Lesley McCowan

15.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
274 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Lesley McCowan is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Lesley McCowan has authored 274 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 206 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 169 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 63 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Lesley McCowan's work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (143 papers), Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (113 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (112 papers). Lesley McCowan is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (143 papers), Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (113 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (112 papers). Lesley McCowan collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United Kingdom and Australia. Lesley McCowan's co-authors include Robyn A. North, Louise C. Kenny, John Thompson, Ngaire Anderson, Rennae S. Taylor, Alistair W. Stewart, Claire T. Roberts, Lucilla Poston, Lynn Sadler and Philip N. Baker and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Lesley McCowan

272 papers receiving 9.8k citations

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Evidence-based national guidelines for the management of suspected fetal growth restriction: comparison, consensus, and controversy

2018 290 citations Lesley McCowan et al. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Maternal Plasma miRNAs as Early Biomarkers of Moderate-to-Late-Preterm Birth 2024 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Farha Ramzan, Jing Rong, Claire T. Roberts, Justin M. O’Sullivan, Jo K. Perry, Rennae S. Taylor, Lesley McCowan, Mark H. Vickers	2
2	A screening test proposal for congenital defects based on maternal serum metabolomics profile 2022 ·American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Jacopo Troisi, Martina Lombardi, Giovanni Scala, Pierpaolo Cavallo, (unknown), S. J. K. Symes, Sean Richards, David Adair, Alessio Fasano, Lesley McCowan, Maurizio Guida	5
3	A better understanding of the association between maternal perception of foetal movements and late stillbirth—findings from an individual participant data meta-analysis 2021 ·BMC Medicine ·John Thompson, (unknown), Billie Bradford, Minglan Li, Robin Cronin, Adrienne Gordon, Camille Raynes‐Greenow, Tomasina Stacey, (unknown), Lisa Askie, Louise M. O’Brien, Edwin A. Mitchell, Lesley McCowan, Alexander Heazell	21
4	Modification of maternal late pregnancy sleep position: a survey evaluation of a New Zealand public health campaign 2021 ·BMJ Open ·Robin Cronin, John Thompson, Rennae S. Taylor, (unknown), Karen Falloon, (unknown), (unknown), Vicki Culling, Edwin A. Mitchell, Lesley McCowan	4
5	The Effect of Interactions between Folic Acid Supplementation and One Carbon Metabolism Gene Variants on Small-for-Gestational-Age Births in the Screening for Pregnancy Endpoints (SCOPE) Cohort Study 2020 ·Nutrients ·(unknown), Clare Wall, Lesley McCowan, Rennae S. Taylor, Claire T. Roberts, John Thompson	15
6	The deleterious effects of cannabis during pregnancy on neonatal outcomes 2020 ·The Medical Journal of Australia ·Luke E. Grzeskowiak, Jessica A. Grieger, Prabha H. Andraweera, Emma Knight, Shalem Leemaqz, Lucilla Poston, Lesley McCowan, Louise C. Kenny, Jenny Myers, James J. Walker, Gustaaf Dekker, Claire T. Roberts	36
7	Associations between social and behavioural factors and the risk of late stillbirth – findings from the Midland and North of England Stillbirth case‐control study 2020 ·BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·Alexander Heazell, Jayne Budd, Lucy Smith, Minglan Li, Robin Cronin, Billie Bradford, Lesley McCowan, Edwin A. Mitchell, Tomasina Stacey, Donald F. Roberts, John Thompson	18
