Rigorous studies carried out by the National Center for Health Statistics show that previously
reported increases in maternal mortality rates in the United States were an artifact of …

Background Pre-gestational diabetes mellitus is associated with increased risk of maternal
and perinatal adverse outcomes. This systematic review was conducted to evaluate the …

… Sabr is also supported by a new faculty award from the King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Joseph holds a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Chair in maternal, fetal and …

In this study, we report the experience of the only reference clinical next-generation sequencing
lab in Saudi Arabia with the first 1000 families who span a wide-range of suspected …

… A case—control study from Scotland reported a 5-fold increase in the adjusted odds of sepsis
among mothers <25 y old compared with women older than 34 y [44], suggesting an even …

It is well known that progesterone plays a major role in the maintenance of pregnancy,
particularly during the early stages, as it is responsible for preparing the endometrium for …

Please cite this paper as: Lisonkova S, Sabr Y, Butler B, Joseph K. International comparisons
of preterm birth: higher rates of late preterm birth are associated with lower rates of stillbirth …

Purpose Ciliopathies are highly heterogeneous clinical disorders of the primary cilium. We
aim to characterize a large cohort of ciliopathies phenotypically and molecularly. Methods …

OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors underlying the recent increase in maternal mortality ratios
(maternal deaths per 100,000 live births) in the United States. METHODS: We carried out a …

Background: Routine surveillance of congenital anomalies has shown recent increases in
ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) in British Columbia, Canada. We examined the temporal trends in …