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Sailesh Kumar

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353 works between 1995 and 2025
All (353) Journal Article (273) Book Chapter (19) Conference Publication (56) Book (1) Other Outputs (4)

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2019

Journal Article

Establishing a conceptual framework of the impact of placental malaria on infant neurodevelopment

Lawford, Harriet L.S., Lee, Anne C. C., Kumar, Sailesh, Liley, Helen G. and Bora, Samudragupta (2019). Establishing a conceptual framework of the impact of placental malaria on infant neurodevelopment. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 84, 54-65. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.04.019

Establishing a conceptual framework of the impact of placental malaria on infant neurodevelopment

2019

Journal Article

Cross-validated prediction model for severe adverse neonatal outcomes in a term, non-anomalous, singleton cohort

Flatley, Christopher, Gibbons, Kristen, Hurst, Cameron, Flenady, Vicki and Kumar, Sailesh (2019). Cross-validated prediction model for severe adverse neonatal outcomes in a term, non-anomalous, singleton cohort. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 3 (1) e000424, 1-7. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2018-000424

Cross-validated prediction model for severe adverse neonatal outcomes in a term, non-anomalous, singleton cohort

2019

Journal Article

Response to correspondence regarding article: "A review of blood pressure measurement in obese pregnant women"

Eley, V.A., Christensen, R., Kumar, S. and Callaway, L.K. (2019). Response to correspondence regarding article: "A review of blood pressure measurement in obese pregnant women". International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia, 37, 138-138. doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2018.11.003

Response to correspondence regarding article: "A review of blood pressure measurement in obese pregnant women"

2019

Journal Article

Antenatal therapy with sildenafil: don't throw the baby out with the bathwater

Russo, F. M., Hooper, S., Tibboel, D., DeKoninck, P., Benachi, A., Tréluyer, J.‐M., Allegaert, K., Kumar, S. and Deprest, J. (2019). Antenatal therapy with sildenafil: don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 53 (2), 274-275. doi: 10.1002/uog.20201

Antenatal therapy with sildenafil: don't throw the baby out with the bathwater

2019

Conference Publication

Epworth sleepiness scale predicts operative birth and adverse neonatal outcome

Robertson, N. and Kumar, S. (2019). Epworth sleepiness scale predicts operative birth and adverse neonatal outcome. 23rd Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ), Broadbeach, QLD, Australia, 17-20 March 2019. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14410_126

Epworth sleepiness scale predicts operative birth and adverse neonatal outcome

2019

Conference Publication

Reference centiles for maternal placental growth factor from a low-risk population - a Generalised Additive Model for Location, Shape and Scale (GAMLSS) approach

Dunn, L., Sherrell, H., Bligh, L., Alsolai, A., Flatley, C. and Kumar, S. (2019). Reference centiles for maternal placental growth factor from a low-risk population - a Generalised Additive Model for Location, Shape and Scale (GAMLSS) approach. RCOG World Congress 2019, London, United Kingdom, 17–19 June 2019. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.4_15703

Reference centiles for maternal placental growth factor from a low-risk population - a Generalised Additive Model for Location, Shape and Scale (GAMLSS) approach

2019

Other Outputs

A Pragmatic Clinical Algorithm for the Prediction of Severe Neonatal Morbidity in Preterm Infants

Mengistu, Tesfaye S, Fox, Jane, Flatley, Christopher and Kumar, Sailesh (2019). A Pragmatic Clinical Algorithm for the Prediction of Severe Neonatal Morbidity in Preterm Infants. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3478097

A Pragmatic Clinical Algorithm for the Prediction of Severe Neonatal Morbidity in Preterm Infants

2019

Conference Publication

Anaemia in CKD pregnancy

Morton, Adam, Burke, Michael and Kumar, Sailesh (2019). Anaemia in CKD pregnancy. SOMANZ, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 11-13th October 2019.

