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Publications: Dr Soha Sobhy

Torloni MR, Opiyo N, Altieri E, Sobhy S, Thangaratinam S, Nolens B, Geelhoed D, Betran AP ( 2023 ) . Interventions to reintroduce or increase assisted vaginal births: a systematic review of the literature . BMJ open vol. 13 , ( 2 )
Cavallaro FL, Kabore CP, Pearson R, Blackburn RM, Sobhy S, Betran AP, Ronsmans C, Dumont A ( 2022 ) . Does hospital variation in intrapartum-related perinatal mortality among caesarean births reflect differences in quality of care? Cross-sectional study in 21 hospitals in Burkina Faso . BMJ Open vol. 12 , ( 10 )
Amaefule CE, Drymoussi Z, Gonzalez Carreras FJ, Pardo Llorente MDC, Lanz D, Dodds J, Sweeney L, Pizzo E et al. ( 2022 ) . Myo-inositol nutritional supplement for prevention of gestational diabetes (EMmY): A randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind pilot trial with nested qualitative study . BMJ Open vol. 12 , ( 3 )
Relph S, Patel T, Delaney L, Sobhy S, Thangaratinam S ( 2021 ) . Adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with diabetes-related microvascular disease and risks of disease progression in pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis . PLoS Medicine vol. 18 , ( 11 )
Melson E, Rocha T, Zamora J, Fernandez-Felix BM, Sobhy S, Betran AP, Arlt W, Thangaratinam S ( 2021 ) . Sex-specific risk of obesity and cardiometabolic disease in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a meta-analysis in 681929 individuals . Endocrine Abstracts
Sultana N, Betran AP, Khan KS, Sobhy S ( 2020 ) . Simulation-based teaching and models for caesarean sections: a systematic review to evaluate the tools for the 'See One, Practice Many, Do One' slogan . Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology vol. 32 , ( 5 ) 305 - 315 .
Shabani MM, Zimbwe KB, Sobhy S, Mbwele B ( 2020 ) . Saving lives through voluntary blood donation: learning from medical students in ruvuma, southern Tanzania . Hematology & Transfusion International Journal vol. 8 , ( 3 ) 62 - 69 .
Amaefule CE, Bolou A, Drymoussi Z, Gonzalez Carreras FJ, Pardo Llorente MDC, Lanz D, Dodds J, Sweeney L et al. ( 2020 ) . Effectiveness and acceptability of metformin in preventing the onset of type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes in postnatal women: a protocol for a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind feasibility trial. Optimising health outcomes with Metformin to prevent diAbetes After pregnancy (OMAhA) . BMJ open vol. 10 , ( 5 ) e036198 - e036198 .
Daru J, Sobhy S, Pavord S ( 2019 ) . Revisiting the basis for haemoglobin screening in pregnancy . Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology
McCauley M, Unger HW, Vousden N, Sobhy S ( 2019 ) . Should UK specialty trainee doctors in Obstetrics and Gynaecology have more opportunities to work in global women’s health? . Tropical Doctor vol. 49 , ( 3 ) 206 - 208 .
Webster SNE, Unger HW, El-Nouri A, El Halawani M, Black B, Sobhy S, Uygur D, Unger GDL et al. ( 2019 ) . Changing practice: role of the RCOG 'Quality and Safety in the Second Stage of labour' (QSSS) initiative . BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY . vol. 126 , 74 - 75 .
Sobhy S, Murugesu N, Thangaratinam S, Arroyo-Manzano D, Zamora J, Betran AP ( 2019 ) . Mortality and morbidity associated with caesarean section in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis . BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY . vol. 126 , E139 - E140 .
SOBHY S, ZAMORA J, KHAN K, THANGARATINAM S, Arroyo-Manzano D, Murugesu N, Karthikeyan G, Kumar V et al. ( 2019 ) . Maternal and perinatal mortality and complications associated with caesarean section in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review of 12 million pregnancies . Lancet
Sobhy S, Muregesu N, Khan KS, Arroyo-Manzano D, Zamora J, Thangaratinam S ( 2018 ) . Maternal mortality associated with caesarean section in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review of 12 million pregnancies . BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY . vol. 125 , 93 - 93 .
Sobhy S, Babiker ZOE, Kunst H ( 2017 ) . Authors’ reply: Effective strategies to improve maternal and perinatal outcomes for pregnant women with tuberculosis,especially those living in poverty, are urgently needed . BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology vol. 124 , ( 13 )
Sobhy S, Dharmarajah K, Arroyo-Manzano D, Navanatnarajah R, Noblet J, Zamora J, Thangaratinam S ( 2017 ) . Type of obstetric anesthesia administered and complications in women with preeclampsia in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review . Hypertens Pregnancy vol. 36 , ( 4 ) 326 - 336 .
Sahi S-V, RogoziƄska E, Sobhy S, Khan KS ( 2017 ) . Accuracy of tests used to detect infection with Chlamydia trachomatis in asymptomatic pregnant women: a systematic review . Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol
Sobhy S, Rogozinska E, Khan KS ( 2017 ) . Accuracy of on-site tests to detect anemia during prenatal care . Int J Gynaecol Obstet
Sobhy S, Lightly K, Shewry E, Letchworth P, McCauley M, Merriel A, Fry S, Yarrow K et al. ( 2017 ) . RCOG/AAGBI global partnerships map: an innovative project to increase awareness of and collaboration between global healthcare partnerships . BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY . vol. 124 , 91 - 91 .
Sobhy S, Babiker Z, Zamora J, Khan KS, Kunst H ( 2016 ) . Maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity associated with tuberculosis during pregnancy and the postpartum period: a systematic review and meta-analysis . BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology vol. 124 , ( 5 ) 727 - 733 .
Sobhy S, Zamora J, Dharmarajah K, Arroyo-Manzano D, Wilson M, Navaratnarajah R, Coomarasamy A, Khan KS et al. ( 2016 ) . Anaesthesia-related maternal mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis . The Lancet Global Health vol. 4 , ( 5 ) 128 - 128 .
Sobhy S, Khan K, Zahir B, Kunst H ( 2016 ) . Maternal and fetal outcomes of tuberculosis during pregnancy and the postpartum period: a systematic review and meta-analysis . BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY vol. 123 , 112 - 112 .
Sobhy S, Dharmarajah K, Zamora J, Wilson M, Coomarasamy A, Navaratnarajah R, Thangaratinam S ( 2016 ) . Risks associated with anaesthesia in women with pre-eclampsia in low- and middle-income countries. Systematic review and mata-analysis . BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY vol. 123 , 112 - 113 .
Sobhy S, Khan K, Kunst H ( 2015 ) . Maternal and fetal outcomes of tuberculosis during pregnancy and the postpartum period: a systematic review and meta-analysis . BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY . vol. 122 , 61 - 61 .
Nanda S, Habibi H, Sobhy S, Ridout A, Soh MC, Langford K, Nelson-Piercy C, Head C ( 2014 ) . Pregnancy outcomes in women with coarctation of aorta - a five-year experience from a tertiary joint cardiac obstetric clinic . EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL . vol. 35 , 575 - 576 .
Sobhy S, Jan H, Guy G, Jain A, Alexin D, Welch J, Poulton M ( 2012 ) . Maternal and fetal outcomes of HIV positive pregnant women 2007-2011 at King's College Hospital, London . BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY . vol. 119 , 42 - 42 .
Sobhy S, Sarris I, Narvekar N, Jan H ( 2012 ) . Ovarian vein thrombosis with extensive progression following spontaneous vaginal delivery . BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY . vol. 119 , 115 - 115 .