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Muraca GM, Skoll A, Lisonkova S, Sabr Y, Brant R, Cundiff GW, Joseph KS. Perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality among term singletons following midcavity operative vaginal delivery versus caesarean delivery. BJOG. 2018 May;125(6):693-702. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.14820. Epub 2017 Aug 21. PubMed PMID: 28692173; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5947834.
Muraca GM, Skoll A, Lisonkova S, Sabr Y, Brant R, Cundiff GW, Joseph KS. Authors' reply re: Perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality among term singletons following midcavity operative vaginal delivery versus caesarean delivery. BJOG. 2018 May;125(6):758-759. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.14980. Epub 2017 Nov 13. PubMed PMID: 29131501.
Muraca GM, Skoll A, Lisonkova S, Sabr Y, Brant R, Cundiff GW, Joseph KS. Authors' reply re: Perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality among term singletons following midcavity operative vaginal delivery versus caesarean delivery. BJOG. 2018 May;125(6):760. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.14981. Epub 2017 Nov 13. PubMed PMID: 29131476.
Joseph KS, Kramer MS. The fetuses-at-risk approach: survival analysis from a fetal perspective. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2018 Apr;97(4):454-465. doi: 10.1111/aogs.13194. Epub 2017 Aug 29. Review. PubMed PMID: 28742216; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5887948.
Shah PS, McDonald SD, Barrett J, Synnes A, Robson K, Foster J, Pasquier JC, Joseph KS, Piedboeuf B, Lacaze-Masmonteil T, O'Brien K, Shivananda S, Chaillet N, Pechlivanoglou P. The Canadian Preterm Birth Network: a study protocol for improving outcomes for preterm infants and their families. CMAJ Open. 2018 Jan 18;6(1):E44-E49. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20170128. PubMed PMID: 29348260; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5878956.
Siassakos D, Silver R, Dudley D, Flenady V, Erwich JJ, Joseph KS. Stillbirth: understand, standardise, educate - time to end preventable harm. BJOG. 2018 Jan;125(2):99. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.15028. PubMed PMID: 29244258.
Joseph KS, Basso M, Davies C, Lee L. Re-conceptualising stillbirth and revisiting birth surveillance. BJOG. 2018 Jan;125(2):104-106. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.14851. Epub 2017 Sep 13. PubMed PMID: 28783242.
Sapra KJ, Buck Louis GM, Sundaram R, Joseph KS, Bates LM, Galea S, Ananth CV. Time-Varying Effects of Signs and Symptoms on Pregnancy Loss <20 Weeks: Findings from a Preconception Prospective Cohort Study. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2018 Jan;32(1):30-39. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12402. Epub 2017 Aug 25. PubMed PMID: 29336062; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5772892.
Metcalfe A, Sabr Y, Hutcheon JA, Donovan L, Lyons J, Burrows J, Joseph KS. Trends in Obstetric Intervention and Pregnancy Outcomes of Canadian Women With Diabetes in Pregnancy From 2004 to 2015. J Endocr Soc. 2017 Dec 1;1(12):1540-1549. doi: 10.1210/js.2017-00376. eCollection 2017 Dec 1. PubMed PMID: 29308448; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5740523.
Urquia ML, Wanigaratne S, Ray JG, Joseph KS. Severe Maternal Morbidity Associated With Maternal Birthplace: A Population-Based Register Study. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2017 Nov;39(11):978-987. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2017.05.012. Epub 2017 Jul 18. PubMed PMID: 28733065.
Muraca GM, Skoll A, Lisonkova S, Sabr Y, Brant R, Cundiff GW, Joseph KS. Response to "Data limitations may affect conclusions in study of vaginal delivery at midpelvic station". CMAJ. 2017 Oct 30;189(43):E1344-E1345. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.733350. PubMed PMID: 29084763; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5662454.
Muraca GM, Lisonkova S, Joseph KS, Skoll A, Cundiff GW, Brant R, Sabr Y. The authors reply to "The end of forceps deliveries?" and "Beware selection bias". CMAJ. 2017 Aug 28;189(34):E1098. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.733285. PubMed PMID: 28847784; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5573548.
Joseph KS, Basso M, Davies C, Lee L, Ellwood D, Fell DB, Fowler D, Kinniburgh B, Kramer MS, Lim K, Selke P, Shaw D, Sneddon A, Sprague A, Williams K. Rationale and recommendations for improving definitions, registration requirements and procedures related to fetal death and stillbirth. BJOG. 2017 Jul;124(8):1153-1157. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.14242. Epub 2016 Sep 7. PubMed PMID: 27599640; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5484358.
