Andrew Weeks

8.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
174 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Andrew Weeks is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew Weeks has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 98 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 44 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Andrew Weeks's work include Maternal and fetal healthcare (82 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (77 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (29 papers). Andrew Weeks is often cited by papers focused on Maternal and fetal healthcare (82 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (77 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (29 papers). Andrew Weeks collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Uganda and United States. Andrew Weeks's co-authors include Žarko Alfirević, Rajnish Mittal, Gillian ML Gyte, Cecily Begley, Declan Devane, William McGuire, Beverly Winikoff, Tina Lavender, Florence Mirembe and James Ditai and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Andrew Weeks

162 papers receiving 4.3k citations

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“We have to clean ourselves to ensure that our children are healthy and beautiful”: findings from a qualitative assessment of a hand hygiene poster in rural Uganda

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The UK Maternity Crisis: Analysing the Underlying Causes to Find Solutions 2025 ·BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·Andrew Weeks, (unknown), (unknown)	0
2	Postnatal cytomegalovirus infection and its effect on hearing and neurodevelopmental outcomes among infants aged 3–10 months: A cohort study in Eastern Uganda 2025 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), David Mukunya, Peter Olupot‐Olupot, (unknown), Francis Okello, Andrew Weeks, (unknown), Thorkild Tylleskär, Kathy Burgoine, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv Engebretsen	1
3	The Effectiveness of Oxytocin for Preventing Postpartum Haemorrhage: An Individual Participant Data Meta‐Analysis 2025 ·BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Malitha Patabendige, (unknown), Suze Jans, (unknown), G Justus Hofmeyr, Leiv Arne Rosseland, Andrew Weeks, Wentao Li, Ben W. Mol	1
4	How labor induction methods have evolved throughout history, from the Egyptian era to the present day: evolution, effectiveness, and safety 2024 ·American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM ·Malitha Patabendige, Daniel L. Rolnik, Wentao Li, Andrew Weeks, Ben Willem Mol	0
5	The Induction with Foley OR Misoprostol (INFORM) Study dataset. A dataset of 602 women with hypertensive disease in pregnancy, in India, randomised to either Foley catheter or oral misoprostol for induction of labour 2021 ·BMC Research Notes ·Shuchita Mundle, Hillary Bracken, (unknown), (unknown), Brian Faragher, Thomas R. Easterling, Simon Leigh, (unknown), Alan Haycox, M. Turner, (unknown), (unknown), Žarko Alfirević, Beverly Winikoff, Andrew Weeks	0
6	Alcohol keeps eDNA at the party longer 2021 ·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) ·(unknown), (unknown), Andrew Weeks	0
7	The Recognition of Excessive blood loss At ChildbirTh (REACT) Study: a two‐phase exploratory, sequential mixed methods inquiry using focus groups, interviews and a pilot, randomised crossover study 2021 ·BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·(unknown), Andrew Weeks, Christine Furber, Malcolm Campbell, Tina Lavender	4
8	Foley catheter vs oral misoprostol for induction of labor: individual participant data meta‐analysis 2020 ·Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·(unknown), Wentao Li, Saioa Goñi, (unknown), Andrew Weeks, Žarko Alfirević, (unknown), Shuchita Mundle, Malik Goonewardene, Mieke Ten Eikelder, Kitty W.M. Bloemenkamp, Katrien Oude Rengerink, Heidi Kruit, Ben W. Mol, Kirsten R. Palmer	15
9	Improving quality of care and outcome at very preterm birth: the Preterm Birth research programme, including the Cord pilot RCT 2019 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Lelia Duley, Jon Dorling, Susan Ayers, Sandy Oliver, C W Yoxall, Andrew Weeks, (unknown), Sam Oddie, Gillian ML Gyte, (unknown), Jim Thornton, David Field, Alexandra Sawyer, William McGuire	5
10	Improbable, but plausible, research study: a randomised controlled trial of premature cord clamping vs. neonatal venesection to achieve routine prophylactic neonatal red cell reduction 2018 ·Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine ·Andrew Weeks, Susan Bewley	2
11	Foley Catheterisation Versus Oral Misoprostol for Induction of Labour in Hypertensive Women in India (INFORM): A Multicentre, Open-Label, Randomised Controlled Trial 2018 ·Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey ·Shuchita Mundle, Hillary Bracken, (unknown), (unknown), Brian Faragher, Thomas R. Easterling, Simon Leigh, (unknown), Alan Haycox, M. Turner, Žarko Alfirević, Beverly Winikoff, Andrew Weeks	2
12	PPH Butterfly: a novel device to treat postpartum haemorrhage through uterine compression 2017 ·BMJ Innovations ·(unknown), (unknown), Nasreen Aflaifel, (unknown), (unknown), John B. Porter, Tina Lavender, (unknown), Andrew Weeks	7
13	Retained placenta: will medical treatment ever be possible? 2016 ·Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica ·(unknown), Andrew Weeks	7
14	Innovation in immediate neonatal care: development of the Bedside Assessment, Stabilisation and Initial Cardiorespiratory Support (BASICS) trolley 2015 ·BMJ Innovations ·Andrew Weeks, P. J. Watt, C W Yoxall, Anthony G. Gallagher, (unknown), Susan Bewley, (unknown), Lelia Duley	23
15	Misoprostol-Induced Fever and Genetic Polymorphisms in Drug Transporters SLCO1B1 and ABCC4 in Women of Latin American and European Ancestry 2015 ·Pharmacogenomics ·Ana Alfirevic, Jill Durocher, (unknown), (unknown), David Dickens, (unknown), Helen Box, Marco Siccardi, Paul Curley, George Xinarianos, (unknown), Andrew Owen, (unknown), Munir Pirmohamed, Žarko Alfirević, Andrew Weeks, Beverly Winikoff	13
16	Fibrin-based clot formation as an early and rapid biomarker for progression of postpartum hemorrhage: a prospective study 2014 ·Blood ·Peter W. Collins, (unknown), D. Bruynseels, (unknown), Rebecca Cannings‐John, E. Precious, Vincent Hamlyn, Julia Sanders, Raza Alikhan, Rachel Rayment, Alexandra Rees, (unknown), Judith E. Hall, Shantini Paranjothy, Andrew Weeks, Rachel Collis	159
17	Umbilical Vein Oxytocin for the Treatment of Retained Placenta (Release Study): A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial 2010 ·Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey ·Andrew Weeks, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Anna Hart, Hussain Jafri, Juan Manuel Nardin, Guillermo Carroli, Fiona Fairlie, Yasmin Raashid, Florence Mirembe, Žarko Alfirević	3
18	Misoprostol to treat missed abortion in the first trimester 2007 ·International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·Kristina Gemzell‐Danielsson, Pak Chung Ho, Rodolfo Gómez Ponce de León, Andrew Weeks, Beverly Winikoff	49
19	Misoprostol and the debate over off‐label drug use 2005 ·BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·Andrew Weeks, Christian Fiala, Peter Šafář	46
20	Hand washing 1999 ·BMJ ·Andrew Weeks, (unknown), M.G.L. Keaney, (unknown), (unknown), Paul Chadwick, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Richard P. MacDermott, (unknown), Hitesh Patel, (unknown)	20

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