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Overview

Saroj Saigal is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and specializes in Medicine with a focus on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Their research covers several subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, and Physiology.

Saigal's work addresses key topics such as:

  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Saigal include Louis A. Schmidt, Ryan J. Van Lieshout, Karen J. Mathewson, Katherine M. Morrison, and Patrick O. McGowan.

Their publications have appeared in several scientific venues with the most frequent being:

  • PEDIATRICS
  • Pediatric Research
  • Developmental Psychobiology
  • Development and Psychopathology
  • EClinicalMedicine

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Saigal include:

  • "Psychiatric disorders in individuals born very preterm / very low-birth weight: An individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis," 2021, EClinicalMedicine
  • "Extremely Low Birth Weight and Accelerated Biological Aging," 2021, PEDIATRICS
  • "Health, wealth and achievements of former very premature infants in adult life," 2020, Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
  • "Grip strength is lower in adults born with extremely low birth weight compared to term-born controls," 2020, Pediatric Research
  • "Mathematical performance in childhood and early adult outcomes after very preterm birth: an individual participant data meta-analysis," 2021, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology

Best Publications

  • An overview of mortality and sequelae of preterm birth from infancy to adulthood.

    Saroj Saigal;Lex W Doyle;Lex W Doyle

  • Planned Caesarean Section Versus Planned Vaginal Birth for Breech Presentation at Term: A Randomised Multicentre Trial

    Mary E. Hannah;Walter J. Hannah;Sheila A. Hewson;Ellen D. Hodnett

  • Long-Term Effects of Indomethacin Prophylaxis in Extremely-Low-Birth-Weight Infants

    Barbara Schmidt;Peter Davis;Diane Moddemann;Arne Ohlsson

  • Cognitive abilities and school performance of extremely low birth weight children and matched term control children at age 8 years: a regional study

    Saroj Saigal;Peter Szatmari;Peter Szatmari;Peter Rosenbaum;Peter Rosenbaum;Dugal Campbell;Dugal Campbell

  • School Difficulties at Adolescence in a Regional Cohort of Children Who Were Extremely Low Birth Weight

    Saroj Saigal;Lorraine A. Hoult;David L. Streiner;Barbara L. Stoskopf

  • Maternal outcomes at 2 years after planned cesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for breech presentation at term: the international randomized Term Breech Trial.

    Mary E Hannah;Hilary Whyte;Walter J Hannah;Sheila Hewson

  • Outcomes of children at 2 years after planned cesarean birth versus planned vaginal birth for breech presentation at term: the International Randomized Term Breech Trial.

    Hilary Whyte;Mary E. Hannah;Saroj Saigal;Walter J. Hannah

  • Multiple courses of antenatal corticosteroids for preterm birth (MACS): a randomised controlled trial.

    Kellie E Murphy;Mary E Hannah;Andrew R Willan;Sheila A Hewson

  • Behavioural problems in children who weigh 1000 g or less at birth in four countries.

    Elysée T. M. Hille;A. Lya Den Ouden;Saroj Saigal;Dieter Wolke

  • Differences in preferences for neonatal outcomes among health care professionals, parents, and adolescents.

    Saroj Saigal;Barbara L. Stoskopf;David Feeny;William Furlong

  • SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF EXTREMELY LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANTS AT ADOLESCENCE

    Saroj Saigal;David Feeny;Peter Rosenbaum;William Furlong

  • School-age outcomes in children who were extremely low birth weight from four international population-based cohorts.

    Saroj Saigal;Lya den Ouden;Dieter Wolke;Lorraine Hoult

  • Prevention and management of pain and stress in the neonate

    J. A. Lemons;L. R. Blackmon;W P Jr Kanto;H. M. MacDonald

  • Outcomes at 3 months after planned cesarean vs planned vaginal delivery for breech presentation at term: the international randomized Term Breech Trial.

    Mary E. Hannah;Walter J. Hannah;Ellen D. Hodnett;Beverley Chalmers

  • Transition of Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infants From Adolescence to Young Adulthood: Comparison With Normal Birth-Weight Controls

    Saroj Saigal;Barbara Stoskopf;David Streiner;Michael Boyle

  • Psychopathology and Social Competencies of Adolescents Who Were Extremely Low Birth Weight

    Saroj Saigal;Janet Pinelli;Lorraine Hoult;M. Marie Kim

  • A randomized, controlled trial of platelet transfusions in thrombocytopenic premature infants

    M. Andrew;P. Vegh;C. Caco;H. Kirpalani

  • Physical Growth and Current Health Status of Infants Who Were of Extremely Low Birth Weight and Controls at Adolescence

    Saroj Saigal;Barbara L Stoskopf;David L Streiner;Elizabeth A Burrows

  • Self-perceived health-related quality of life of former extremely low birth weight infants at young adulthood

    Saroj Saigal;Barbara Stoskopf;Janet Pinelli;David Streiner

  • Adults born preterm: a review of general health and system-specific outcomes.

    Tonse N. K. Raju;A Sonia Buist;Carol J. Blaisdell;Marva Moxey-Mims

Frequent Co-Authors

Louis A. Schmidt
Louis A. Schmidt McMaster University
Michael H. Boyle
Michael H. Boyle McMaster University
Peter Rosenbaum
Peter Rosenbaum McMaster University
Andrew R. Willan
Andrew R. Willan University of Toronto
David L. Streiner
David L. Streiner University of Toronto
Amiram Gafni
Amiram Gafni McMaster University
Stephen G. Matthews
Stephen G. Matthews University of Toronto
Nigel Paneth
Nigel Paneth Michigan State University
Arne Ohlsson
Arne Ohlsson University of Toronto
Mark A. Ferro
Mark A. Ferro University of Waterloo

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