Muraca GM, Sabr Y, Lisonkova S, Skoll A, Brant R, Cundiff GW, Joseph KS. Perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality after attempted operative vaginal delivery at midpelvic station. CMAJ. 2017 Jun 5;189(22):E764-E772. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.161156. PubMed PMID: 28584040; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5461125.
Metcalfe A, Lisonkova S, Sabr Y, Stritzke A, Joseph KS. Neonatal respiratory morbidity following exposure to chorioamnionitis. BMC Pediatr. 2017 May 17;17(1):128. doi: 10.1186/s12887-017-0878-9. PubMed PMID: 28514958; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5436447.
Razaz N, Avitan T, Ting J, Pressey T, Joseph KS. Perinatal outcomes in multifetal pregnancy following fetal reduction. CMAJ. 2017 May 8;189(18):E652-E658. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.160722. PubMed PMID: 28483844; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5422148.
Joseph KS, Razaz N, Muraca GM, Lisonkova S. Methodological Challenges in International Comparisons of Perinatal Mortality. Curr Epidemiol Rep. 2017;4(2):73-82. doi: 10.1007/s40471-017-0101-4. Epub 2017 Apr 17. Review. PubMed PMID: 28680794; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5488116.
Muraca GM, Lisonkova S, Joseph KS. Letter to the Editor in Response to: Amir, Baharak et al. The Long-Term Pelvic Floor Health Outcomes of Women After Childbirth: The Influence of Labour in the First Pregnancy. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2017 Apr;39(4):217. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2016.11.010. Epub 2017 Mar 13. PubMed PMID: 28302368.
Sapra KJ, Joseph KS, Galea S, Bates LM, Louis GM, Ananth CV. Signs and Symptoms of Early Pregnancy Loss. Reprod Sci. 2017 Apr;24(4):502-513. doi: 10.1177/1933719116654994. Epub 2016 Sep 27. Review. PubMed PMID: 27342274; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5933199.
Liu S, Metcalfe A, León JA, Sauve R, Kramer MS, Joseph KS. Evaluation of the INTERGROWTH-21st project newborn standard for use in Canada. PLoS One. 2017;12(3):e0172910. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172910. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 28257473; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5336248.
Joseph KS, Lisonkova S, Muraca GM, Razaz N, Sabr Y, Mehrabadi A, Schisterman EF. Factors Underlying the Temporal Increase in Maternal Mortality in the United States. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Jan;129(1):91-100. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001810. PubMed PMID: 27926651; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5177465.
Joseph KS. Early and Later Gestation Outcomes: Competing Risks Across the Pregnancy Continuum. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2017 Jan;31(1):64-66. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12329. PubMed PMID: 28029699.
Robertson JE, Lisonkova S, Lee T, De Silva DA, von Dadelszen P, Synnes AR, Joseph KS, Liston RM, Magee LA. Fetal, Infant and Maternal Outcomes among Women with Prolapsed Membranes Admitted before 29 Weeks Gestation. PLoS One. 2016;11(12):e0168285. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168285. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 28002467; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5176283.
Lisonkova S, Mehrabadi A, Allen VM, Bujold E, Crane JM, Gaudet L, Gratton RJ, Ladhani NN, Olatunbosun OA, Joseph KS. Atonic Postpartum Hemorrhage: Blood Loss, Risk Factors, and Third Stage Management. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2016 Dec;38(12):1081-1090.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2016.06.014. Epub 2016 Aug 17. PubMed PMID: 27986181.
Razaz N, Tremlett H, Marrie RA, Joseph KS. Peripartum depression in parents with multiple sclerosis and psychiatric disorders in children. Mult Scler. 2016 Dec;22(14):1830-1840. doi: 10.1177/1352458516631037. Epub 2016 Feb 22. PubMed PMID: 26903008; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5256476.
Shaw D, Guise JM, Shah N, Gemzell-Danielsson K, Joseph KS, Levy B, Wong F, Woodd S, Main EK. Drivers of maternity care in high-income countries: can health systems support woman-centred care?. Lancet. 2016 Nov 5;388(10057):2282-2295. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31527-6. Epub 2016 Sep 16. Review. PubMed PMID: 27642026.
