Sheila McDonald

5.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
115 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Sheila McDonald is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Sheila McDonald has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 55 papers in Clinical Psychology and 39 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Sheila McDonald's work include Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (65 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (29 papers) and Child Abuse and Trauma (23 papers). Sheila McDonald is often cited by papers focused on Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (65 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (29 papers) and Child Abuse and Trauma (23 papers). Sheila McDonald collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Australia and United States. Sheila McDonald's co-authors include Suzanne Tough, Sheri Madigan, Nicole Racine, