Effectiveness of intrapartum azithromycin to prevent infections in planned vaginal births in low-income and middle-income countries: a post-hoc analysis of data from a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Authors: Mweemba, Trecious, Banda, Ernest, Chimfwembe, Mwansa, Nakazwe, Ruth, Collins, Monica, Leal, Sixto, Subramaniam, Akila, Lal, Charitharth Vivek, Parepalli, Suchita, Aceituno, Anna, Kim, Jean, Jackson, Kay, Williams, Alexis, Trotta, Marissa, Miodovnik, Menachem, Wallace, Jackie, Lomendje, Gustave, Kalonji, Michel, Junior, Miyalu, Patterson, Jackie, Takoy, Paulin, Gado, Justin, Bossenya, Joel, Kalombo, Emmanuel, Kombi, Charles, Manrique, Maynor, Westcott, Jamie, Siraj, Shahjahan, Sadeq-ur-Rahman, Wazi, Singh, Lolit, Farzana, Amita, Jahan, Farhana, Maliha, Zarin Tasmin, Kairy, Rumpa, Chisolm, Christian, Sinkin, Robert A, Somannavar, Manjunath S, Beniwadi, Kadappa, Harkuni, Sheetal U, Ganarchari, Madiwalayya S., Hundekar, Umesh R, Patil, Ashadevi, Bharamashetti, Ashwini, Alur, Netravathi, Nyamagoud, Surekha, Kajagar, Chandrashekhar, Dhaded, Sangappa M, Mallapur, Ashalata A, Pol, Ramesh, Katageri, Geetanjali M, Ramadurg, Umesh Y, Yelamali, Bhuvaneshwari C, Bhurle, Aarti, Bidri, Shailaja R, Mathapati, Sangamesh S, Patil, Mallanagowda M, Patil, Preeti G, Bijapure, Hidayatullah R, Doddihal, Chandrika R, Gudadinni, Muttu R, Bagali, Smita O, Jaeger, Frances, Naqvi, Farnaz, Ghanchi, Naija Karim, Habib, Zaheer, Ahmed, Imran, Roujani, Sana, Naqvi, Seemab, Reza, Sayyeda, Yasmin, Haleema, Khan, Mashal, Shaikh, Mehmood, Bozdar, Hayat, Dad, Prabir, Kurhe, Kunal G, Khedikar, Vaishali, Gedam, Chaitali, Bhargav, Savita, Sadaf, Samreen, Shrivastava, Deepti, Gaidhane, Abhay, Jungari, Mugdha, Jain, Manish, Nasre, Manisha, Shrikhande, Sunanda, Deotale, Vijayshri, Liechty, Edwar A, Sagwe, Amos, Otieno, Kevin, Kemboi, Milsort, Misati, Anderson, Kigen, Gabriel, Carlo, Waldemar A ^{a, *}, Tita, Alan T N ^a, Moore, Janet L ^b, Mwenechanya, Musaku ^c, Chomba, Elwyn ^c, Hemingway-Foday, Jennifer J ^b, Kavi, Avinash ^d, Metgud, Mrityunjay C ^d, Goudar, Shivaprasad S ^d, Derman, Richard J ^e, Lokangaka, Adrien ^f, Tshefu, Antoinette ^f, Bauserman, Melissa ^g, Patterson, Jackie K ^g, Shivkumar, Poonam ^h, Waikar, Manju ⁱ, Patel, Archana ^{j, k}, Hibberd, Patricia L ^l, Nyongesa, Paul ^m, Esamai, Fabian ^m, Ekhaguere, Osayame Austine ⁿ, Bucher, Sherri ⁿ, Jessani, Saleem ^o, Tikmani, Shiyam Sunder ^o, Saleem, Sarah ^o, Goldenberg, Robert L ^p, Billah, Sk Masum ^{q, r}, Lennox, Ruth ^s, Haque, Rashidul ^q, Petri, William ^t, Mazariegos, Manolo ^u, Krebs, Nancy F ^v, Babineau, Denise C ^b, McClure, Elizabeth M ^b, Koso-Thomas, Marion ^w

Source: In The Lancet Global Health April 2025 13(4):e689-e697

Single-dose intravenous iron vs oral iron for treatment of maternal iron deficiency anemia: a randomized clinical trial

