Overview

My research interest is in perinatal epidemiology, including pregnancy complications, fetal and neonatal outcomes and maternal morbidity. My recent and current research projects have used epidemiological methods to examine the risk factors and consequences of early- and late-onset preeclampsia on fetal and infant outcomes, and trends in maternal mortality in Canada. Other areas of research interest include the effects of older maternal age on pregnancy outcomes, assisted reproduction, preterm birth, and neonatal mortality and morbidity. I am particularly interested in using perinatal databases to address problem of health status and health care.

My goal is to advance the scientific knowledge-base related to the etiology of pregnancy complications, preterm birth, and severe maternal morbidity, and to improve maternal and child health in British Columbia, Canada and elsewhere.

Publications

Prepregnancy body mass index and other risk factors for early-onset and late-onset haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome: a population-based retrospective cohort study in British Columbia, Canada
BMJ Open
Li Qing Wang and Jeffrey N Bone and Giulia M Muraca and Neda Razaz and K S Joseph and Sarka Lisonkova
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079131
03/2024

Temporal changes in pre-existing health conditions five years prior to pregnancy in British Columbia, Canada, 2000–2019
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
Louise Lundborg and K. S. Joseph and Sarka Lisonkova and Wee-Shian Chan and Qi Wen and Cande V. Ananth and Neda Razaz
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.13060
02/2024

Response to the Commentary ‘Causes of ART-related outcomes in the COVID-19 era’
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
Sarka Lisonkova and Jeffrey N. Bone and Giulia M. Muraca and Neda Razaz and Amelie Boutin and Justin S. Brandt and Mohamed A. Bedaiwy and Cande V. Ananth and K. S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12980
08/2023

A flexible approach to modelling stillbirths using the foetuses at risk approach
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
Jeffrey N. Bone and K. S. Joseph and Sid John and Sarka Lisonkova
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12993
08/2023

The association between maternal stature and adverse birth outcomes and the modifying effect of race and ethnicity: a population-based retrospective cohort study
AJOG Global Reports
Lauren Yearwood and Jeffrey N. Bone and Qi Wen and Giulia M. Muraca and Janet Lyons and Neda Razaz and K.S. Joseph and Sarka Lisonkova
DOI: 10.1016/j.xagr.2023.100184
05/2023

Neonatal mortality risk for vulnerable newborn types in 15 countries using 125.5 million nationwide birth outcome records, 2000–2020
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Lorena Suárez-Idueta and Hannah Blencowe and Yemisrach B Okwaraji and Judith Yargawa and Ellen Bradley and Adrienne Gordon and Vicki Flenady and Enny S. Paixao and Mauricio L. Barreto and Sarka Lisonkova and Qi Wen and Petr Velebil and Jitka Jírová and Erzsebet Horváth-Puhó and Henrik Toft Sørensen and Luule Sakkeus and Liili Abuladze and Khalid A. Yunis and Ayah Al Bizri and Arturo Barranco and Lisa Broeders and Aimée E. van Dijk and Fawziya Alyafei and Tawa O. Olukade and Neda Razaz and Jonas Söderling and Lucy K. Smith and Elizabeth S. Draper and Estelle Lowry and Neil Rowland and Rachael Wood and Kirsten Monteath and Isabel Pereyra and Gabriella Pravia and Eric O. Ohuma and Joy E. Lawn
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.17506
05/2023

Early coronavirus disease 2019 restrictive measures and changes in maternal characteristics, use of assisted reproductive technology, and stillbirth
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
Sarka Lisonkova and Jeffrey N. Bone and Giulia M. Muraca and Neda Razaz and Amelie Boutin and Justin S. Brandt and Mohamed A. Bedaiwy and Cande V. Ananth and K. S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12925
02/2023

Does maternal stature modify the association between infants who are small or large for gestational age and adverse perinatal outcomes? A retrospective cohort study
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.17350
2023

Obstetric Intervention and Perinatal Outcomes During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Obstetrics and Gynecology
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005412
2023

Prepregnancy body mass index and adverse perinatal outcomes in the presence of other maternal risk factors
AJOG Global Reports
DOI: 10.1016/j.xagr.2023.100175
2023

Pre-pregnancy body mass index and adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes in twins: A population retrospective cohort study
International Journal of Obesity
DOI: 10.1038/s41366-023-01320-6
2023

Maternal and perinatal outcomes in primiparous singleton pregnancies conceived with assisted reproductive technology in British Columbia
European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2023.10.010
2023

Impact of Perinatal Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Early Health Outcomes among Infants Born from 2020 to 2021 in British Columbia, Canada
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
DOI: 10.1155/2023/9968774
2023

Vulnerable newborn types: Analysis of population-based registries for 165 million births in 23 countries, 2000–2021
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.17505
2023

Neonatal mortality risk of large-for-gestational-age and macrosomic live births in 15 countries, including 115.6 million nationwide linked records, 2000–2020
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.17706
2023

Stillbirths: contribution of preterm birth and size-for-gestational age for 119.6 million total births from nationwide records in 12 countries, 2000 to 2020
medRxiv
DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.14.23288565
2023

Small babies, big risks: global estimates of prevalence and mortality for vulnerable newborns to accelerate change and improve counting
The Lancet
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00522-6
2023

Stillbirths: Contribution of preterm birth and size-for-gestational age for 125.4 million total births from nationwide records in 13 countries, 2000–2020
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.17653
2023

Long-term Mortality in Individuals Diagnosed with Cancer during Pregnancy or Postpartum
JAMA Oncology
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.0339
2023

Maternal and neonatal trauma during forceps and vacuum delivery must not be overlooked
BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-073991
2023

Risk of recurrent severe maternal morbidity: a population-based study
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.06.010
2023

Hospital factors associated with maternal and neonatal outcomes of deliveries to patients with a previous cesarean delivery: an ecological study
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
Joseph, K.S. and Young, C.B. and Muraca, G.M. and Boutin, A. and Razaz, N. and John, S. and Lisonkova, S. and Wilson, R.D.
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.220928
2023