8	Maternal folate, one‐carbon metabolism and pregnancy outcomes 2020 ·Maternal and Child Nutrition ·Tanja Jankovic‐Karasoulos, Denise Furness, Shalem Leemaqz, Gustaaf Dekker, Luke E. Grzeskowiak, Jessica A. Grieger, Prabha H. Andraweera, (unknown), Dale McAninch, Lesley McCowan, Tina Bianco‐Miotto, Claire T. Roberts	57
9	Gestational Diabetes and the Risk of Late Stillbirth: A Case-Control Study From England, UK 2019 ·Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey ·Tomasina Stacey, Peter W. G. Tennant, Lesley McCowan, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), John Thompson, (unknown), (unknown), Alexander Heazell	2
10	Relationships of maternal body mass index and plasma biomarkers with childhood body mass index and adiposity at 6 years: The Children of SCOPE study 2019 ·Pediatric Obesity ·Kathryn V. Dalrymple, John Thompson, (unknown), Keith M. Godfrey, Lucilla Poston, Paul T. Seed, Lesley McCowan, Clare Wall, Andrew N. Shelling, Robyn A. North, Wayne S. Cutfield, Edwin A. Mitchell	18
11	Late stillbirth post mortem examination in New Zealand: Maternal decision‐making 2018 ·Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ·Robin Cronin, Minglan Li, Michelle Wise, Billie Bradford, Vicki Culling, Jane Zuccollo, John Thompson, Edwin A. Mitchell, Lesley McCowan	12
12	Pre-pregnancy fast food and fruit intake is associated with time to pregnancy 2018 ·Human Reproduction ·Jessica A. Grieger, Luke E. Grzeskowiak, Tina Bianco‐Miotto, Tanja Jankovic‐Karasoulos, Lisa Moran, Rebecca L. Wilson, Shalem Leemaqz, Lucilla Poston, Lesley McCowan, Louise C. Kenny, Jenny Myers, James J. Walker, Robert J. Norman, Gus Dekker, Claire T. Roberts	44
13	Maternal folic acid supplementation for the prevention of preeclampsia: A systematic review and meta‐analysis 2018 ·Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology ·(unknown), Amy L. Lovell, Vanessa Jordan, Lesley McCowan, John Thompson, Clare Wall	34
14	Impaired neonatal outcomes following maternal marijuana use during pregnancy: evidence from the international SCOPE study 2018 ·Reproductive Toxicology ·Luke E. Grzeskowiak, Prabha H. Andraweera, Shalem Leemaqz, Lucilla Poston, Lesley McCowan, Louise C. Kenny, Jenny Myers, James J. Walker, Gus Dekker, Claire T. Roberts	0
15	Metabolic syndrome in pregnancy and risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes: A prospective cohort of nulliparous women 2018 ·PLoS Medicine ·Jessica A. Grieger, Tina Bianco‐Miotto, Luke E. Grzeskowiak, Shalem Leemaqz, Lucilla Poston, Lesley McCowan, Louise C. Kenny, Jenny Myers, James J. Walker, Gus Dekker, Claire T. Roberts	119
16	Analysis of association of gene variants with obesity traits in New Zealand European children at 6 years of age 2017 ·Molecular BioSystems ·(unknown), John Thompson, Edwin A. Mitchell, Rinki Murphy, Lesley McCowan, Andrew N. Shelling, (unknown)	13
17	Placental growth factor as a marker of fetal growth restriction caused by placental dysfunction 2016 ·Placenta ·Samantha J. Benton, Lesley McCowan, Alexander Heazell, David Grynspan, Jennifer A. Hutcheon, Christof Senger, Órlaith Burke, Yuen Chan, Jane E. Harding, Julien Yockell‐Lelièvre, Yuxiang Hu, Lucy C. Chappell, Melanie Griffin, Andrew Shennan, Laura A. Magee, Andrée Gruslin, Peter von Dadelszen	158
18	Pregnancy Loss Managed by Cervical Dilatation and Curettage Increases the Risk of Spontaneous Preterm Birth 2014 ·Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey ·Fergus P. McCarthy, Ali S. Khashan, Robyn A. North, (unknown), James J. Walker, Philip N. Baker, Gus Dekker, Lucilla Poston, Lesley McCowan, Keelin O’Donoghue, Louise C. Kenny	1
19	Emergency contraception--why women don't use it. 1995 ·PubMed ·L. E. Young, Lesley McCowan, Helen Roberts, Cindy Farquhar	28
20	ASPIRIN AND PREVENTION OF PREECLAMPSIA 1995 ·Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ·Shaun P. Brennecke, MA Brown, CA Crowther, (unknown), Jess King, Lesley McCowan, J Morris, R A North, N.S. Pattison, (unknown), Danielle L. Wilson	8

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