BJOG-An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Papers
(The median citation count of BJOG-An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
‘First do no harm’ revisited in ovarian cancer cytoreduction112
Authors' reply78
Issue Information69
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Obstetrical and neonatal complications in hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia: A retrospective study66
Hidden toxins: The effects of water quality on pregnancy and infant health61
Ambient temperature and preterm birth: A case‐crossover study59
PRECeDe Pilot: Prevention of neonatal respiratory distress with antenatal corticosteroids before elective caesarean section in women with diabetes – a feasibility randomised trial56
Re: Comparison of the performance of estimated fetal weight charts for the detection of small‐ and large‐for‐gestational‐age newborns with adverse outcomes: a French population‐based study52
Category – Clinical Genetics51
Category – Simulation and Training50
Category – Endometriosis and Uterine Disorders50
Category – Imaging in Gynaecology48
BJOG Referees 202046
Category – Adolescent Gynaecology46
Blair Bell Research Society: Annual Academic Meeting Abstracts44
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Issue Information39
Obstetric capacity strengthening in Ghana results in wide geographic distribution and retention of certified Obstetrician/Gynaecologists: A quantitative analysis39
Quality not quantity39
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Factors Influencing Pregnant Women's Participation in Randomised Clinical Trials in India: A Qualitative Study38
Trends in Severe Postpartum Haemorrhage Among Nulliparous Women38
Impact of Patients Decision Aids on Shared Decision‐Making and Patient Satisfaction Prior to Pelvic Floor Surgery34
Re‐evaluating the Preventive Role of Pre‐Pregnancy Lifestyle Interventions on Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes34
Treatment recommendations for the management of persistent pelvic pain: a systematic review of international clinical practice guidelines34
Further Considerations on Risk‐Reducing Salpingectomy and Oophorectomy in BRCA1/2 Carriers33
Preconception health: still a long way to go31
Incidence and risk factors for severe postpartum haemorrhage in women with anterior low‐lying or praevia placenta and prior caesarean: Prospective population‐based study30
Polycystic ovary syndrome and risk of pre‐eclampsia: A national register‐based cohort study29
Stillbirths: Contribution of preterm birth and size‐for‐gestational age for 125.4 million total births from nationwide records in 13 countries, 2000–202029
Comparing vitamin B2 versus 5% dextrose in water for optimal ureteric jet visualisation at the time of pelvic reconstructive surgery: A randomised controlled trial28
Keeping the ureters watertight in gynaecological surgery – Stents or coloured jets?28
Issue Information28
Prognosis of periviable early‐fetal growth restriction: Gaining accuracy28
Vulnerable newborn types: Analysis of population‐based registries for 165 million births in 23 countries, 2000–202128
Obstetrical and neonatal complications in hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia: Clarifications on fetal outcomes27
Issue Information27
Issue Information27
The challenges of pregnancy with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia27
Treatment of twin–twin transfusion syndrome: “They also serve who only stand and wait27
More answers are needed before proposing surgical management of pudendal nerve entrapment after sacrospinous ligament fixation26
Authors’ reply: Surgical management of pudendal nerve entrapment after sacrospinous ligament fixation26
Bile acid reference intervals for evidence‐based practice25
A sensorised surgical glove to improve training and detection of obstetric anal sphincter injury: A preclinical study on a pig model24
Caesarean delivery: Global perspective on unwanted effects24
Deceleration area and deceleration capacity: deficient predictors of fetal acidaemia in human labour. Visual versus computerised cardiotocography23
Attitudes, knowledge and practice regarding the anti‐müllerian hormone test among general practitioners and reproductive specialists: A cross‐sectional study23
Accuracy of outcome definitions in Mendelian randomisation of maternal health23
Authors' reply re: Understanding the complexities of unexplained stillbirth in sub‐Saharan Africa: a mixed‐methods study23
The responsibility of the drafters of the Ockenden report to ensure their data are not mispresented22
Category ‐ Adolescent Gynaecology22
Category ‐ Imaging in Obstetrics22
Editorial: Towards better and personalized management of ovarian cancer in China22
Management of IFH: Challenges in UK Training21
Postpartum Haemorrhage Care in Ghana and Uganda: Grounds for Hope and Concern21
Optimising Anti‐D Use: Revisiting Guidelines for First Trimester Abortions21
The Swedescore: Does structured image scoring improve colposcopy performance?21
