomes and vaccine effectiveness during the period of omicron as the variant of concern, INTERCOVID-2022: a multinational, observational …

J Villar, CPS Conti, RB Gunier, S Ariff, R Craik… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background In 2021, we showed an increased risk associated with COVID-19 in pregnancy.
Since then, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has undergone genetic mutations. We aimed to examine …

[HTML][HTML] Ursodeoxycholic acid versus placebo in women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (PITCHES): a randomised controlled trial

LC Chappell, JL Bell, A Smith, L Linsell, E Juszczak… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, characterised by maternal pruritus and
increased serum bile acid concentrations, is associated with increased rates of stillbirth …

The CHIPS randomized controlled trial (Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy Study) is severe hypertension just an elevated blood pressure?

LA Magee, P von Dadelszen, J Singer, T Lee, E Rey… - …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
To determine whether clinical outcomes differed by occurrence of severe hypertension in the
international CHIPS trial (Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy Study), adjusting for the …