Time of Delivery Among Low-Risk Women at 37-42 Weeks of Gestation and Risks of Stillbirth and Infant Mortality, and Long-term Neurological Morbidity
Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey
Razaz, N. and Muraca, G.M. and Fink, K. and Boutin, A. and John, S. and Lisonkova, S. and Stephansson, O. and Cnattingius, S. and Joseph, K.S.
DOI: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000001122
2023

Why did preterm birth rates fall during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12916
2023

Chorioamnionitis and risk of long-term neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring: a population-based cohort study
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Eleni Tsamantioti and Sarka Lisonkova and Giulia Muraca and Anne K. Örtqvist and Neda Razaz
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.03.028
08/2022

Crude and adjusted comparisons of cesarean delivery rates using the Robson classification: A population-based cohort study in Canada and Sweden, 2004 to 2016
PLOS Medicine
Giulia M. Muraca and K.S. Joseph and Neda Razaz and Linnea V. Ladfors and Sarka Lisonkova and Olof Stephansson
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004077
08/2022

Time of delivery among low-risk women at 37–42 weeks of gestation and risks of stillbirth and infant mortality, and long-term neurological morbidity
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
Razaz, N. and Muraca, G.M. and Fink, K. and Boutin, A. and John, S. and Lisonkova, S. and Stephansson, O. and Cnattingius, S. and Joseph, K.S.
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12868
2022

Labor and delivery outcomes by delivery method in term deliveries in occiput posterior position: a population-based retrospective cohort study
AJOG Global Reports
Foggin, H.H. and Albert, A.Y. and Minielly, N.C. and Lisonkova, S. and Koenig, N.A. and Jacobs, E.N. and Cundiff, G.W.
DOI: 10.1016/j.xagr.2022.100080
2022

The authors reply regarding transparency, balance and perspective on intervention at full dilation
CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal
Muraca, G.M. and Lisonkova, S. and Joseph, K.S.
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.147016-l
2022

Severe Maternal Morbidity and Maternal Mortality Associated with Assisted Reproductive Technology
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Sabr, Y. and Lisonkova, S. and Skoll, A. and Brant, R. and Velez, M.P. and Joseph, K.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2022.05.012
2022

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Perinatal Health of Infants Conceived by ART
Pediatrics
Lisonkova, S. and Ukah, U.V. and John, S. and Yearwood, L. and Muraca, G.M. and Razaz, N. and Sabr, Y. and Yong, P.J. and Bedaiwy, M.A.
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-055855
2022

Maternal and neonatal trauma following operative vaginal delivery
CMAJ
Muraca, G.M. and Boutin, A. and Razaz, N. and Lisonkova, S. and John, S. and Ting, J.Y. and Scott, H. and Kramer, M.S. and Joseph, K.S.
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.210841
2022

The association between pre-pregnancy body mass index and perinatal death and the role of gestational age at delivery
PLoS ONE
Bone, J.N. and Joseph, K.S. and Mayer, C. and Platt, R. and Lisonkova, S.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264565
2022

Incidence and risk factors for severe preeclampsia, hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count syndrome, and eclampsia at preterm and term gestation: a population-based study
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sarka Lisonkova and Jeffrey N. Bone and Giulia M. Muraca and Neda Razaz and Li Qing Wang and Yasser Sabr and Amélie Boutin and Chantal Mayer and K.S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.04.261
11/2021

Negative Sliding Sign during Dynamic Ultrasonography Predicts Low Endometriosis Fertility Index at Laparoscopy
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Sukainah Alfaraj and Heather Noga and Catherine Allaire and Christina Williams and Sarka Lisonkova and Paul J. Yong and Mohamed A. Bedaiwy
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2020.05.003
02/2021

Perinatal outcomes of planned home birth after cesarean and planned hospital vaginal birth after cesarean at term gestation in British Columbia, Canada: A retrospective population-based cohort study
Birth
Bayrampour, H. and Lisonkova, S. and Tamana, S. and Wines, J. and Vedam, S. and Janssen, P.
DOI: 10.1111/birt.12539
2021

Incidence of pregnancy-associated cancer in two canadian provinces: A population-based study
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Metcalfe, A. and Cairncross, Z.F. and Friedenreich, C.M. and Ray, J.G. and Nelson, G. and Fell, D.B. and Lisonkova, S. and Bhatti, P. and McMorris, C. and Sikdar, K.C. and Shack, L.
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18063100
2021

Modern obstetrics: beyond early delivery for fetal or maternal compromise
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology MFM
Joseph, K.S. and John, S. and Boutin, A. and Scime, N.V. and Chaput, K.H. and Muraca, G.M. and Razaz, N. and Sabr, Y. and Lisonkova, S. and Dendukuri, N.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100274
2021

Maternal Mortality in the United States: Recent Trends, Current Status, and Future Considerations
Obstetrics and gynecology
Joseph, K.S. and Boutin, A. and Lisonkova, S. and Muraca, G.M. and Razaz, N. and John, S. and Mehrabadi, A. and Sabr, Y. and Ananth, C.V. and Schisterman, E.
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004361
2021

Bias in comparisons of mortality among very preterm births: A cohort study
PLoS ONE
Boutin, A. and Lisonkova, S. and Muraca, G.M. and Razaz, N. and Liu, S. and Kramer, M.S. and Joseph, K.S.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253931
2021

Maternal risk factors and adverse birth outcomes associated with HELLP syndrome: a population-based study
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
S Lisonkova and N Razaz and Y Sabr and GM Muraca and A Boutin and C Mayer and KS Joseph and MS Kramer
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16225
09/2020

IMPACT OF NON-VISUALIZED PREGNANCY LOSS HISTORY ON THE OUTCOME OF COUPLES WITH UNEXPLAINED RECURRENT PREGNANCY LOSS
Fertility and Sterility
Sunaina Sharma and Sarka Lisonkova and Boris Kuzeljevic and Paul Yong and Mohamed Ali Bedaiwy
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.08.531
09/2020

Regional Variation and Temporal Trends in Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Canada, 2004-2014
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Sarka Lisonkova and Roxana Geoffrion and May Sanaee and Giulia M. Muraca and Qi Wen and Paul J. Yong and Maryse Larouche and Geoffrey W. Cundiff
DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2019.12.016
07/2020