Authors: Derman, Richard J. ^a, Bellad, Mrutyunjaya B. ^b, Somannavar, Manjunath S. ^c, Bhandari, Sudhir ^d, Mehta, Sudhir ^d, Mehta, Seema ^e, Sharma, Dharmesh Kumar ^f, Yogeshkumar, S ^g, Charantimath, Umesh ^g, Patil, Amaresh P. ^h, Mallapur, Ashalata A. ⁱ, Ramadurg, Umesh ^j, Sangavi, Radha ^k, Patil, Praveen S. ^l, Roy, Subarna ^{m, n}, Vastrad, Phaniraj ^m, Shekhar, Chander ^a, Leiby, Benjamin E. ^o, Hartman, Rebecca L. ^o, Georgieff, Michael ^p, Mennemeyer, Stephen ^q, Aghai, Zubair ^r, Thind, Simal ^a, Boelig, Rupsa C. ^{s, ∗}

Source: In American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology January 2025

Inflammatory markers and their association with preeclampsia among pregnant women: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Puttaiah, Ananda, Kirthan, J.P. Akshay, Sadanandan, Deepthy Melepurakkal, Somannavar, Manjunath S.

Source: In Clinical Biochemistry July 2024 129

Zinc Supplementation Initiated Prior to or During Pregnancy Modestly Impacted Maternal Status and High Prevalence of Hypozincemia in Pregnancy and Lactation: The Women First Preconception Maternal Nutrition Trial

Authors: Dhaded, Sangappa M, Vernekar, Sunil S, Herekar, Veena R, Yogeshkumar, S, McClure, Elizabeth M, Das, Abhik, Thorsten, Vanessa R, Derman, Richard J, Goldenberg, Robert L, Koso-Thomas, Marion W, Kemp, Jennifer F, Hambidge, K Michael, Westcott, Jamie L, Ali, Sumera Aziz, Saleem, Sarah, Garcés, Ana, Figueroa, Lester, Somannavar, Manjunath S, Goudar, Shivaprasad S, Long, Julie M, Hendricks, Audrey E, Krebs, Nancy F

Source: In The Journal of Nutrition June 2024 154(6):1917-1926

Pathogens identified in the internal tissues and placentas of stillbirths: results from the prospective, observational PURPOSe study

Authors: Harakuni, Sheetal U., Somannavar, Manjunath S., Ghanchi, Najia K., Ahmed, Imran, Zafar, Afia, Kim, Jean, Tikmani, Shiyam Sunder, Hwang, Kay, Saleem, Sarah, Goudar, Shivaprasad S., Dhaded, Sangappa, Guruprasad, Gowder, Yasmin, Haleema, Yogeshkumar, S., Aceituno, Anna, Silver, Robert M., McClure, Elizabeth M., Goldenberg, R. L., Nagmoti, Mahantesh B, Yogesh Kumar, S, Aradhya, Gayathri H, Nadig, Naveen, Kusgur, Varun, Raghoji, Chaitali R, Siddartha, ES, Patil, Lingaraja Gowda C, Pujar, Sneharoopa, Dhananjaya, Shobha, Sarvamangala, B, Prakash, Veena, Mangala, G K, Rajashekhar, K S, Sunilkumar, K Byranahalli, Kulkarni, Vardendra, Nagaraj, T S, Jeevika, M U, Joish, Upendra Kumar, Harikiran, Reddy R, Uddin, Zeeshan, Ariff, Shabina, Roujani, Sana, Reza, Sayyeda, Bano, Khadija, Raza, Jamal, Parkash, Jai, Parlberg, Lindsay, Moore, Janet L, Parepelli, Suchita, Bann, Carla

Source: BJOG. 130(10):1238-1246

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Efficacy of iron treatments on hemoglobin and ferritin levels in iron deficient pregnant women: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Akshay Kirthan, J.P., Somannavar, Manjunath S., George, Noel

Source: In Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health September-October 2023 23

The causes of preterm neonatal deaths in India and Pakistan (PURPOSe): a prospective cohort study