Assessment of Structural and Process Readiness for Postpartum Haemorrhage Care in Uganda and Ghana: A Mixed Methods Study21
Impact of Laser‐Assisted Hatching on Cognitive and Metabolic Development of Singletons Conceived Through Frozen–Thawed Embryo Transfer: A Matched Cohort Study20
Outcome Reporting in Studies Investigating Treatment for Caesarean Scar Ectopic Pregnancy: A Systematic Review20
Birth Outcomes After Pertussis and Influenza Diagnosed in Pregnancy: A Retrospective, Population‐Based Study20
Identification and Management of Maternal Sepsis During and Following Pregnancy19
Pregnancy After Metabolic Bariatric Surgery: Risks and Rewards for Mother and Child19
Pain Phenotypes in Endometriosis: A Population‐Based Study Using Latent Class Analysis19
Pregnancy outcomes in women with Budd–Chiari syndrome or portal vein thrombosis: a multicentre retrospective cohort study19
Point‐of‐Care Tests for Preeclampsia: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies19
Reply to: Re: Risk of pre‐eclampsia after gastric bypass: a matched cohort study19
Risk Factors of Complications After Uterine Artery Embolisation for Symptomatic Fibroids: A Case–Control Study19
Insights from outside BJOG18
Re: Training in the use of intrapartum electronic fetal monitoring with cardiotocography: systematic review and meta‐analysis. Cardiotocography training is a complex intervention and requires complex 18
Women's health following childbirth18
Prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy in obese women undergoing caesarean section: a commentary on new evidence that fuels the debate18
Re: obstetric anal sphincter injury after episiotomy in vacuum extraction: an epidemiological study using an emulated randomised trial approach: robustness and external validity of different practices18
Authors reply re: Modification of oxytocin use through a coaching‐based intervention based on the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist in Uttar Pradesh, India: a secondary analysis of a cluster randomised co18
Syphilis, from its poetic past to the modern resurgence18
Issue Information18
Long‐term adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes of discordant twins delivered at term: A nationwide population‐based study17
Authors' response: Are these stillbirths really preventable? Re: Preventable stillbirths in India and Pakistan: a prospective, observational study17
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Symphysis–fundus measurement: The human factor17
Long‐term outcome in twins: on the importance of follow‐up but also of chorionicity17
How should we assess randomised trials?17
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Aortic balloon for the intra‐operative management of placenta accreta spectrum: need for standardised methodology and safety data16
Increased nuchal translucency: is advanced sequencing the answer?16
Issue Information16
Pregnancy in women with liver cirrhosis is associated with increased risk for complications: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the literature16
Changes in medication initiation and selection patterns for gestational diabetes management16
Striving towards personalised obstetric care15
Assessment of the bearing‐down manoeuvre in pregnancy and detection of paradoxical levator ani muscle contraction using 2D transperineal ultrasound and vaginal palpation: a concurrent valid15
Taking a chance on outcome standardisation: A cross‐sectional analysis assessing the uptake of the prevention of preterm birth core outcome set in randomised controlled trials15
Issue Information15
Jewish cultural and religious factors and uptake of population‐based BRCA testing across denominations: a cohort study15
The long‐term outcomes of vaginoplasty using acellular porcine small intestinal submucosa grafts in patients with Mayer–Rokitansky–Küster–Hauser syndrome: A case series15
Improving trustworthiness in research on women's health: Some suggestions from a reviewer's viewpoint15
Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in twin‐ and singleton‐born women: An inter‐generational cohort study15
Treatment methods for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in England: A cost‐effectiveness analysis15
Pre‐eclampsia and gestational diabetes mellitus are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease14
Standardising outcome reporting for clinical trials of interventions for heavy menstrual bleeding: Development of a core outcome set14
Mental illness during pregnancy and the importance of well‐developed antenatal care14
Familial aggregation analysis offers insight into the heritability of stillbirth risk14
Googling preterm prelabour rupture of the membranes: A systematic review of patient information available on the internet14
Antidepressant use in pregnancy and severe cardiac malformations: Danish register‐based study14
Establishment of Maternal and Perinatal Database for Quality, Equity and Dignity programme: Processes, challenges, lessons and prospects14
