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François Goffinet

François Goffinet

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Medicine

D-Index
84
Citations
25264
World Ranking
15126
National Ranking
486

Overview

François Goffinet is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with a significant number of publications in related subfields such as Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Surgery, and Epidemiology.

The scientific work of François Goffinet spans several topics within maternal and perinatal health, including:

  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy-related medical research
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care

Goffinet has published extensively in various specialized journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction
  • Gynécologie Obstétrique Fertilité & Sénologie 
  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
  • Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica

They have collaborated regularly with several co-authors, notably:

  • Aude Girault
  • Camille Le Ray
  • Olivia Anselem
  • J. Lepercq
  • G. Grangé

Among the recent scientific papers, some notable publications include:

  • Neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 5 among children born preterm: EPIPAGE-2 cohort study (2021) published in BMJ
  • Intermediate-dose versus low-dose low-molecular-weight heparin in pregnant and post-partum women with a history of venous thromboembolism (Highlow study): an open-label, multicentre, randomised, controlled trial (2022) published in The Lancet
  • Risk of Severe Postpartum Hemorrhage in Twin Pregnancies According to the Sum of Birth Weights (2022) published in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Cohort Profile: the Etude Epidémiologique sur les Petits Ages Gestationnels-2 (EPIPAGE-2) preterm birth cohort (2020) published in International Journal of Epidemiology
  • Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Children with Congenital Heart Defects (2021) published in The Journal of Pediatrics

This record reflects a focus on clinical epidemiology and outcomes in maternal and perinatal health, encompassing studies on prematurity, postpartum complications, and long-term child development.

Best Publications

  • Survival and morbidity of preterm children born at 22 through 34 weeks' gestation in France in 2011: results of the EPIPAGE-2 cohort study.

    Pierre-Yves Ancel;François Goffinet;Pierre Kuhn;Bruno Langer

  • Laparoscopic surgery is not inherently dangerous for patients presenting with benign gynaecologic pathology. Results of a meta-analysis

    C. Chapron;A. Fauconnier;F. Goffinet;G. Bréart

  • Maternal Outcome After Conservative Treatment of Placenta Accreta

    L. Sentilhes;C. Ambroselli;G. Kayem;M. Provansal

  • Clinical features and prognostic factors of listeriosis: the MONALISA national prospective cohort study.

    Caroline Charlier;Élodie Perrodeau;Alexandre Leclercq;Alexandre Leclercq;Benoît Cazenave

  • Is planned vaginal delivery for breech presentation at term still an option? Results of an observational prospective survey in France and Belgium.

    François Goffinet;François Goffinet;Marion Carayol;Jean-Michel Foidart;Sophie Alexander

  • Neurodevelopmental Outcome at 2 Years for Preterm Children Born at 22 to 34 Weeks’ Gestation in France in 2011: EPIPAGE-2 Cohort Study

    V. Pierrat;L. Marchand-Martin;C. Arnaud;M. Kaminski

  • Ultrasonographic measurement of lower uterine segment to assess risk of defects of scarred uterus

    P Rozenberg;F Goffinet;H.J Philippe;I Nisand

  • Conservative Versus Extirpative Management in Cases of Placenta Accreta

    Gilles Kayem;Céline Davy;François Goffinet;Carole Thomas

  • Pregnancy rates after in-vitro fertilization in cases of tubal infertility with and without hydrosalpinx: a meta-analysis of published comparative studies

    E. Camus;C. Poncelet;F. Goffinet;B. Wainer

  • Trends in Prenatal Diagnosis, Pregnancy Termination, and Perinatal Mortality of Newborns With Congenital Heart Disease in France, 1983–2000: A Population-Based Evaluation

    Babak Khoshnood;Catherine De Vigan;Véronique Vodovar;Janine Goujard

  • Trends in perinatal health in metropolitan France from 1995 to 2016: Results from the French National Perinatal Surveys.

    B Blondel;B Coulm;C Bonnet;F Goffinet

  • Trends in perinatal health in France from 1995 to 2010. Results from the French National Perinatal Surveys

    B Blondel;N Lelong;N Lelong;M Kermarrec;M Kermarrec;F Goffinet;F Goffinet

  • Maternal and perinatal outcomes during expectant management of 239 severe preeclamptic women between 24 and 33 weeks' gestation

    Bassam Haddad;Stéphanie Deis;François Goffinet;Bernard J Paniel

  • Prevalence, timing of diagnosis and mortality of newborns with congenital heart defects: a population-based study

    Babak Khoshnood;Nathalie Lelong;Lucile Houyel;Anne-Claire Thieulin

  • Aspirin for Prevention of Preeclampsia

    A. Atallah;A. Atallah;E. Lecarpentier;F. Goffinet;M. Doret-Dion;M. Doret-Dion

  • Fertility and pregnancy outcomes following conservative treatment for placenta accreta

    Loïc Sentilhes;Gilles Kayem;Clémence Ambroselli;Magali Provansal

  • Anthracyclines during pregnancy: embryo–fetal outcome in 160 patients

    N. Germann;F. Goffinet;F. Goldwasser

  • When to stop pushing: effects of duration of second-stage expulsion efforts on maternal and neonatal outcomes in nulliparous women with epidural analgesia.

    Camille Le Ray;Camille Le Ray;François Audibert;François Goffinet;William Fraser

  • Amnioinfusion for the prevention of the meconium aspiration syndrome.

    William D. Fraser;Justus Hofmeyr;Roberto Lede;Gilles Faron

  • Prevention of preterm delivery.

    Vassilis Tsatsaris;Elie Azria;François Goffinet

Frequent Co-Authors

Damien Bonnet
Damien Bonnet Université Paris Cité
Charles Chapron
Charles Chapron Institut Cochin
Yves Ville
Yves Ville Université Paris Cité
Frédéric Batteux
Frédéric Batteux Université Paris Cité
Hervé Fernandez
Hervé Fernandez Grenoble Alpes University
William D. Fraser
William D. Fraser Université de Sherbrooke
Claire Poyart
Claire Poyart Institut Cochin

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