Razaz N, Joseph KS, Boyce WT, Guhn M, Forer B, Carruthers R, Marrie RA, Tremlett H. Children of chronically ill parents: Relationship between parental multiple sclerosis and childhood developmental health. Mult Scler. 2016 Oct;22(11):1452-1462. doi: 10.1177/1352458515621624. Epub 2015 Dec 18. PubMed PMID: 26683589; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5051600.
Joseph KS, Lee L, Williams K. Sex Ratios Among Births in British Columbia, 2000-2013. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2016 Oct;38(10):919-925.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2016.06.005. Epub 2016 Jul 28. PubMed PMID: 27720090.
Mehrabadi A, Lisonkova S, Joseph KS. Heterogeneity of respiratory distress syndrome: risk factors and morbidity associated with early and late gestation disease. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2016 Sep 27;16(1):281. doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-1085-7. PubMed PMID: 27678336; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5039795.
Metcalfe A, Mathai M, Liu S, Leon JA, Joseph KS. Proportion of neonatal readmission attributed to length of stay for childbirth: a population-based cohort study. BMJ Open. 2016 Sep 14;6(9):e012007. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012007. PubMed PMID: 27630070; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5030571.
Cheong-See F, Schuit E, Arroyo-Manzano D, Khalil A, Barrett J, Joseph KS, Asztalos E, Hack K, Lewi L, Lim A, Liem S, Norman JE, Morrison J, Combs CA, Garite TJ, Maurel K, Serra V, Perales A, Rode L, Worda K, Nassar A, Aboulghar M, Rouse D, Thom E, Breathnach F, Nakayama S, Russo FM, Robinson JN, Dodd JM, Newman RB, Bhattacharya S, Tang S, Mol BW, Zamora J, Thilaganathan B, Thangaratinam S. Prospective risk of stillbirth and neonatal complications in twin pregnancies: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ. 2016 Sep 6;354:i4353. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i4353. Review. PubMed PMID: 27599496; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5013231.
Liu S, Joseph KS, Luo W, León JA, Lisonkova S, Van den Hof M, Evans J, Lim K, Little J, Sauve R, Kramer MS. Effect of Folic Acid Food Fortification in Canada on Congenital Heart Disease Subtypes. Circulation. 2016 Aug 30;134(9):647-55. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.022126. PubMed PMID: 27572879; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4998126.
Muraca GM, Sabr Y, Brant R, Cundiff GW, Joseph KS. Temporal and Regional Variations in Operative Vaginal Delivery in Canada by Pelvic Station, 2004-2012. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2016 Jul;38(7):627-35. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2016.04.007. Epub 2016 May 18. PubMed PMID: 27591346.
Razaz N, Tremlett H, Boyce T, Guhn M, Marrie RA, Joseph KS. Incidence of Mood or Anxiety Disorders in Children of Parents with Multiple Sclerosis. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2016 Jul;30(4):356-66. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12290. Epub 2016 Mar 24. PubMed PMID: 27009813.
Mehrabadi A, Dahhou M, Joseph KS, Kramer MS. Investigation of a Rise in Obstetric Acute Renal Failure in the United States, 1999-2011. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 May;127(5):899-906. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001374. PubMed PMID: 27054929.
Fernandez A, Sadownik L, Lisonkova S, Cundiff G, Joseph KS. Determinants of research engagement in academic obstetrics and gynaecology. BMC Med Educ. 2016 Apr 16;16:111. doi: 10.1186/s12909-016-0640-2. PubMed PMID: 27083408; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4833960.
Sapra KJ, Buck Louis GM, Sundaram R, Joseph KS, Bates LM, Galea S, Ananth CV. Signs and symptoms associated with early pregnancy loss: findings from a population-based preconception cohort. Hum Reprod. 2016 Apr;31(4):887-96. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dew010. Epub 2016 Mar 2. PubMed PMID: 26936888; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4791918.
Hutton EK, Hannah ME, Ross S, Joseph KS, Ohlsson A, Asztalos E, Willan AR, Allen AC, Armson BA, Gafni A, Mangoff K, Sanchez JJ, Barrett JF. Re: Maternal outcomes at 3 months after planned caesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for twin pregnancies in the Twin Birth Study: a randomised controlled trial: Counselling is difficult when outcomes are associated with mode of delivery and not the plan of mode of delivery. BJOG. 2016 Mar;123(4):644. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13769. PubMed PMID: 26914900.