Authors: Goudar, Shivaprasad, Dhaded, Sangappa M, Nagmoti, Mahantesh B, Somannavar, Manjunath S, Yogeshkumar, S, Harakuni, Sheetal, Guruprasad, Gowdar, Aradhya, Gayathri H, Nadig, Naveen, Kusgur, Varun, Raghoji, Chaitali R, Sarvamangala, B, Prakash, Veena, Joish, Upendra Kumar, Mangala, G K, Rajashekhar, K S, Sunilkumar, K Byranahalli, Kulkarni, Vardendra, Siddartha, ES, Patil, Lingaraja Gowda C, Pujar, Sneharoopa, Dhananjaya, Shobha, Nagaraj, TS, Jeevika, MU, Harikiran, Reddy R, Saleem, Sarah, Tikmani, Shiyam Sunder, Zafar, Afia, Ahmed, Imran, Uddin, Zeeshan, Ghanchi, Najia, Roujani, Sana, Ariff, Shabina, Sheikh, Lumaan, Mirza, Waseem, Yasmin, Haleema, Raza, Jamal, Prakash, Jai, Haider, Furqan, Aceituno, Anna, Parlberg, Lindsay, Moore, Janet L, Hwang, Kay, Parepelli, Suchita, Kim, Jean, Bann, Carla, McClure, Elizabeth, Goldenberg, Robert, Silver, Robert, Goudar, Shivaprasad S, Kusagur, Varun B, Reza, Sayyeda, Moore, Janet, Bann, Carla M, Silver, Robert M, Goldenberg, Robert L, McClure, Elizabeth M ^*

Source: In The Lancet Global Health November 2022 10(11):e1575-e1581

The causes of stillbirths in south Asia: results from a prospective study in India and Pakistan (PURPOSe)

Authors: Goudar, Shivaprasad, Dhaded, Sangappa M, Nagmoti, Mahantesh B, Somannavar, Manjunath S, Yogeshkumar, S, Guruprasad, Gowdar, Aradhya, Gayathri H, Nadig, Naveen, Kusgur, Varun, Raghoji, Chaitali R, Sarvamangala, B, Prakash, Veena, Joish, Upendra Kumar, Mangala, G K, Rajashekhar, K S, Kumar, Sunil, Kulkarni, Vardendra, Saleem, Sarah, Tikmani, Shiyam Sunder, Zafar, Afia, Ahmed, Imran, Uddin, Zeeshan, Ghanchi, Najia, Ariff, Shabina, Sheikh, Lumaan, Mirza, Waseem, Yasmin, Haleema, Raza, Jamal, Prakash, Jai, Haider, Furqan, Aceituno, Anna, Parlberg, Lindsay, Moore, Janet L, Hwang, Kay, Parepelli, Suchita, Kim, Jean, Bann, Carla, McClure, Elizabeth, Goldenberg, Robert, McClure, Elizabeth M ^*, Goudar, Shivaprasad S, Shobha, Dhananjaya, Roujani, Sana, Reza, Sayyeda, Bann, Carla M, Silver, Robert M, Goldenberg, Robert L

Source: In The Lancet Global Health July 2022 10(7):e970-e977

The causes of preterm neonatal deaths in India and Pakistan (PURPOSe): a prospective cohort study

Authors: Dhaded, Sangappa M, Saleem, Sarah, Goudar, Shivaprasad S, Tikmani, Shiyam Sunder, Hwang, Kay, Guruprasad, Gowdar, Aradhya, Gayathri H, Kusagur, Varun B, Patil, Lingaraja Gowda C, Yogeshkumar, S, Somannavar, Manjunath S, Reza, Sayyeda, Roujani, Sana, Raza, Jamal, Yasmin, Haleema, Aceituno, Anna, Parlberg, Lindsay, Kim, Jean, Moore, Janet, Bann, Carla M, Silver, Robert M, Goldenberg, Robert L, McClure, Elizabeth M

Source: Lancet.Global health. 10(11):e1575-e1581

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The causes of stillbirths in south Asia: results from a prospective study in India and Pakistan (PURPOSe)

Authors: McClure, Elizabeth M, Saleem, Sarah, Goudar, Shivaprasad S, Tikmani, Shiyam Sunder, Dhaded, Sangappa M, Hwang, Kay, Guruprasad, Gowdar, Shobha, Dhananjaya, Sarvamangala, B, Yogeshkumar, S, Somannavar, Manjunath S, Roujani, Sana, Reza, Sayyeda, Raza, Jamal, Yasmin, Haleema, Aceituno, Anna, Parlberg, Lindsay, Kim, Jean, Bann, Carla M, Silver, Robert M, Goldenberg, Robert L

Source: Lancet.Global health. 10(7):e970-e977

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Effect of heat stable carbetocin vs oxytocin for preventing postpartum haemorrhage on post delivery hemoglobin–a randomized controlled trial.