CHC for pelvic pain in women with endometriosis: ineffectiveness or discontinuation due to side-effects.
Human reproduction open
Yong PJ and Alsowayan N and Noga H and Williams C and Allaire C and Lisonkova S and Bedaiwy MA
DOI: 10.1093/hropen/hoz040
PubMed: 32128454
02/2020

475: Do competing risks matter? The case of chronic hypertension and the incidence of severe preeclampsia
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sarka Lisonkova and Amélie Boutin and Giulia Muraca and Neda Razaz and Yasser Sabr and K.S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.11.491
01/2020

Temporal Trends in Preterm Birth, Neonatal Mortality, and Neonatal Morbidity Following Spontaneous and Clinician-Initiated Delivery in Canada, 2009-2016
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Lindsay L. Richter and Joseph Ting and Giulia M. Muraca and Amélie Boutin and Qi Wen and Janet Lyons and Anne Synnes and Sarka Lisonkova
DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2019.02.151
12/2019

Association between gestational weight gain and severe adverse birth outcomes in Washington State, US: A population-based retrospective cohort study, 2004–2013
PLOS Medicine
U. Vivian Ukah and Hamideh Bayrampour and Yasser Sabr and Neda Razaz and Wee-Shian Chan and Kenneth I. Lim and Sarka Lisonkova
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003009
12/2019

Amniotic fluid embolism: A puzzling and dangerous obstetric problem
PLOS Medicine
Sarka Lisonkova and Michael S. Kramer
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002976
11/2019

Episiotomy use among vaginal deliveries and the association with anal sphincter injury: a population-based retrospective cohort study.
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
Muraca GM and Liu S and Sabr Y and Lisonkova S and Skoll A and Brant R and Cundiff GW and Stephansson O and Razaz N and Joseph KS
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.190366
PubMed: 31636163
10/2019

Delivery options and risk of severe acute maternal morbidity.
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
Joseph KS and Boutin A and Lisonkova S
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.72609
PubMed: 31427359
08/2019

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Associated Neonatal and Maternal Mortality and Morbidity.
Pediatrics
Lisonkova S and Richter LL and Ting J and Muraca GM and Wen Q and Mehrabadi A and Mitchell-Foster S and Oviedo-Joekes E and Lyons J
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-3664
PubMed: 31300529
07/2019

One-minute and five-minute Apgar scores and child developmental health at 5 years of age: a population-based cohort study in British Columbia, Canada.
BMJ open
Razaz N and Cnattingius S and Persson M and Tedroff K and Lisonkova S and Joseph KS
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027655
PubMed: 31072859
05/2019

Temporal trends in severe morbidity and mortality associated with ectopic pregnancy requiring hospitalisation in Washington State, USA: a population-based study
BMJ Open
Sarka Lisonkova and Justin Tan and Qi Wen and Lobna Abdellatif and Lindsay L Richter and Sukainah Alfaraj and Paul J Yong and Mohamed A Bedaiwy
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024353
02/2019

Temporal trends in neonatal mortality and morbidity following spontaneous and clinician-initiated preterm birth in Washington State, USA: a population-based study
BMJ Open
Lindsay L Richter and Joseph Ting and Giulia M Muraca and Anne Synnes and Kenneth I Lim and Sarka Lisonkova
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023004
01/2019

Reduction of Inappropriate Antimicrobial Prescriptions in a Tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Unit After Antimicrobial Stewardship Care Bundle Implementation
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Ting, J.Y. and Paquette, V. and Ng, K. and Lisonkova, S. and Hait, V. and Shivanada, S. and Tilley, P. and Osiovich, H. and Roberts, A.
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002039
2019

Women's perspectives about cannabis use during pregnancy and the postpartum period: An integrative review
Preventive Medicine
Bayrampour, H. and Zahradnik, M. and Lisonkova, S. and Janssen, P.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.12.002
2019

East and South East Asian Ethnicity and Moderate-to-Severe Endometriosis
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Williams, C. and Long, A.J. and Noga, H. and Allaire, C. and Bedaiwy, M.A. and Lisonkova, S. and Yong, P.J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2018.06.009
2019

Morbidity and Mortality Associated With Forceps and Vacuum Delivery at Outlet, Low, and Midpelvic Station
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Muraca, G.M. and Sabr, Y. and Lisonkova, S. and Skoll, A. and Brant, R. and Cundiff, G.W. and Joseph, K.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2018.06.018
2019

Prospective Cohort of Deep Dyspareunia in an Interdisciplinary Setting.
The journal of sexual medicine
Yong PJ and Williams C and Bodmer-Roy S and Ezeigwe C and Zhu S and Arion K and Ambacher K and Yosef A and Wong F and Noga H and Britnell S and Yager H and Bedaiwy MA and Brotto LA and Allaire C
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.10.005
PubMed: 30446474
11/2018

Deep Dyspareunia and Sexual Quality of Life in Women With Endometriosis
Sexual Medicine
Leona K. Shum and Mohamed A. Bedaiwy and Catherine Allaire and Christina Williams and Heather Noga and Arianne Albert and Sarka Lisonkova and Paul J. Yong
DOI: 10.1016/j.esxm.2018.04.006
09/2018

Deep Dyspareunia in Endometriosis: Role of the Bladder and Pelvic Floor
The Journal of Sexual Medicine
Natasha L. Orr and Heather Noga and Christina Williams and Catherine Allaire and Mohamed A. Bedaiwy and Sarka Lisonkova and Kelly B. Smith and Paul J. Yong
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.06.007
08/2018

Authors/ reply re: Perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality among term singletons following mid cavity operative vaginal delivery versus caesarean delivery
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Giulia M Muraca and Amanda Skoll and Sarka Lisonkova and Yasser Sabr and Rollin Brant and Geoffrey W Cundiff and KS Joseph
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.15391
08/2018

Ecological association between operative vaginal delivery and obstetric and birth trauma
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Giulia M. Muraca and Sarka Lisonkova and Amanda Skoll and Rollin Brant and Geoffrey W. Cundiff and Yasser Sabr and K.S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.171076
06/2018

