Publications by authors named "Shamala Devi Karalasingam"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the relationship between maternal height, ethnicity, and neonatal birthweight, suggesting that current classifications of small for gestational age (SGA) and large for gestational age (LGA) based solely on weight may not be adequate.
- Utilizing a large dataset from Malaysia's National Obstetrics Registry, researchers calculated birthweight percentiles specific to maternal height across different ethnic groups in low-risk, full-term pregnancies.
- Results indicated significant variance in maternal height and neonatal birthweights among ethnicities, highlighting the potential need for height-specific SGA and LGA classifications to improve clinical assessments.
Introduction: Maternal obesity presents significant health risks to mothers and their fetuses. This study aimed to determine the proportion, associated factors and outcomes of maternal obesity among pregnant women in Klang Valley, Malaysia.
Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted between January 2018 and March 2018 using secondary data from the Malaysian National Obstetric Registry (NOR) for the year 2015.
Background: Rising caesarean section rates is a concern worldwide. This study aimed to use Robson's ten group classification to identify which groups of women were contributing most to the rising caesarean section rates in Malaysian tertiary hospitals and to compare between hospitals, using a common standard set of variables.
Methods: A 5-year (2011-2015) cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the Malaysian National Obstetrics Registry (NOR).
Background: Value-based health care aims to optimize the balance of patient outcomes and health care costs. To improve value in perinatal care using this strategy, standard outcomes must first be defined. The objective of this work was to define a minimum, internationally appropriate set of outcome measures for evaluating and improving perinatal care with a focus on outcomes that matter to women and their families.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance of Adopting BMI Classifications Using Public Health Action Points to Delineate Obstetric Risk Factors Resulting in Worsening Obstetric Outcomes Among Asian Population.
J Obstet Gynaecol India
June 2018
Aims: The aim of this study is to compare obstetric outcomes between overweight and class 1 obesity among pregnant women in their first pregnancy based on WHO's BMI cut-offs and the potential public health action points identified by WHO expert consultations specific for high-risk population such as Asians.
Methods: This is a retrospective cohort review of data obtained from the Malaysian National Obstetrics and Gynaecology Registry between the year 2010 and year 2012. All women in their first pregnancy with a booking BMI in their first trimester were included in this study.