Influence of COVID‐19 pandemic on molar pregnancy and postmolar gestational trophoblastic neoplasia: An observational study14
Effect of gestational age at laser therapy on perinatal outcome in monochorionic diamniotic pregnancies affected by twin‐to‐twin transfusion syndrome14
Predicting platinum resistance and poor prognosis in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer14
Maternal suicide up to 1 year postpartum: Evidence or emotion‐based medicine?14
Persistence and clearance of high‐risk human papillomavirus and cervical dysplasia at 1 year in women living with human immunodeficiency virus: a prospective cohort study14
Incidence, predictors and immediate neonatal outcomes of birth asphyxia in Nigeria14
Pathogenesis and prevention of adverse pregnancy outcomes in polycystic ovary syndrome14
Analysis of a maternal health medicines pipeline database 2000–2021: New candidates for the prevention and treatment of fetal growth restriction14
Deaf women and pregnancy and perinatal health: Creating systems for communication access14
Issue Information13
Phenotyping pregnancy outcomes13
Sexual function in the first year postpartum13
The effect of antenatal depressive and anxious symptoms on the rate of physiological births13
Medical management of GDM: following the evidence on ‘Changing patterns in medication prescription for gestational diabetes during a time of guideline change in the USA: a cross‐sectional study’13
Authors’ reply re: Acupuncture for recurrent urinary tract infection in women: A systematic review and meta‐analysis13
Variability in COVID‐19 vaccination rates in pregnant women: Vaccine hesitancy or supply limitations?13
Authors reply re: The Ten Group Classification System – First Things First13
Genital mycoplasma infection and spontaneous preterm birth outcome: a prospective cohort study13
Cost efficacy of sentinel lymph node biopsy in endometrial cancer patients13
Incorporating patient perspectives in the science of uterus transplantation13
Arterial stiffness for the early prediction of pre‐eclampsia: Statistical results and haemodynamic rationale13
Improving trustworthiness in research in women's health: A collective effort by OBGYN Editors13
Postpartum venous thromboprophylaxis needs to be stratified in inflammatory diseases13
Cost–benefit of antenatal glucocorticoid therapy: There is still much more to learn13
Guidelines: is it time for a change?13
Author’s reply: Adopting the O’Driscoll regimen may optimise the caesarean section rate for primiparous woman12
Category ‐ Abortion Care12
Category ‐ Hot Topics (Emerging research/issues) in Gynaecology12
Novel technique of laparoscopic mid‐urethral autologous rectus fascial sling for stress urinary incontinence12
Category ‐ Obesity12
Category ‐ Reproductive Medicine/Assisted Reproduction12
Author Index12
Maternal death by cancer in pregnancy: A descriptive study of the International Network on Cancer, Infertility and Pregnancy12
Issue Information12
Category ‐ Early Pregnancy Complications and Gynaecology12
Antenatal pyelonephritis hospitalisation trends, risk factors and associated adverse outcomes: A retrospective cohort study12
Issue Information12
Increasing facility delivery through maternity waiting homes for women living far from a health facility in rural Zambia: a quasi‐experimental study11
Natural history of pelvic floor disorders before and after hysterectomy for gynaecological cancer11
Re‐evaluating diagnostic thresholds for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: case–control and cohort study11
Risk of stillbirth in singleton gestations following in vitro methods of conception: a systematic review and meta‐analysis11
Category ‐ Hot Topics (Emerging Research/Issues) in Obstetrics11
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Issue Information11
Examining the association of hysterectomy with and without oophorectomy on cardiovascular disease and all‐cause, cardiovascular or cancer mortality: A systematic review and meta‐analysis11
Uncaptured rates of postpartum venous thromboembolism: a US national analysis11
Who really benefits from intraperitoneal chemotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer? A treatment‐free survival analysis of the AICE trial11
The role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in advanced ovarian cancer: The right treatment to the right patient – Ensuring optimal outcomes in advanced ovarian cancer11
Recognising acute lobar nephronia in pregnancy to improve outcomes11
The difference between effect modification and covariate confounding11
Re: Pessary or surgery for a symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse: the PEOPLE study, a multicentre prospective cohort study11
Redressing the balance11
Regarding the Association Between Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Risk of Pre‐Eclampsia10
Experiences of peer counsellors in supporting exclusive breastfeeding in southern India: An exploratory qualitative study10
Topical imiquimod treatment of residual or recurrent cervical intraepithelial neoplasia lesions (TOPIC‐2): A randomised controlled trial10