Chronic Pelvic Pain in an Interdisciplinary Setting
Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
Catherine Allaire and Christina Williams and Sonja Bodmer-Roy and Sean Zhu and Kristina Arion and Kristin Ambacher and Jessica Wu and Ali Yosef and Fontayne Wong and Heather Noga and Susannah Britnell and Holly Yager and Mohamed A. Bedaiwy and Arianne Y. Albert and Sarka Lisonkova and Paul J. Yong
DOI: 10.1097/ogx.0000000000000552
05/2018

Clinical, Hormonal, and Metabolic Parameters in Women with Subclinical Hypothyroidism and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study
Journal of Women's Health
Mohamed A. Bedaiwy and Mohamed Y. Abdel-Rahman and Justin Tan and Faten F. AbdelHafez and Amr O. Abdelkareem and Drisana Henry and Sarka Lisonkova and William W. Hurd and James H. Liu
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6584
05/2018

Comment on confounding, causality, and confusion
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sarka Lisonkova
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.11.587
03/2018

Reduction of Inappropriate Antimicrobial Prescriptions in a Tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Following Antimicrobial Stewardship Care Bundle Implementation
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Joseph Y. Ting and Vanessa Paquette and Karen Ng and Sarka Lisonkova and Valoria Hait and Sandesh Shivanada and Peter Tilley and Osiovich Horacio and Ashley Roberts
DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000002039
03/2018

Temporal trends in severe maternal and neonatal trauma during childbirth: a population-based observational study
BMJ Open
Qi Wen and Giulia M Muraca and Joseph Ting and Sarah Coad and Kenneth I Lim and Sarka Lisonkova
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020578
03/2018

Severe Neurodevelopmental Impairment in Neonates Born Preterm: Impact of Varying Definitions in a Canadian Cohort.
The Journal of pediatrics
Haslam MD and Lisonkova S and Creighton D and Church P and Yang J and Shah PS and Joseph KS and Synnes A and Canadian Neonatal Network and the Canadian Neonatal Follow-Up Network
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.12.020
PubMed: 29398054
02/2018

Development and internal validation of the multivariable CIPHER (Collaborative Integrated Pregnancy High-dependency Estimate of Risk) clinical risk prediction model
Critical Care
Payne, B.A. and Ryan, H. and Bone, J. and Magee, L.A. and Aarvold, A.B. and Mark Ansermino, J. and Bhutta, Z.A. and Bowen, M. and Guilherme Cecatti, J. and Chazotte, C. and Crozier, T. and De Pont, A.-C.J.M. and Demirkiran, O. and Duan, T. and Kallen, M. and Ganzevoort, W. and Geary, M. and Goffman, D. and Hutcheon, J.A. and Joseph, K.S. and Lapinsky, S.E. and Lataifeh, I. and Li, J. and Liskonova, S. and Hamel, E.M. and McAuliffe, F.M. and O'Herlihy, C. and Mol, B.W.J. and Seaward, P.G.R. and Tadros, R. and Togal, T. and Qureshi, R. and Vivian Ukah, U. and Vasquez, D. and Wallace, E. and Yong, P. and Zhou, V. and Walley, K.R. and Von Dadelszen, P.
DOI: 10.1186/s13054-018-2215-6
2018

Perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality among term singletons following midcavity operative vaginal delivery versus caesarean delivery
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Muraca, G.M. and Skoll, A. and Lisonkova, S. and Sabr, Y. and Brant, R. and Cundiff, G.W. and Joseph, K.S.
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.14820
2018

Authors' reply re: Perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality among term singletons following midcavity operative vaginal delivery versus caesarean delivery
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Muraca, G.M. and Skoll, A. and Lisonkova, S. and Sabr, Y. and Brant, R. and Cundiff, G.W. and Joseph, K.S.
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.14980
2018

Chronic Pelvic Pain in an Interdisciplinary Setting: 1-Year Prospective Cohort
Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey
Allaire, C. and Williams, C. and Bodmer-Roy, S. and Zhu, S. and Arion, K. and Ambacher, K. and Wu, J. and Yosef, A. and Wong, F. and Noga, H. and Britnell, S. and Yager, H. and Bedaiwy, M.A. and Albert, A.Y. and Lisonkova, S. and Yong, P.J.
DOI: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000552
2018

Pain Catastrophizing and Pain Health-Related Quality-of-Life in Endometriosis
Clinical Journal of Pain
McPeak, A.E. and Allaire, C. and Williams, C. and Albert, A. and Lisonkova, S. and Yong, P.J.
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000539
2018

HOXB4 Immunoreactivity in Endometrial Tissues From Women With or Without Endometriosis
Reproductive Sciences
AlKusayer, G.M. and Pon, J.R. and Peng, B. and Klausen, C. and Lisonkova, S. and Kinloch, M. and Yong, P. and Muhammad, E.M.S. and Leung, P.C.K. and Bedaiwy, M.A.
DOI: 10.1177/1933719117732164
2018

Association between prepregnancy body mass index and severe maternal morbidity
Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey
Lisonkova, S. and Muraca, G.M. and Potts, J. and Liauw, J. and Chan, W.-S. and Skoll, A. and Lim, K.I.
DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000532197.91246.54
2018

Prevalence and Treatment Choices for Couples with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Due to Structural Chromosomal Anomalies
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Maithripala, S. and Durland, U. and Havelock, J. and Kashyap, S. and Hitkari, J. and Tan, J. and Iews, M. and Lisonkova, S. and Bedaiwy, M.A.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2017.09.024
2018

Chronic pelvic pain in an interdisciplinary setting: 1-year prospective cohort
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Allaire, C. and Williams, C. and Bodmer-Roy, S. and Zhu, S. and Arion, K. and Ambacher, K. and Wu, J. and Yosef, A. and Wong, F. and Noga, H. and Britnell, S. and Yager, H. and Bedaiwy, M.A. and Albert, A.Y. and Lisonkova, S. and Yong, P.J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.10.002
2018

Measuring Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in Canada
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Jocelynn L. Cook and Mina Majd and Jennifer Blake and Jon (Yosef) Barrett and Sylvie Bouvet and Patricia Janssen and Marian Knight and Sarka Lisonkova and Heather Scott and Suzanne Tough and Tom Wong
DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2017.06.021
11/2017