Asztalos EV, Hannah ME, Hutton EK, Willan AR, Allen AC, Armson BA, Gafni A, Joseph KS, Ohlsson A, Ross S, Sanchez JJ, Mangoff K, Barrett JF. Twin Birth Study: 2-year neurodevelopmental follow-up of the randomized trial of planned cesarean or planned vaginal delivery for twin pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Mar;214(3):371.e1-371.e19. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.12.051. Epub 2016 Jan 29. PubMed PMID: 26830380.
Razaz N, Boyce WT, Brownell M, Jutte D, Tremlett H, Marrie RA, Joseph KS. Five-minute Apgar score as a marker for developmental vulnerability at 5 years of age. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2016 Mar;101(2):F114-20. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-308458. Epub 2015 Jul 17. PubMed PMID: 26187935; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4789716.
Flenady V, Wojcieszek AM, Middleton P, Ellwood D, Erwich JJ, Coory M, Khong TY, Silver RM, Smith GCS, Boyle FM, Lawn JE, Blencowe H, Leisher SH, Gross MM, Horey D, Farrales L, Bloomfield F, McCowan L, Brown SJ, Joseph KS, Zeitlin J, Reinebrant HE, Cacciatore J, Ravaldi C, Vannacci A, Cassidy J, Cassidy P, Farquhar C, Wallace E, Siassakos D, Heazell AEP, Storey C, Sadler L, Petersen S, Frøen JF, Goldenberg RL. Stillbirths: recall to action in high-income countries. Lancet. 2016 Feb 13;387(10019):691-702. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01020-X. Epub 2016 Jan 19. Review. PubMed PMID: 26794070.
Joseph KS, Kinniburgh B, Metcalfe A, Razaz N, Sabr Y, Lisonkova S. Temporal trends in ankyloglossia and frenotomy in British Columbia, Canada, 2004-2013: a population-based study. CMAJ Open. 2016 Jan-Mar;4(1):E33-40. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20150063. eCollection 2016 Jan-Mar. PubMed PMID: 27280112; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4866928.
Joseph KS. A Consilience of Inductions Supports the Extended Fetuses-at-Risk Model. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2016 Jan;30(1):11-7. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12260. PubMed PMID: 26768055; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4693682.
Hutcheon JA, Lee L, Joseph KS, Kinniburgh B, Cundiff GW. Feasibility of Implementing a Standardized Clinical Performance Indicator to Evaluate the Quality of Obstetrical Care in British Columbia. Matern Child Health J. 2015 Dec;19(12):2688-97. doi: 10.1007/s10995-015-1791-1. PubMed PMID: 26169814.
Lisonkova S, Metcalfe A, Joseph KS. The risk of stillbirth and infant death by each additional week of expectant management in twin pregnancies. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Nov;213(5):746-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.06.057. Epub 2015 Jul 3. PubMed PMID: 26149827.
Hutton EK, Hannah ME, Ross S, Joseph KS, Ohlsson A, Asztalos EV, Willan AR, Allen AC, Armson BA, Gafni A, Mangoff K, Sanchez JJ, Barrett JF. Maternal outcomes at 3 months after planned caesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for twin pregnancies in the Twin Birth Study: a randomised controlled trial. BJOG. 2015 Nov;122(12):1653-62. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13597. Epub 2015 Aug 20. PubMed PMID: 26328526; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5014197.
Metcalfe A, Lisonkova S, Joseph KS. The association between temporal changes in the use of obstetrical intervention and small-for-gestational age live births. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2015 Sep 29;15:233. doi: 10.1186/s12884-015-0670-5. PubMed PMID: 26420607; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4588231.
Deb-Rinker P, León JA, Gilbert NL, Rouleau J, Andersen AM, Bjarnadóttir RI, Gissler M, Mortensen LH, Skjærven R, Vollset SE, Zhang X, Shah PS, Sauve RS, Kramer MS, Joseph KS. Differences in perinatal and infant mortality in high-income countries: artifacts of birth registration or evidence of true differences?. BMC Pediatr. 2015 Sep 4;15:112. doi: 10.1186/s12887-015-0430-8. PubMed PMID: 26340994; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4560894.
Lyons J, Pressey T, Bartholomew S, Liu S, Liston RM, Joseph KS. In Reply. Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Sep;126(3):673-674. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001017. PubMed PMID: 26509196.
Razaz N, Tremlett H, Boyce WT, Guhn M, Joseph KS, Marrie RA. Impact of parental multiple sclerosis on early childhood development: A retrospective cohort study. Mult Scler. 2015 Aug;21(9):1172-83. doi: 10.1177/1352458514559298. Epub 2015 Jan 12. PubMed PMID: 25583843.
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