Pregnancy: Health impact long after delivery10
Issue Information10
Improving maternal, neonatal and child health outcomes in low‐resource settings: Translating research evidence to practice – report from The Third International Conference on Maternal, Newborn and Chi10
The association between spontaneous preterm birth and maternal hypertension in the fifth decade of life: a retrospective case–control study10
Effect of Comprehensive Individualised Interventions on the Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Recurrent Implantation Failure: A Single‐Centre Retrospective Cohort Study10
Urinary incontinence, faecal incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse symptoms 20–26 years after childbirth: A longitudinal cohort study10
Early‐ and late‐onset postpartum depression exhibit distinct associated factors: the IGEDEPP prospective cohort study10
Risk factors for RhD immunisation in a high coverage prevention programme of antenatal and postnatal RhIg: a nationwide cohort study10
Association of Zona Pellucida Gene Variants With Female Infertility: A Retrospective Genetic Analysis10
Patient experience of telephone consultations in gynaecology: a service evaluation10
Prolonged Ovarian Stimulation Does Not Worsen Neonatal Outcomes After Fresh Embryo Transfers10
Evaluation of the RCOG guideline for the prediction of neonates that are small for gestational age and comparison with the competing risks model10
Children after uterus transplantation: 2‐year outcomes from the Dallas UtErus Transplant Study (DUETS)10
Previous pre‐eclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus and the risk of cardiovascular disease: A nested case–control study in Sweden10
It's time to prioritise women's health10
Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health10
Cost‐effectiveness of urethral bulking polydimethylsiloxane‐Urolastic® compared with mid‐urethral sling surgery for stress urinary incontinence: A two‐arm cohort study10
Risk of obstetric anal sphincter injury among women who birth vaginally after a prior caesarean section: A state‐wide cohort study10
Assessing the knowledge of endometriosis diagnostic tools in a large, international lay population: an online survey9
Prenatal and pre‐implantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders for germline cancer susceptibility gene variants: UK joint consensus guidance9
Armed conflict drives most births to occur out of health facilities: evidence from Tigray, Ethiopia9
A risk calculator for postoperative urinary retention (POUR) following vaginal pelvic floor surgery: multivariable prediction modelling9
Modify, don’t stop! Time to reconsider the ‘relative’ and ‘absolute’ contraindications to physical activity in pregnancy: an opinion piece9
Expert consensus on novel medicines to prevent preterm birth and manage preterm labour: Target product profiles9
Period pain is not normal: a content analysis of endometriosis‐related videos on the social media platform TikTok9
Increased risk of obstetric anal sphincter injury in women undergoing vaginal delivery after caesarean section: A systematic review and meta‐analysis9
Confirming the diagnosis of placenta accreta at birth: Intraoperative and macroscopic findings are essential but not histology9
Age‐specific outcomes from the first round of HPV screening in unvaccinated women: Observational study from the English cervical screening pilot9
Assessing the performance of growth charts: A difficult endeavour9
The Use of Expanded Carrier Screening in Reproductive Medicine9
The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the Ontario Cervical Screening Program, colposcopy and treatment services in Ontario, Canada: a population‐based study9
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Category ‐ Risk Management9
Caesarean section and anal incontinence in women after obstetric anal sphincter injury: A systematic review and meta‐analysis9
Transvenous occlusion of incompetent pelvic veins to treat chronic pelvic pain in women: A randomised controlled trial9
Representativeness of Study Population: A Critical Consideration for Applying Gestational Age Estimation Models9
Neonatal mortality risk of large‐for‐gestational‐age and macrosomic live births in 15 countries, including 115.6 million nationwide linked records, 2000–20209
Predicting risk of endometrial cancer in asymptomatic women (PRECISION): Model development and external validation9
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Management of maternal pulse and blood pressure abnormalities during labour and childbirth: evidence‐based algorithms for intrapartum care decision support9
A re‐analysis of 150 women's health trials to investigate how the Bayesian approach may offer a solution to the misinterpretation of statistical findings9
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Fetal heart rate responses in chronic hypoxaemia with superimposed repeated hypoxaemia consistent with early labour: a controlled study in fetal sheep9