Association Between Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Severe Maternal Morbidity.
JAMA
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.16191
PubMed: 29136442
11/2017

Authors' reply re: Perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality among term singletons following midcavity operative vaginal delivery versus caesarean delivery.
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Muraca GM and Skoll A and Lisonkova S and Sabr Y and Brant R and Cundiff GW and Joseph KS
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.14981
PubMed: 29131476
11/2017

Response to “Data limitations may affect conclusions in study of vaginal delivery at midpelvic station”
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Giulia M. Muraca and Amanda Skoll and Sarka Lisonkova and Yasser Sabr and Rollin Brant and Geoffrey W. Cundiff and K.S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.733350
10/2017

Anatomic Sites and Associated Clinical Factors for Deep Dyspareunia
Sexual Medicine
Paul J. Yong and Christina Williams and Ali Yosef and Fontayne Wong and Mohamed A. Bedaiwy and Sarka Lisonkova and Catherine Allaire
DOI: 10.1016/j.esxm.2017.07.001
09/2017

The authors reply to “The end of forceps deliveries?” and “Beware selection bias”
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Giulia M. Muraca and Sarka Lisonkova and K.S. Joseph and Amanda Skoll and Geoffrey W. Cundiff and Rollin Brant and Yasser Sabr
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.733285
08/2017

Pain Catastrophizing and Pain Health-related Quality-of-life in Endometriosis.
The Clinical journal of pain
DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000539
PubMed: 28731958
07/2017

Timing of delivery in a high-risk obstetric population: a clinical prediction model
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Dane A. De Silva and Canadian Perinatal Network (CPN) Collaborative Group and Sarka Lisonkova and Peter von Dadelszen and Anne R. Synnes and Laura A. Magee
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-017-1390-9
06/2017

Perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality after attempted operative vaginal delivery at midpelvic station
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Giulia M. Muraca and Yasser Sabr and Sarka Lisonkova and Amanda Skoll and Rollin Brant and Geoffrey W. Cundiff and K.S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.161156
06/2017

Maternal age and severe maternal morbidity: A population-based retrospective cohort study
PLOS Medicine
Sarka Lisonkova and Jayson Potts and Giulia M. Muraca and Neda Razaz and Yasser Sabr and Wee-Shian Chan and Michael S. Kramer
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002307
05/2017

Neonatal respiratory morbidity following exposure to chorioamnionitis.
BMC pediatrics
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-017-0878-9
PubMed: 28514958
05/2017

Methodological Challenges in International Comparisons of Perinatal Mortality
Current Epidemiology Reports
K. S. Joseph and Neda Razaz and Giulia M. Muraca and Sarka Lisonkova
DOI: 10.1007/s40471-017-0101-4
04/2017

Letter to the Editor in Response to: Amir, Baharak et al. The Long-Term Pelvic Floor Health Outcomes of Women After Childbirth: The Influence of Labour in the First Pregnancy
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Giulia M. Muraca and Sarka Lisonkova and K.S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2016.11.010
04/2017

Gadolinium magnetic resonance imaging during pregnancy associated with adverse neonatal and post-neonatal outcomes
The Journal of Pediatrics
Jayson Potts and Sarka Lisonkova and Darra T. Murphy and Ken Lim
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.10.061
01/2017

Factors Underlying the Temporal Increase in Maternal Mortality in the United States
Obstetrics & Gynecology
K. S. Joseph and Sarka Lisonkova and Giulia M. Muraca and Neda Razaz and Yasser Sabr and Azar Mehrabadi and Enrique F. Schisterman
DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000001810
01/2017

Temporal trends in rates of severe birth trauma by mode of delivery
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.11.362
01/2017

The effect of maternal age on severe maternal morbidity and perinatal outcomes
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.11.322
01/2017

Delivery options for second stage dystopia: a comparison of operative vaginal and cesarean delivery in terms of severe perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.11.823
01/2017

Factors Underlying the Temporal Increase in Maternal Mortality in the United States
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Joseph, K.S. and Lisonkova, S. and Muraca, G.M. and Razaz, N. and Sabr, Y. and Mehrabadi, A. and Schisterman, E.F.
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001810
2017

Response to the letters: Maternal morbidity and perinatal outcomes among women in rural versus urban areas
Canadian Medical Association Journal
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1150132
12/2016

Heterogeneity of respiratory distress syndrome: risk factors and morbidity associated with early and late gestation disease
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Azar Mehrabadi and Sarka Lisonkova and K.S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-016-1085-7
09/2016

Maternal morbidity and perinatal outcomes among women in rural versus urban areas
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Sarka Lisonkova and Matthew D. Haslam and Leanne Dahlgren and Innie Chen and Anne R. Synnes and Kenneth I. Lim
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.151382
09/2016

Temporal trends in obstetric trauma and inpatient surgery for pelvic organ prolapse: an age-period-cohort analysis
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sarka Lisonkova and Jessica A. Lavery and Cande V. Ananth and Innie Chen and Giulia Muraca and Geoffrey W. Cundiff and K.S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.02.027
08/2016

Effect of Folic Acid Food Fortification in Canada on Congenital Heart Disease Subtypes.
Circulation
DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.022126
PubMed: 27572879
08/2016

O-GYN-REI-MD-086 Ethnicity and Severe Endometriosis
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
C. Williams and Ali Yosef and Fontayne Wong and Catherine Allaire and Sarka Lisonkova and Paul Yong
DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2016.04.076
05/2016

O-OBS-PhD-079 Maternal and Perinatal Morbidity among Women in Rural versus Urban Areas: A residence-based approach
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
S. Lisonkova and Matthew Haslam and Leanne Dahlgren and Innie Chen and Anne Synnes and Kenneth Lim
DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2016.04.040
05/2016

Pelvic Pain Symptoms, Psychological Comorbidities, and Function/Quality-of-life in Women with or Without Endometriosis
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2016.04.010
05/2016

Determinants of research engagement in academic obstetrics and gynaecology
BMC Medical Education
Ariadna Fernandez and Leslie Sadownik and Sarka Lisonkova and Geoffrey Cundiff and K. S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-016-0640-2
04/2016