Anaemia in CKD pregnancy

2019

Conference Publication

The impact of low dose aspirin on adverse perinatal outcomes: a meta‐analysis and meta‐regression

Turner, J. M., Brown, N. T., Hartel, G. and Kumar, S. (2019). The impact of low dose aspirin on adverse perinatal outcomes: a meta‐analysis and meta‐regression. 23rd Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ), Broadbeach, QLD, Australia, 17-20 March 2019. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14410_161

The impact of low dose aspirin on adverse perinatal outcomes: a meta‐analysis and meta‐regression

2019

Other Outputs

Prediction of Severe Neonatal Morbidity in Preterm Infants

Mengistu, Tesfaye S, Fox, Jane, Flatley, Christopher and Kumar, Sailesh (2019). Prediction of Severe Neonatal Morbidity in Preterm Infants. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3463296

Prediction of Severe Neonatal Morbidity in Preterm Infants

2019

Conference Publication

Cross-validated prediction model for severe adverse neonatal outcomes at term

Flatley, C., Gibbons, K., Hurst, C., Flenady, V. and Kumar, S. (2019). Cross-validated prediction model for severe adverse neonatal outcomes at term. RCOG World Congress 2019, London, United Kingdom, 17–19 June 2019. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.4_15703

Cross-validated prediction model for severe adverse neonatal outcomes at term

2019

Conference Publication

Self‐reported maternal sleep parameters during the third trimester of pregnancy

Robertson, N. and Kumar, S. (2019). Self‐reported maternal sleep parameters during the third trimester of pregnancy. 23rd Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ), Broadbeach, QLD, Australia, 17-20 March 2019. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14410_127

Self‐reported maternal sleep parameters during the third trimester of pregnancy

2019

Conference Publication

Picking preeclampsia with pre-pregnancy proteinuria

Morton, Adam, Jarvis, Elizabeth, Burke, Michael and Kumar, Sailesh (2019). Picking preeclampsia with pre-pregnancy proteinuria. SOMANZ, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 11-13th October 2019.

Picking preeclampsia with pre-pregnancy proteinuria

2018

Journal Article

Obstetric and perinatal outcomes for twin pregnancies in adolescent girls

Robson, Danielle, Daniels, Samuel, Flatley, Christopher and Kumar, Sailesh (2018). Obstetric and perinatal outcomes for twin pregnancies in adolescent girls. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 18072, 1-6. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-37364-2

Obstetric and perinatal outcomes for twin pregnancies in adolescent girls

2018

Journal Article

Prolonged second stage of labour increases maternal morbidity but not neonatal morbidity

Matta, Payal, Turner, Jessica, Flatley, Christopher and Kumar, Sailesh (2018). Prolonged second stage of labour increases maternal morbidity but not neonatal morbidity. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 59 (4), 555-560. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12935

Prolonged second stage of labour increases maternal morbidity but not neonatal morbidity

2018

Journal Article

Screening for adverse perinatal outcomes: uterine artery Doppler, cerebroplacental ratio and estimated fetal weight in low risk women at term

Bligh, Larissa N., Alsolai, Amal, Greer, Ristan M. and Kumar, Sailesh (2018). Screening for adverse perinatal outcomes: uterine artery Doppler, cerebroplacental ratio and estimated fetal weight in low risk women at term. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 31 (24), 3321-3327. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1369518

Screening for adverse perinatal outcomes: uterine artery Doppler, cerebroplacental ratio and estimated fetal weight in low risk women at term

2018

Journal Article

Changes in intrapartum maternal placental growth factor levels in pregnancies complicated by fetal compromise at term

Dunn, Liam and Kumar, Sailesh (2018). Changes in intrapartum maternal placental growth factor levels in pregnancies complicated by fetal compromise at term. Placenta, 74, 9-13. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2018.12.010

Changes in intrapartum maternal placental growth factor levels in pregnancies complicated by fetal compromise at term

2018

Journal Article

Maternal demographic and intrapartum antecedents of severe neonatal outcomes at term

Yi Wen, Poh, Broom, Elisha, Flatley, Christopher and Kumar, Sailesh (2018). Maternal demographic and intrapartum antecedents of severe neonatal outcomes at term. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 33 (12), 1-6. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2018.1540581

Maternal demographic and intrapartum antecedents of severe neonatal outcomes at term

