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Overview

Bruce R. Carr is affiliated with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the United States. Their research contributions primarily fall within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Sociology and Political Science; Obstetrics and Gynecology; and General Health Professions.

The scientist's recent publications highlight investigations into maternal and perinatal health, mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, and related healthcare interventions. Some of the notable papers include:

  • The effectiveness of massage for reducing pregnant women's anxiety and depression; systematic review and meta-analysis (2020, Midwifery)
  • Predicting postpartum haemorrhage: A systematic review of prognostic models (2022, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)
  • Maternal mental health and partner-delivered massage: A pilot study (2020, Women and Birth)
  • Australian and New Zealand nursing and midwifery educators' planetary health knowledge, views, confidence and teaching practices: A descriptive survey study (2024, Journal of Advanced Nursing)
  • Survey sabotage: Insights into reducing the risk of fraudulent responses in online surveys (2025, Anatomical Sciences Education)

Frequent coauthors of Bruce R. Carr include Niki Munk, Sarah Fogarty, Romy Lauche, Carolina Weller, and Helen Hall, with multiple collaborations recorded for each.

The scientist publishes regularly in venues such as Midwifery, Women and Birth, and the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, among others.

The main topics explored in the research encompass:

  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Pregnancy-related medical research

The research output suggests a focus on understanding and improving health outcomes related to maternal and child health, addressing anxiety and depression during pregnancy, and developing predictive models for obstetric complications.

Best Publications

  • Clomiphene, Metformin, or Both for Infertility in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    Richard S. Legro;Huiman X. Barnhart;William D. Schlaff;Bruce R. Carr

  • Progesterone Receptor Isoform A But Not B Is Expressed in Endometriosis

    George R. Attia;Khaled Zeitoun;Dean Edwards;Alan Johns

  • Prostaglandin E2 stimulates aromatase expression in endometriosis-derived stromal cells.

    Luis S. Noble;Kazuto Takayama;Khaled M. Zeitoun;J. Michael Putman

  • Consensus on infertility treatment related to polycystic ovary syndrome

    B. C. Tarlatzis;B. C.J.M. Fauser;R. S. Legro;R. J. Norman

  • Maternal plasma adrenocorticotropin and cortisol relationships throughout human pregnancy

    B. R. Carr;C. R. Parker;J. D. Madden;P. C. MacDonald

  • Treatment of Endometriosis-Associated Pain with Elagolix, an Oral GnRH Antagonist

    H. S. Taylor;L. C. Giudice;B. A. Lessey;M. S. Abrao

  • Deficient 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 Expression in Endometriosis: Failure to Metabolize 17β-Estradiol

    Khaled Zeitoun;Kazuto Takayama;Hironobu Sasano;Takashi Suzuki

  • Histological dating of timed endometrial biopsy tissue is not related to fertility status.

    Christos Coutifaris;Evan R. Myers;David S. Guzick;Michael P. Diamond

  • Treatment of severe postmenopausal endometriosis with an aromatase inhibitor

    Kazuto Takayama;Khaled Zeitoun;Robert T. Gunby;Hironobu Sasano

  • Genome-wide association of polycystic ovary syndrome implicates alterations in gonadotropin secretion in European ancestry populations

    M. Geoffrey Hayes;Margrit Urbanek;David A. Ehrmann;Loren L. Armstrong

  • Dissecting human adrenal androgen production.

    William E. Rainey;Bruce R. Carr;Hironobu Sasano;Takashi Suzuki

  • Metformin directly inhibits androgen production in human thecal cells

    George R Attia;William E Rainey;Bruce R Carr

  • The Normal Menstrual Cycle and the Control of Ovulation

    Beverly G Reed;Bruce R Carr

  • Ovarian granulosa cell lines

    Jon C. Havelock;William E. Rainey;Bruce R. Carr

  • Total testosterone assays in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: Precision and correlation with hirsutism

    Richard S. Legro;William D. Schlaff;Michael Peter Diamond;Christos Coutifaris

  • Effects of lower doses of conjugated equine estrogens and medroxyprogesterone acetate on plasma lipids and lipoproteins, coagulation factors, and carbohydrate metabolism

    Rogerio A Lobo;Trudy Bush;Bruce R Carr;James H Pickar

  • An evaluation of the effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs and medroxyprogesterone acetate on uterine leiomyomata volume by magnetic resonance imaging: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial

    Bruce R. Carr;Paul B. Marshburn;Paul T. Weatherall;Karen D. Bradshaw

  • Developmental changes in steroidogenic enzymes in human postnatal adrenal cortex: Immunohistochemical studies

    Takashi Suzuki;Hironobu Sasano;Junji Takeyama;Chika Kaneko

  • Column chromatography of steroids on Sephadex LH-20.

    B. R. Carr;G. Mikhail;G. L. Flickinger

  • Fetal loss associated with excess thyroid hormone exposure. Authors' reply

    Alice Y. Chang;Heidi Chamberlain-Shea;Bruce Carr;Samuel Refetoff

Frequent Co-Authors

Evan R. Simpson
Evan R. Simpson Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Paul C. MacDonald
Paul C. MacDonald The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Michael P. Diamond
Michael P. Diamond Augusta University
Richard S. Legro
Richard S. Legro Pennsylvania State University
Evan R. Myers
Evan R. Myers Duke University
Christos Coutifaris
Christos Coutifaris University of Pennsylvania
Linda C. Giudice
Linda C. Giudice University of California, San Francisco
John E. Nestler
John E. Nestler Virginia Commonwealth University
William E. Rainey
William E. Rainey University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Hironobu Sasano
Hironobu Sasano Tohoku University

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