Authors: Vernekar, Sunil S., Goudar, Swati S., Metgud, Mrityunjay, Pujar, Yeshita V., Somannavar, Manjunath S., Piaggio, Gilda, Carvalho, José Ferreira D. E., Revankar, Amit, Althabe, Fernando, Widmer, Mariana, Gulmezoglu, Ahmet Metin, Goudar, Shivaprasad S.

Source: Journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine. 35(25):8744-8751

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The impact of low-dose aspirin on markers of inflammation and placental function: an ancillary study of the ASPIRIN trial

Authors: Araganji, Ramesh, Somannavar, Manjunath S., Vernekar, Sunil S., Kavi, Avinash, Hoffman, Matthew K., Goudar, Shivaprasad S.

Source: Journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine. 35(25):6901-6905

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Birth asphyxia is under‐rated as a cause of preterm neonatal mortality in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A prospective, observational study from PURPOSe

Authors: Goldenberg, Robert L., Dhaded, Sangappa, Saleem, Sarah, Goudar, Shivaprasad S., Tikmani, Shiyam Sunder, Trotta, Marissa, Hwang Jackson, Kay, Guruprasad, Gowder, Kulkarni, Vardendra, Kumar, Sunil, Uddin, Zeesham, Reza, Sayyeda, Raza, Jamal, Yasmin, Haleema, Yogeshkumar, S., Somannavar, Manjunath S., Aceituno, Anna, Parlberg, Lindsay, Silver, Robert M., McClure, Elizabeth M.

Source: BJOG. 129(12):1993-2000

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Factors Influencing Pregnant Women's Participation in Randomised Clinical Trials in India: A Qualitative Study.

Authors: Shankar, Mridula, Charantimath, Umesh, Dandappanavar, Ashwini, Hazfiarini, Alya, Pujar, Yeshita V., Somannavar, Manjunath S., Rushwan, Sara, Vogel, Joshua P., Gülmezoglu, A. Metin, Goudar, Shivaprasad S., Bohren, Meghan A.

Source: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology; May2025, Vol. 132 Issue 6, p772-781, 10p

Subject Terms: PREGNANT women, CLINICAL trials, MATERNAL health, GENDER role, QUALITATIVE research, PARTICIPATION, MEDICAL personnel

Geographic Terms: KARNATAKA (India), INDIA

Growth from Birth Through Six Months for Infants of Mothers in the “Women First” Preconception Maternal Nutrition Trial

Authors: Gado, Justin, Somannavar, Manjunath S., Herekar, Veena, Pasha, Omrana, Khan, Umber, McClure, Elizabeth M., Koso-Thomas, Marion, Krebs, Nancy F., Hambidge, K. Michael, Westcott, Jamie L., Garcés, Ana L., Figueroa, Lester, Tsefu, Antoinette K., Lokangaka, Adrien L., Goudar, Shivaprasad S., Dhaded, Sangappa M., Saleem, Sarah, Ali, Sumera Aziz, Bose, Carl L., Derman, Richard J., Goldenberg, Robert L., Thorsten, Vanessa R., Sridhar, Amaanti, Chowdhury, Dhuly, Das, Abhik

Source: In The Journal of Pediatrics February 2021 229:199-206

Preventable stillbirths in India and Pakistan: a prospective, observational study