2018

Journal Article

A low fetal cerebroplacental ratio confers a greater risk of intrapartum fetal compromise and adverse neonatal outcomes in low risk multiparous women at term

Turner, Jessica M., Flatley, Christopher and Kumar, Sailesh (2018). A low fetal cerebroplacental ratio confers a greater risk of intrapartum fetal compromise and adverse neonatal outcomes in low risk multiparous women at term. European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 230, 15-21. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2018.09.010

A low fetal cerebroplacental ratio confers a greater risk of intrapartum fetal compromise and adverse neonatal outcomes in low risk multiparous women at term

2018

Journal Article

Maternal age potentiates the impact of operative birth on serious neonatal outcomes

Kean, Nicola, Turner, Jessica, Flatley, Christopher and Kumar, Sailesh (2018). Maternal age potentiates the impact of operative birth on serious neonatal outcomes. The Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 33 (4), 598-605. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2018.1498478

Maternal age potentiates the impact of operative birth on serious neonatal outcomes

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    A state-based Perinatal Family Mental Health Registry
    Queensland Mental Health Commission
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2027
    BUBs Quit Study: clinical Midwife Specialist to assist pregnant women to quit smoking using counselling and embedded technology (NHMRC Partnership Grant led by UNSW)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Digital Infrastructure For improving First Nations Maternal & Child Health
    MRFF Research Data Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Novel approaches to preventing perinatal death and disability from birth asphyxia
    NHMRC Investigator Grants
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2026
    Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Can intrapartum SildEnafil safely Avert the Risks of Contraction-induced Hypoxia in labour? iSEARCH - a pragmatic Phase 3 Randomised Controlled Trial
    NHMRC MRFF - Rare Cancers, Rare Diseases and Unmet Need
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022
    Machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques to develop predictive models for late gestation adverse perinatal outcomes
    Ferring Pharmaceuticals Pty Limited
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2021
    Australian Centre for Research Excellence in Stillbirth
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2020
    ADding negative pRESSure to improve healING (the DRESSING trial) (NHMRC Project Grant administered by Griffith University)
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2019
    Neuroprotective role of sulphate among preterm babies (SuPreme study)
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant

Availability

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Factors determining intrapartum fetal compromise and perinatal complications related to birth asphyxia.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Luke Jardine

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Reducing operative birth for fetal distress in women with small or poorly grown infants using Sildenafil Citrate. The RidStress 2 Randomised Controlled Trial.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Clifton

  • Master Philosophy

    The obstetric and perinatal factors associated with preterm birth

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Prediction of intrapartum fetal compromise using prenatal ultrasound and placental biomarkers

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Clifton

  • Master Philosophy

    Maternal, obstetric and perinatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by socio-demographic, medical, surgical or intrapartum risk factors

    Principal Advisor

  • Master Philosophy

    Biomarkers predictive of placental dysfunction and adverse perinatal outcome

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Clifton

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Reducing operative birth for fetal distress in women with small or poorly grown infants using Sildenafil Citrate. The RidStress 2 Randomised Controlled Trial.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Clifton

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Reducing operative birth for fetal distress in women with small or poorly grown infants using Sildenafil Citrate. The RidStress 2 Randomised Controlled Trial.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Clifton

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Maternal, obstetric and perinatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by socio-demographic, medical, surgical or intrapartum risk factors

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Greg Duncombe

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Prenatal identification of infants at risk of mortality or severe neonatal morbidity

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Clifton

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Neuroprotective role of sulphate among preterm infants (SuPreme study)

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Paul Dawson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The impact of bariatric surgery prior to pregnancy on maternal nutrition status and offspring growth: A prospective cohort study.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Susie de Jersey

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Decreased fetal movements during pregnancy: Early detection and perinatal outcomes

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jessica Sexton, Honorary Professor Vicki Flenady

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Neuroprotective role of sulphate among preterm infants (SuPreme study)

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Paul Dawson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Role of extracellular vesicles mitochondria DNA in maternal obesity

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Carlos Salomon Gallo

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The impact of bariatric surgery prior to pregnancy on maternal nutrition status and offspring growth: A prospective cohort study.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Susie de Jersey

Completed supervision

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