The diagnostic and therapeutic prospects of exosomes in ovarian cancer9
Care for uterine fibroids: another casualty of the COVID pandemic8
Characteristics and perceptions associated with COVID‐19 vaccination hesitancy among pregnant and postpartum individuals: A cross‐sectional study8
Spontaneous haemoperitoneum: Arterial versus venous haemorrhage8
Heat stress and adverse pregnancy outcome: Prospective cohort study8
Laser versus sham for genitourinary syndrome of menopause: A randomised controlled trial – Some crucial criticalities8
Corrigendum8
Maternal liver dysfunction in early pregnancy predisposes to gestational diabetes mellitus independent of preconception overweight: A prospective cohort study8
Management and outcomes of aortic dissection type B in late pregnancy: A retrospective case series8
Risk of recurrent stillbirth: a cohort study8
How common are complications following polypropylene mesh, biological xenograft and native tissue surgery for pelvic organ prolapse? A secondary analysis from the PROSPECT trial8
Cervical cancer and COVID—an assessment of the initial effect of the pandemic and subsequent projection of impact for women in England: A cohort study8
Hospitalisation for non‐lethal self‐harm and premature mortality in the 3 years following adolescent pregnancy: Population‐based nationwide cohort study8
Arterial stiffness for the early prediction of pre‐eclampsia compared with blood pressure, uterine artery Doppler and angiogenic biomarkers: a prospective cohort study8
Long‐term efficacy and complications of a multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing retropubic and transobturator mid‐urethral slings: a prospective observational study8
Authors' Reply8
External validation of models to estimate gestational age in the second and third trimester using ultrasound: A prospective multicentre observational study8
Optimising vaginal birth after caesarean in limited resource settings8
Gestational diabetes: false dichotomy and slippery slope8
Early pregnancy prediction of spontaneous preterm birth before 32 completed weeks of pregnancy using plasma RNA: transcriptome discovery and initial validation of an RNA panel of markers8
Role of Child Marriage and Adolescent Childbearing on Hysterectomy Among Married Women in India: A Cross‐Sectional and Time‐to‐Event Analysis8
Maternal morbidity and mortality: an iceberg phenomenon8
Minimally invasive surgery for suspected early‐stage ovarian cancer; a cost‐effectiveness study8
Demographic and pregnancy‐related predictors of postnatal contraception uptake: A cross‐sectional study8
The Need for Understanding Beliefs and Barriers Around Physical Activity Postpartum Among South Asian Immigrant Women to Improve Health Equity: A Commentary8
Outpatient Hysteroscopy8
Patient preferences for disposable and reusable vaginal specula and their willingness to compromise in the era of climate change: A cross‐sectional study7
Addition of nitrous oxide and oxygen to carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopic surgery for pain reduction: A double‐blinded randomized controlled trial7
Ciprofloxacin exposure and adverse pregnancy outcomes: A Danish nationwide cohort study7
The association between undetected small‐for‐gestational age and abnormal admission cardiotocography: A registry‐based study7
Oral misoprostol alone, compared with oral misoprostol followed by oxytocin, in women induced for hypertension of pregnancy: A multicentre randomised trial7
SARS‐CoV‐2 infection among hospitalised pregnant women and impact of different viral strains on COVID‐19 severity in Italy: a national prospective population‐based cohort study7
Evaluating misoprostol and mechanical methods for induction of labour7
Pregnancy and childbirth during incarceration: A qualitative systematic review of lived experiences7
Periconceptual Maternal Diet and Miscarriage Risk7
Authors' Reply7
Put your weight behind it—Effect of body mass index on the active second stage of labour: A retrospective cohort study7
Covid‐19 vaccination during the third trimester of pregnancy: rate of vaccination and maternal and neonatal outcomes, a multicentre retrospective cohort study7
The Burden of Poor Reproductive Health in England: Results From a Cross‐Sectional Survey7
Postpartum haemorrhage and risk of cardiovascular disease in later life: A population‐based record linkage cohort study7
What women emphasise as important aspects of care in childbirth – an online survey7
Appraisal of national and international uterine fibroid management guidelines: a systematic review7
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Population birth data and pandemic readiness in Europe7
Evaluation of the short‐term host response and biomechanics of an absorbable poly‐4‐hydroxybutyrate scaffold in a sheep model following vaginal implantation7
Propranolol and Oxytocin‐Induced Contractility in Gravid Human Myometrium: An Ex Vivo Laboratory Study7
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