Authors: Goldenberg, RL, Saleem, S, Goudar, SS, Silver, RM, Tikmani, SS, Guruprasad, G, Dhaded, SM, Yasmin, H, Bano, K, Somannavar, MS, Yogeshkumar, S, Hwang, K, Aceituno, A, Parlberg, L, McClure, EM, Goudar, Shivaprasad S, Dhaded, Sangappa M, Nagmoti, Mahantesh B, Harakuni, Sheetal U, Somannavar, Manjunath S, Guruprasad, Gowdar, Raghoji, Chaitali R, Nadig, Naveen G, Aradhya, Gayathri H, Kusagur, Varun B, Patil, Lingaraja Gowda C, Siddartha, ES, Dhananjaya, Shobha, Sarvamangala, B, Veena, GR, Kulkarni, Vardendra G, Rajashekar, KS, Sunilkumar, K Byranahalli, Nagaraj, TS, Jeevika, MU, Harikiran, Reddy R, Joish, Upendra Kumar, Mangala, GK, Pujar, Sneharoopa, Saleem, Sarah, Tikmani, Shiyam Sunder, Ariff, Shabina, Shaikh, Lumaan, Uddin, Zeeshan, Ghanchi, Najia, Ahmed, Imran, Feroz, Anam, Reza, Sayyeda, Roujani, Sana, Masheer, Shazia, Nausheen, Sidrah, Yasmin, Haleema, Bano, Khadija, Tanveer, Saba, Haider, Maharukh, Raza, Jamal, Shaikh, Mehmood, Hanif, Muhammad, Aceituna, Anna, Bann, Carla, Hwang, Kay, Kim, Jean, McClure, Elizabeth, Moore, Janet, Parlberg, Lindsay, Parepelli, Suchetia, Goldenberg, Robert L

Source: BJOG. 128(11):1762-1773

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Pathophysiology and management of iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy: a review.

Authors: Kirthan, J. P. Akshay¹ (AUTHOR) akshay.kirthan.jp@gmail.com, Somannavar, Manjunath S.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Annals of Hematology. Aug2024, Vol. 103 Issue 8, p2637-2646. 10p.

Subject Terms: *IRON deficiency anemia, *LOW birth weight, *PATHOLOGICAL physiology, *FETAL growth retardation, *IRON supplements

Company/Entity: WORLD Health Organization

Factors influencing the participation of pregnant and lactating women in clinical trials: A mixed-methods systematic review.

Authors: Shankar, Mridula, Hazfiarini, Alya, Zahroh, Rana Islamiah, Vogel, Joshua P., McDougall, Annie R. A., Condron, Patrick, Goudar, Shivaprasad S., Pujar, Yeshita V., Somannavar, Manjunath S., Charantimath, Umesh, Ammerdorffer, Anne, Rushwan, Sara, Gülmezoglu, A. Metin, Bohren, Meghan A.

Source: PLoS Medicine; 5/30/2024, Vol. 21 Issue 5, p1-41, 41p

Subject Terms: PREGNANT women, CLINICAL trials, VACCINE trials, BREASTFEEDING promotion, CLINICAL trials monitoring, NONBINARY people, PARTICIPATION

Maternal and fetal vascular lesions of malperfusion in the placentas associated with fetal and neonatal death: results of a prospective observational study

Authors: Kulkarni, Vardendra G., Sunilkumar, K. Byranahalli, Nagaraj, T.S., Uddin, Zeeshan, Ahmed, Imran, Hwang, Kay, Goudar, Shivaprasad S., Guruprasad, Gowdar, Saleem, Sarah, Tikmani, Shiyam Sunder, Dhaded, Sangappa M., Yogeshkumar, S., Somannavar, Manjunath S., McClure, Elizabeth M., Goldenberg, Robert L.

Source: In American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology December 2021 225(6):660-660

Zinc Supplementation Initiated Prior to or During Pregnancy Modestly Impacted Maternal Status and High Prevalence of Hypozincemia in Pregnancy and Lactation: The Women First Preconception Maternal Nutrition Trial

Authors: Kemp, Jennifer F, Hambidge, K Michael, Westcott, Jamie L, Ali, Sumera Aziz, Saleem, Sarah, Garcés, Ana, Figueroa, Lester, Somannavar, Manjunath S, Goudar, Shivaprasad S, Long, Julie M, Hendricks, Audrey E, Krebs, Nancy F, Dhaded, Sangappa M, Vernekar, Sunil S, Herekar, Veena R, Yogeshkumar, S, McClure, Elizabeth M, Das, Abhik, Thorsten, Vanessa R, Derman, Richard J, Goldenberg, Robert L, Koso-Thomas, Marion W

Source: The Journal of Nutrition; June 2024, Vol. 154 Issue: 6 p1917-1926, 10p