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Overview

Stephen C. Robson is affiliated with Newcastle University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on obstetrics and gynecology. Their research spans over 106 publications, highlighting a deep engagement in medical science and related subfields.

The subfields of study where their work is concentrated include:

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Key research topics addressed by Robson cover various aspects of pregnancy and maternal health, such as:

  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
  • Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy and Medication Impact
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management

Among their recent notable publications are:

  • Evaluation of the Arabin cervical pessary for prevention of preterm birth in women with a twin pregnancy and short cervix (STOPPIT-2): An open-label randomised trial and updated meta-analysis (2021, PLoS Medicine)
  • Universal third-trimester ultrasonic screening using fetal macrosomia in the prediction of adverse perinatal outcome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy (2020, PLoS Medicine)
  • Adiposity and cardiovascular outcomes in three-year-old children of participants in UPBEAT, an RCT of a complex intervention in pregnant women with obesity (2020, Pediatric Obesity)
  • Implementation of a fetal ultrasound telemedicine service: women's views and family costs (2021, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
  • Universal late pregnancy ultrasound screening to predict adverse outcomes in nulliparous women: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis (2021, Health Technology Assessment)

The frequent publication venues for Robson's work include:

  • Health Technology Assessment
  • Placenta
  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  • PLoS Medicine

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Robson's research career, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Andrew Shennan (10 joint publications)
  • Peter Brocklehurst (9 joint publications)
  • Paul T. Seed (9 joint publications)
  • Lucilla Poston (9 joint publications)
  • Raya Vinogradov (9 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Holt-Oram syndrome is caused by mutations in TBX5, a member of the Brachyury ( T ) gene family

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  • Serial study of factors influencing changes in cardiac output during human pregnancy

    S. C. Robson;S. Hunter;R. J. Boys;W. Dunlop

  • Use of uterine artery Doppler ultrasonography to predict pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction: a systematic review and bivariable meta-analysis

    Jeltsje S. Cnossen;Rachel K. Morris;Gerben ter Riet;Gerben ter Riet;Ben W.J. Mol

  • Cardiovascular disease risk in women with pre-eclampsia: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Morven Caroline Brown;Kate Elizabeth Best;Mark Stephen Pearce;Jason Waugh

  • Effect of a behavioural intervention in obese pregnant women (the UPBEAT study): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial

    Lucilla Poston;Ruth Bell;Helen Croker;Angela C Flynn

  • Adaptation of the maternal heart in pregnancy

    Stewart Hunter;Stephen C Robson

  • The short stature homeobox gene SHOX is involved in skeletal abnormalities in Turner syndrome

    Mark Clement-Jones;Simone Schiller;Ercole Rao;Rüdiger J. Blaschke

  • Spiral artery remodeling and trophoblast invasion in preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction: relationship to clinical outcome.

    Fiona Lyall;Stephen C. Robson;Judith N. Bulmer

  • Expression of angiogenic growth factors by uterine natural killer cells during early pregnancy

    Gendie E. Lash;Barbara Schiessl;Maureen Kirkley;Barbara A. Innes

  • The pre-eclampsia community guideline (PRECOG): how to screen for and detect onset of pre-eclampsia in the community

    Fiona Milne;Chris Redman;James Walker;Philip Baker

  • Vaginal progesterone prophylaxis for preterm birth (the OPPTIMUM study): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind trial

    Jane Elizabeth Norman;Neil Marlow;Claudia-Martina Messow;Andrew Shennan

  • Uterine natural killer cells initiate spiral artery remodeling in human pregnancy

    Andrew Robson;Lynda K. Harris;Barbara A. Innes;Gendie E. Lash

  • Pre-Eclampsia and Future Cardiovascular Risk among Women: A Review

    Raheel Ahmed;Joseph Dunford;Roxana Mehran;Stephen Robson

  • Haemodynamic changes during the puerperium: a Doppler and M-mode echocardiographic study.

    S. C. Robson;W. Dunlop;M. Moore;S. Hunter

  • A homeobox gene, HLXB9, is the major locus for dominantly inherited sacral agenesis

    Alison J. Ross;Victor Ruiz-Perez;Yiming Wang;Donna Marie Hagan

  • Cardiac output during labour.

    S C Robson;W Dunlop;R J Boys;S Hunter

  • Late sporadic miscarriage is associated with abnormalities in spiral artery transformation and trophoblast invasion

    E Ball;J. N. Bulmer;Salma Ayis;F Lyall

  • Review: Functional role of uterine natural killer (uNK) cells in human early pregnancy decidua.

    Gendie Lash;Stephen Robson;Judith Bulmer

  • Decidual leucocyte populations in early to late gestation normal human pregnancy.

    P.J. Williams;R.F. Searle;S.C. Robson;B.A. Innes

  • Vaginal Progesterone Prophylaxis for Preterm Birth (the OPPTIMUM Study): A Multicentre, Randomised, Double-blind Trial

    Jane Elizabeth Norman;Neil Marlow;Claudia-Martina Messow;Andrew Shennan

Frequent Co-Authors

Judith N. Bulmer
Judith N. Bulmer Newcastle University
Judith Rankin
Judith Rankin Newcastle University
Lucilla Poston
Lucilla Poston King's College London
Luke Vale
Luke Vale Newcastle University
Andrew Shennan
Andrew Shennan King's College London
Khalid S. Khan
Khalid S. Khan University of Granada
Mark D. Kilby
Mark D. Kilby University of Birmingham
Naveed Sattar
Naveed Sattar University of Glasgow
Scott M. Nelson
Scott M. Nelson University of Glasgow
Paul D. Griffiths
Paul D. Griffiths University College London

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