Atonic Postpartum Hemorrhage: Blood Loss, Risk Factors, and Third Stage Management
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Sarka Lisonkova and Azar Mehrabadi and Victoria M. Allen and Emmanuel Bujold and Joan M.G. Crane and Laura Gaudet and Robert J. Gratton and Noor Niyar N. Ladhani and Olufemi A. Olatunbosun and K.S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2016.06.014
2016

Fetal, Infant and maternal outcomes among women with prolapsed membranes admitted before 29 weeks gestation
PLoS ONE
Robertson, J.E. and Lisonkova, S. and Lee, T. and De Silva, D.A. and Von Dadelszen, P. and Synnes, A.R. and Joseph, K.S. and Liston, R.M. and Magee, L.A.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168285
2016

Effect of folic acid food fortification in Canada on congenital heart disease subtypes
Circulation
Liu, S. and Joseph, K.S. and Luo, W. and León, J.A. and Lisonkova, S. and Van Den Hof, M. and Evans, J. and Lim, K. and Little, J. and Sauve, R. and Kramer, M.S.
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.022126
2016

Multifactorial contributors to the severity of chronic pelvic pain in women
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Yosef, A. and Allaire, C. and Williams, C. and Ahmed, A.G. and Al-Hussaini, T. and Abdellah, M.S. and Wong, F. and Lisonkova, S. and Yong, P.J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.07.023
2016

Reproductive outcomes of couples with recurrent pregnancy loss due to parental chromosome rearrangement
Fertility and Sterility
2016

Temporal trends in ankyloglossia and frenotomy in British Columbia, Canada, 2004-2013: a population-based study.
CMAJ open
DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20150063
PubMed: 27280112
2016

The risk of stillbirth and infant death by each additional week of expectant management in twin pregnancies
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sarka Lisonkova and Amy Metcalfe and K.S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.06.057
11/2015

The association between temporal changes in the use of obstetrical intervention and small- for-gestational age live births
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Amy Metcalfe and Sarka Lisonkova and KS Joseph
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0670-5
09/2015

Left Truncation Bias as a Potential Explanation for the Protective Effect of Smoking on Preeclampsia
Epidemiology
Sarka Lisonkova and K. S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000268
05/2015

884: Maternal and infant morbidity associated with uterine rupture
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Yasser Sabr and Sarka Lisonkova and Ayesha Al-Nashwan and Giulia Muraca and Carmen Young and Ks Joseph
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.10.1108
01/2015

Can we predict preterm delivery in a high-risk obstetric population? Results from a clinical prediction model based on admission characteristics
Journal of Perinatal Medicine
DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2015-2002
2015

Left truncation bias as a potential explanation for the protective effect of smoking on preeclampsia
Epidemiology
Lisonkova, S. and Joseph, K.S.
DOI: 10.1097/eDe.0000000000000268
2015

Expression of HOXB4 in endometrial tissues from women with or without endometriosis
Fertility and Sterility
2015

Maternal Morbidity Associated With Early-Onset and Late-Onset Preeclampsia
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Sarka Lisonkova and Yasser Sabr and Chantal Mayer and Carmen Young and Amanda Skoll and K.S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000000472
10/2014

Need to evaluate empirical evidence before formulating theory.
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
PubMed: 25379574
10/2014

Routes of hysterectomy in women with benign uterine disease in the Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care regions: a retrospective cohort analysis.
CMAJ open
DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20130080
PubMed: 25485254
10/2014

Pelvic Inflammation and the Pathogenesis of Ovarian Cancer
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
Jessica N. McAlpine and Sarka Lisonkova and K.S. Joseph and Peter F. McComb
DOI: 10.1097/igc.0000000000000235
10/2014

Laparoscopic Versus Abdominal Myomectomy: Practice Patterns and Health Care Use in British Columbia
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Innie Chen and Sarka Lisonkova and K.S. Joseph and Christina Williams and Paul Yong and Catherine Allaire
DOI: 10.1016/s1701-2163(15)30484-9
09/2014

Diagnosis of Subclinical Amniotic Fluid Infection Prior to Rescue Cerclage Using Gram Stain and Glucose Tests: An Individual Patient Meta-Analysis
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Sarka Lisonkova and Yasser Sabr and K.S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1016/s1701-2163(15)30656-3
02/2014

Confounding by Indication and Related Concepts
Current Epidemiology Reports
K. S. Joseph and Azar Mehrabadi and Sarka Lisonkova
DOI: 10.1007/s40471-013-0004-y
01/2014

Clinical, hormonal, and metabolic parameters in women with subclinical hypothyreoidism and polycystic ovary syndrome
Fertility and Sterility
2014

Maternal morbidity associated with early-onset and late-onset Preeclampsia
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lisonkova, S. and Sabr, Y. and Mayer, C. and Young, C. and Skoll, A. and Joseph, K.S.
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000472
2014

Diagnosis of Subclinical Amniotic Fluid Infection Prior to Rescue Cerclage Using Gram Stain and Glucose Tests: An Individual Patient Meta-Analysis
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Lisonkova, S. and Sabr, Y. and Joseph, K.S.
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30656-3
2014

Laparoscopic Versus Abdominal Myomectomy: Practice Patterns and Health Care Use in British Columbia
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Chen, I. and Lisonkova, S. and Joseph, K.S. and Williams, C. and Yong, P. and Allaire, C.
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30484-9
2014

Similarities and Differences in the Epidemiology of Pyloric Stenosis and SIDS
Maternal and Child Health Journal
Lisonkova, S. and Joseph, K.S.
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-013-1417-4
2014

Need to evaluate empirical evidence before formulating theory
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Lisonkova, S. and Joseph, K.S.
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12677
2014

Pelvic inflammation and the pathogenesis of ovarian cancer: A cohort study
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
McAlpine, J.N. and Lisonkova, S. and Joseph, K.S. and McComb, P.F.
DOI: 10.1097/IGC.0000000000000235
2014

Incidence of preeclampsia: risk factors and outcomes associated with early-onset vs late-onset disease
Obstetric Anesthesia Digest
2014

Association between maternal chronic conditions and congenital heart defects: a population-based cohort study.
Circulation
DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.112.001054
PubMed: 23812182
08/2013

