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Gerard H.A. Visser

Gerard H.A. Visser

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Medicine

D-Index
82
Citations
25191
World Ranking
16093
National Ranking
608

Overview

Gerard H.A. Visser is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has contributed to multiple studies primarily in the field of medicine, with a focus on pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. Their research covers subfields such as obstetrics and gynecology, hematology, genetics, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their recent publications include work on guidelines, clinical practices, and fetal health, with notable papers published mainly in the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics as well as Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Key papers authored or co-authored by Visser include:

  • FIGO/ICM guidelines for preventing Rhesus disease: A call to action, 2020, International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
  • FIGO position paper on reference charts for fetal growth and size at birth: Which one to use?, 2020, International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Visser frequently collaborates with other researchers such as Anwar H. Nassar, Trude Thommesen, Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Steven L. Spitalnik, and Wanda K. Nicholson.

The main topics of research addressed in Visser's work encompass:

  • Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
  • Blood groups and transfusion
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management

Visser's publications have appeared frequently in these venues:

  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
  • Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
  • Seizure

Their research contributions reveal interdisciplinary approaches combining clinical obstetrical guidelines, fetal growth assessment, and perinatal outcomes. By focusing on key areas such as Rhesus disease prevention, fetal growth charts, and neonatal respiratory conditions, Visser has engaged extensively with issues relevant to maternal and child health.

Best Publications

  • Short-term and long-term effects of caesarean section on the health of women and children

    Jane Sandall;Rachel M Tribe;Lisa Avery;Glen Mola

  • Stress during pregnancy is associated with developmental outcome in infancy.

    Anja C. Huizink;Anja C. Huizink;Pascale G. Robles de Medina;Eduard J.H. Mulder;Gerard H.A. Visser

  • Is pregnancy anxiety a distinctive syndrome

    Anja C. Huizink;Anja C. Huizink;Eduard J.H. Mulder;Pascale G. Robles de Medina;Gerard H.A. Visser

  • Monitoring of fetuses with intrauterine growth restriction: a longitudinal study.

    K. Hecher;C. M. Bilardo;R. H. Stigter;Y. Ville

  • Psychological measures of prenatal stress as predictors of infant temperament.

    Anja C. Huizink;Pascale G. Robles De Medina;Eduard J.H. Mulder;Gerard H.A. Visser

  • Perinatal morbidity and mortality in early-onset fetal growth restriction: cohort outcomes of the trial of randomized umbilical and fetal flow in Europe (TRUFFLE)

    C. Lees;C. Lees;N. Marlow;B. Arabin;C. M. Bilardo

  • European Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Respiratory Distress Syndrome - 2016 Update.

    David G. Sweet;Virgilio Carnielli;Gorm Greisen;Mikko Hallman

  • Prenatal stress and cognitive development and temperament in infants.

    Jan K. Buitelaar;Anja C. Huizink;Edu J. Mulder;Pascalle G.Robles de Medina

  • 2 year neurodevelopmental and intermediate perinatal outcomes in infants with very preterm fetal growth restriction (TRUFFLE): A randomised trial

    Christoph C. Lees;Christoph C. Lees;Neil Marlow;Aleid van Wassenaer-Leemhuis;Birgit Arabin

  • New Dutch reference curves for birthweight by gestational age

    Gerard H.A. Visser;Paul H.C. Eilers;Patty M. Elferink-Stinkens;Hans M.W.M. Merkus

  • Impact of early growth delay on subsequent fetal growth and functional development: a study on diabetic pregnancy

    E.J.H. Mulder;G.H.A. Visser

  • Macrosomia despite good glycaemic control in Type I diabetic pregnancy; results of a nationwide study in The Netherlands

    I M Evers;H W de Valk;B W J Mol;E W M T ter Braak

  • Obesity, gestational diabetes and pregnancy outcome.

    Yariv Yogev;Gerard H.A. Visser

  • Relationship between monitoring parameters and perinatal outcome in severe, early intrauterine growth restriction.

    C. M. Bilardo;H. Wolf;R. H. Stigter;Y. Ville

  • The effects of prenatal stress on temperament and problem behavior of 27-month-old toddlers

    Barbara M. Gutteling;Carolina de Weerth;Sophie H. N. Willemsen-Swinkels;Anja C. Huizink

  • The effect of the Term Breech Trial on medical intervention behaviour and neonatal outcome in The Netherlands: an analysis of 35,453 term breech infants.

    Christine C.Th. Rietberg;Patty M. Elferink-Stinkens;Gerard H.A. Visser

  • Long-term psychological consequences of pregnancy termination for fetal abnormality: a cross-sectional study.

    M. J. Korenromp;G. C. M. L. Christiaens;J. van den Bout;E. J. H. Mulder

  • Prevalence and patterns of antidepressant drug use during pregnancy

    Tessa Ververs;Hans Kaasenbrood;Gerard Visser;Fred Schobben

  • Evaluation of 7 serum biomarkers and uterine artery Doppler ultrasound for first-trimester prediction of preeclampsia: a systematic review.

    Sylwia Kuc;Esther J. Wortelboer;Bas B. van Rijn;Arie Franx

  • Fetal and perinatal outcomes in type 1 diabetes pregnancy: a randomized study comparing insulin aspart with human insulin in 322 subjects.

    Moshe Hod;Peter Damm;Risto Kaaja;Gerard H.A. Visser

Frequent Co-Authors

Ben Willem J. Mol
Ben Willem J. Mol Monash University
Frank van Bel
Frank van Bel Utrecht University
Jan K. Buitelaar
Jan K. Buitelaar Radboud University
Anja C. Huizink
Anja C. Huizink Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Karel G.M. Moons
Karel G.M. Moons Utrecht University
Cobi Jacoba Johanna Heijnen
Cobi Jacoba Johanna Heijnen The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jozien M. Bensing
Jozien M. Bensing Utrecht University
Jan van den Bout
Jan van den Bout Utrecht University
Annemieke Kavelaars
Annemieke Kavelaars The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Karel Marsal
Karel Marsal Lund University

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