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Psychosocial Impacts of Infertility among Omani Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Qualitative Study (2023)
Journal Article
ALSumri, H., Szatkowski, L., Gibson, J., Fiaschi, L., & Bains, M. (2023). Psychosocial Impacts of Infertility among Omani Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Fertility & Sterility, 17(2), 107-114. https://doi.org/10.22074/IJFS.2022.550111.1310

Background: To understand the psychosocial experience of infertility among women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in Oman.

Materials and Methods: In this qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 Omani women diagnosed w... Read More about Psychosocial Impacts of Infertility among Omani Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Qualitative Study.

Association between polycystic ovarian syndrome and adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes among women in Oman (2022)
Journal Article
Alsumri, H., Fiaschi, L., Gibson, J., Bains, M., & Szatkowski, L. (2022). Association between polycystic ovarian syndrome and adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes among women in Oman. Journal of Health and Medical Informatics, 13, Article 54

Objectives: To examine the association between PCOS and selected metabolic, pregnancy and neonatal outcomes among pregnant women and their newborns. Methods: Cohort study using electronic hospital records from two tertiary hospitals in Oman. Data wer... Read More about Association between polycystic ovarian syndrome and adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes among women in Oman.

Trends in prescribing of nicotine replacement therapy to pregnant women in primary care in England (2021)
Journal Article
Szatkowski, L., Reeves Vaz, L., Fiaschi, L., Tata, L., & Coleman, T. (2021). Trends in prescribing of nicotine replacement therapy to pregnant women in primary care in England. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 23(9), 1607-1610. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntab037

Introduction: Smoking during pregnancy remains common and the English National Health Service (NHS) has recently been directed to prioritise providing cessation support for pregnant women. We investigated the impact on prescribing of stop smoking tre... Read More about Trends in prescribing of nicotine replacement therapy to pregnant women in primary care in England.

Early childhood respiratory morbidity and antibiotic use in ex-preterm infants: A primary care population-based cohort study (2020)
Journal Article
Tan, S., Szatkowski, L., Moreton, W., Fiaschi, L., McKeever, T., Gibson, J., & Sharkey, D. (2020). Early childhood respiratory morbidity and antibiotic use in ex-preterm infants: A primary care population-based cohort study. European Respiratory Journal, 56(1), Article 2000202. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00202-2020

Background Globally, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) continues to increase in preterm infants. Recent studies exploring subsequent early childhood respiratory morbidity have been small or focused on hospital admissions.

Primary aim Examine early... Read More about Early childhood respiratory morbidity and antibiotic use in ex-preterm infants: A primary care population-based cohort study.

Clinical management of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum across primary and secondary care: a population based study (2019)
Journal Article
Fiaschi, L., Nelson-Piercy, C., Deb, S., King, R., & Tata, L. (2019). Clinical management of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum across primary and secondary care: a population based study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 126(10), 1201-1211. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.15662

Objectives: To assess how nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP) and hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) are managed and treated across primary and secondary care.

Design: Population-based pregnancy cohort
Setting: Medical records (CPRD-GOLD) from Englan... Read More about Clinical management of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum across primary and secondary care: a population based study.

Assessment of discharge treatment prescribed to women admitted to hospital for hyperemesis gravidarum (2018)
Journal Article
Fiaschi, L., Housley, G., Nelson-Piercy, C., Gibson, J., Raji, A., Deb, S., & Tata, L. (2019). Assessment of discharge treatment prescribed to women admitted to hospital for hyperemesis gravidarum. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 73(1), Article e13261. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.13261

Aims: Prescribing drug treatment for the management of hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), the most severe form of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, remains controversial. Since most manufacturers do not recommend prescribing antiemetics during pregnancy, l... Read More about Assessment of discharge treatment prescribed to women admitted to hospital for hyperemesis gravidarum.

Early life incidence of gastrointestinal and respiratory infections in children with gastroschisis: a cohort study (2018)
Journal Article
Bannister, J., Szatkowski, L., Sharkey, D., Tan, S., Fiaschi, L., & Ban, L. (2018). Early life incidence of gastrointestinal and respiratory infections in children with gastroschisis: a cohort study. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 67(5), 580–585. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0000000000002045

Objectives: Survival in infants with gastroschisis is increasing although little is known about early childhood morbidity. In the context of a hypothesised link between the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and immune function, this study explores rates of... Read More about Early life incidence of gastrointestinal and respiratory infections in children with gastroschisis: a cohort study.

Stillbirth among women prescribed nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy: analysis of a large UK pregnancy cohort (2018)
Journal Article
Dhalwani, N. N., Szatkowski, L., Coleman, T., Fiaschi, L., & Tata, L. J. (2019). Stillbirth among women prescribed nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy: analysis of a large UK pregnancy cohort. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 21(4), 409–415. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/nty019

Objective: To compare risk of stillbirth between maternal smokers and those prescribed NRT during pregnancy.

Design: Cross-sectional analysis nested in a pregnancy cohort with longitudinal routinely-recorded medical data.

Setting: United Kingdo... Read More about Stillbirth among women prescribed nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy: analysis of a large UK pregnancy cohort.

Adverse maternal and birth outcomes in women admitted to hospital for hyperemesis gravidarum: A population-based cohort study (2017)
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Fiaschi, L., Nelson-Piercy, C., Gibson, J. E., Szatkowski, L., & Tata, L. J. (in press). Adverse maternal and birth outcomes in women admitted to hospital for hyperemesis gravidarum: A population-based cohort study. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 32(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/ppe.12416

Background: Evidence for risks of adverse maternal and birth outcomes in women with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is predominantly from small studies, unknown, or conflicting.

Methods: A population-based cohort study using secondary health care reco... Read More about Adverse maternal and birth outcomes in women admitted to hospital for hyperemesis gravidarum: A population-based cohort study.

Hospital admission for hyperemesis gravidarum: a nationwide study of occurrence, reoccurrence and risk factors among 8.2 million pregnancies (2016)
Journal Article
Fiaschi, L., Nelson-Piercy, C., & Tata, L. J. (2016). Hospital admission for hyperemesis gravidarum: a nationwide study of occurrence, reoccurrence and risk factors among 8.2 million pregnancies. Human Reproduction, 31(8), 1675-1684. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dew128

STUDY QUESTION: What are the maternal risk factors for hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) hospital admission, readmission and reoccurrence in a following pregnancy?
SUMMARY ANSWER: Young age, less socioeconomic deprivation, nulliparity, Asian or Black ethn... Read More about Hospital admission for hyperemesis gravidarum: a nationwide study of occurrence, reoccurrence and risk factors among 8.2 million pregnancies.