Effect of advanced maternal age on perinatal outcomes in twins: the impact of chorionicity
Annals of Epidemiology
Sarka Lisonkova and K.S. Joseph and Ruth Bell and Svetlana V. Glinianaia
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.05.005
07/2013

An assessment of predictive value of the biophysical profile in women with preeclampsia using data from the fullPIERS database
Pregnancy Hypertension: An International Journal of Women's Cardiovascular Health
Beth A Payne and Phillipa M Kyle and Kenneth Lim and Sarka Lisonkova and Laura A Magee and Barbra Pullar and Ziguang Qu and Peter von Dadelszen
DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2013.03.001
07/2013

Does advanced maternal age confer a survival advantage to infants born at early gestation?
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Sarka Lisonkova and Emmanuelle Paré and KS Joseph
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-87
04/2013

Association between maternal chronic conditions and congenital heart defects: A population-based cohort study
Circulation
Liu, S. and Joseph, K.S. and Lisonkova, S. and Rouleau, J. and Van Den Hof, M. and Sauve, R. and Kramer, M.S.
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.001054
2013

Incidence of preeclampsia: Risk factors and outcomes associated with early-versus late-onset disease
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lisonkova, S. and Joseph, K.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.08.019
2013

Route of hysterectomy in British Columbia, Canada
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
2013

Surgical outcomes for laparoscopic versus abdominal myomectomies in British Columbia, Canada
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
2013

International comparisons of preterm birth: higher rates of late preterm birth are associated with lower rates of stillbirth and neonatal death.
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03403.x
PubMed: 23164112
12/2012

Candidates at Risk for Postnatal Outcomes
Epidemiology
Sarka Lisonkova and K.S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1097/ede.0b013e31826c6d76
11/2012

Sudden infant death syndrome: a re-examination of temporal trends
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Sarka Lisonkova and Jennifer A Hutcheon and KS Joseph
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-12-59
06/2012

Temporal trends in clomiphene citrate use: a population-based study
Fertility and Sterility
Sarka Lisonkova and K.S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.12.034
03/2012

Influence of definition based versus pragmatic birth registration on international comparisons of perinatal and infant mortality: population based retrospective study.
BMJ : British Medical Journal
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e746
PubMed: 22344455
02/2012

Candidates at risk for postnatal outcomes
Epidemiology
Lisonkova, S. and Joseph, K.S.
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31826c6d76
2012

Temporal Trends in Maternal Mortality in Canada II: Estimates Based on Hospitalization Data
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Sarka Lisonkova and Shiliang Liu and Sharon Bartholomew and Robert M. Liston and K.S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1016/s1701-2163(16)35051-4
10/2011

Temporal Trends in Maternal Mortality in Canada I: Estimates Based on Vital Statistics Data
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Sarka Lisonkova and Sharon Bartholomew and Jocelyn Rouleau and Shiliang Liu and Robert M. Liston and K.S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1016/s1701-2163(16)35050-2
10/2011

Risk Homeostasis: Balancing the Biological and Psychosocial Effects of Delayed Childbearing
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Sarka Lisonkova and K.S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1016/s1701-2163(16)34978-7
08/2011

Epidemiology of pre-eclampsia and the other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2011.01.006
PubMed: 21333604
08/2011

Temporal trends in neonatal outcomes following iatrogenic preterm delivery
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Sarka Lisonkova and Jennifer A Hutcheon and KS Joseph
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-11-39
05/2011

Effect of older maternal age on birth outcomes in twin pregnancies: a population-based study.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2010.114
PubMed: 20724989
02/2011

Optimal timing of delivery in pregnancies with pre-existing hypertension.
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02754.x
PubMed: 21054760
01/2011

Risk homeostasis: Balancing the biological and psychosocial effects of delayed childbearing,Homéostasie du risque: Mise en balance des effets biologiques et psychosociaux du report de la grossesse
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Lisonkova, S. and Joseph, K.S.
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34979-9
2011

Temporal Trends in Maternal Mortality in Canada II: Estimates Based on Hospitalization Data
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Lisonkova, S. and Liu, S. and Bartholomew, S. and Liston, R.M. and Joseph, K.S. and McCourt, C. and McDonald, S. and Kramer, M. and León, J.A. and Kirby, R.
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)35051-4
2011

Temporal Trends in Maternal Mortality in Canada I: Estimates Based on Vital Statistics Data
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Lisonkova, S. and Bartholomew, S. and Rouleau, J. and Liu, S. and Liston, R.M. and Joseph, K.S. and León, J.A. and Kramer, M.
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)35050-2
2011

Risk Homeostasis: Balancing the Biological and Psychosocial Effects of Delayed Childbearing
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Lisonkova, S. and Joseph, K.S.
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34978-7
2011

Timing of delivery for pregnancies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey
Hutcheon, J.A. and Butler, B. and Lisonkova, S. and Marquette, G.P. and Mayer, C. and Skoll, A. and Joseph, K.S.
DOI: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e318225c5c4
2011

Birth Outcomes Among Older Mothers in Rural Versus Urban Areas: A Residence-Based Approach
Journal of Rural Health
Lisonkova, S. and Sheps, S.B. and Janssen, P.A. and Lee, S.K. and Dahlgren, L. and Macnab, Y.C.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00332.x
2011

Timing of delivery for pregnancies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02738.x
PubMed: 21125710
12/2010

W10.2 Optimal timing of delivery in pregnancies with pre-existing hypertension
Pregnancy Hypertension: An International Journal of Women's Cardiovascular Health
Jennifer Hutcheon and Sarka Lisonkova and Laura Magee and Peter von Dadelszen and Henry Woo and Shiliang Liu and K.S. Joseph
DOI: 10.1016/s2210-7789(10)60140-7
10/2010

The Effect of Maternal Age on Adverse Birth Outcomes: Does Parity Matter?
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Sarka Lisonkova and Patricia A. Janssen and Sam B. Sheps and Shoo K. Lee and Leanne Dahlgren
DOI: 10.1016/s1701-2163(16)34522-4
06/2010

The Effect of Maternal Age on Adverse Birth Outcomes: Does Parity Matter?
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Lisonkova, S. and Janssen, P.A. and Sheps, S.B. and Lee, S.K. and Dahlgren, L.
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34522-4
2010

Caesarean Section on Maternal Request: Risks and Benefits in Healthy Nulliparous Women and Their Infants
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Leanne S. Dahlgren and Peter von Dadelszen and Jan Christilaw and Patricia A. Janssen and Sarka Lisonkova and Gerald P. Marquette and Robert M. Liston
DOI: 10.1016/s1701-2163(16)34299-2
09/2009

Period Prevalence of Epilepsy in Children in BC: A Population-Based Study
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
Veronica Schiariti and Kevin Farrell and Jill S. Houbé and Sarka Lisonkova
DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100006284
01/2009

Period prevalence of epilepsy in children in BC: a population-based study.
The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques
Schiariti V and Farrell K and Houbé JS and Lisonkova S
PubMed: 19294886
01/2009

Period prevalence of epilepsy in children in BC: A population-based study
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
Schiariti, V. and Farrell, K. and Houbé, J.S. and Lisonkova, S.
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100006284
2009

Caesarean Section on Maternal Request: Risks and Benefits in Healthy Nulliparous Women and Their Infants
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Dahlgren, L.S. and von Dadelszen, P. and Christilaw, J. and Janssen, P.A. and Lisonkova, S. and Marquette, G.P. and Liston, R.M.
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34299-2
2009

Perinatal characteristics and parents' perspective of health status of NICU graduates born at term.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2008.9
PubMed: 18288117
05/2008

206: The effect of maternal age on adverse birth outcomes: Does parity matter?
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sarka Lisonkova and Patricia Janssen and Samuel Sheps and Shoo Lee and Leanne Dahlgren
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.09.233
2008

The confounding influence of domicile and ethnicity on infant mortality
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.09.170
2008

Caregiver-reported health outcomes of preschool children born at 28 to 32 weeks' gestation.
Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP
DOI: 10.1097/01.dbp.0000257516.52459.33
PubMed: 17353725
02/2007

Caregiver-reported health outcomes of preschool children born at 28 to 32 weeks' gestation
Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Schiariti, V. and Houbè, J.S. and Lisonkova, S. and Klassen, A.F. and Lee, S.K.
DOI: 10.1097/01.DBP.0000257516.52459.33
2007

Psychological health of family caregivers of children admitted at birth to a NICU and healthy children: a population-based cross-sectional survey.
BMC pediatrics
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-4-24
PubMed: 15598353
2004

Trends over 15 years in hospitalization of extremely low birth weight survivors
Pediatric Research
2004

Patterns of health care utilization among children 4 years after discharge from NICU
Pediatric Research
2004

Targeting follow-up needs of premature survivors
Pediatric Research
2004

Comparison of neonatal outcomes: British Columbia and Washington State, 1996-97
Pediatric Research
2003

A population based study of the relationship between insurance status and neonatal outcomes in Washington State, 1996-1997
Pediatric Research
2002

Survival outcomes of low birthweight infants (
Pediatric Research
2002

Population based racial differences in neonatal outcomes in Washington State, 1996-1997
Pediatric Research
2002

High prevalence of HIV risk-behavior and the identification of predictors for sharing injecting materials among young drug users in Prague, Czech Republic
Central European Journal of Public Health
PubMed: 11787253
11/2001

Hodnoceni trendu mortality na karcinom delozniho cipku v ceske Republice a v Belgii
Klinicka Onkologie
1998

Cervical cancer mortality in Belgium, 1955–1989. A descriptive study
European Journal of Cancer
S. Vyslouzilova and M. Arbyn and H. Van Oyen and S. Drieskens and P. Quataert
DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(97)00196-2
10/1997

Screening neer baarmoederhalskanker in de Vlaamse Gemeenschap
Kankerpreventie in Vlaaderen, Vlaamse Adviescommissie voor Kankerpreventie, Vlaamse Kankerliga
1996

Research

Population-based study of fertility drug use
Fertility drug treatments are more prevalent than other assisted reproductive techniques (e.g., in vitro fertilization) in many jurisdictions, and may have a larger effect on the rate of multiple pregnancies than other ART. Nevertheless, population-level information on fertility drug use is virtually non-existent in North America. My study showed that approximately 3 per 1000 women in British Columbia use the fertility drug clomiphene citrate, and that new treatment initiation increased between 2000 and 2008 among older women. In my next study on this issue I propose to examine the effect of fertility drug use on population rates of multiple pregnancy, preterm birth and adverse perinatal outcomes, and long-term effects of clomiphene citrate on women’s health.

International comparisons of preterm birth rates and effects on perinatal mortality
Although preterm birth is the most important perinatal challenge facing industrialized countries, recent increases in iatrogenic preterm birth have made this a complex index, affected not only by overall perinatal health but also by the level of obstetric care/intervention. I and my colleagues showed that preterm births rates >= 32 weeks in industrialized countries are inversely associated with stillbirth rates and neonatal death rates >=32 weeks. I have proposed further research on determinants of different types of preterm birth, and the effect of iatrogenic delivery on maternal, fetal and infant health.

Studies on preeclampsia
Two of my recent studies have documented the incidence of preeclampsia across pregnancy and highlighted differences between early- and late-onset preeclampsia in terms of risk factors and fetal/infant and maternal adverse outcomes. I also proposed a plausible explanation for the intriguing inverse association between smoking and preeclampsia. I plan to further examine the methodological issue of competing risks in observational studies of pregnancy outcomes.

Severe maternal morbidity
To view the analysis plan, click here.

Grants

Co-investigator

Etiology of dyspareunia in endometriosis. CIHR Operating Grant - Reproductive and Child Heath (start-up grants). March/2014

Honours & Awards

Post-doctoral Fellowship

Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Post-doctoral Fellow poster award, CIHR-IHDCYH Scientific Forum, Vancouver, British Columbia

Summer Institute in Perinatal Epidemiology, CIHR, Canada & National Institutes of Health, USA

Research Group Members

Johanna Koegl, Research Assistant Tech level 1
Sofia Nicolls, Research Assistant
Lindsay Richter, Research Coordinator
Jenna Victory, Research Assistant/MSc student
Lauren Yearwood, Masters Student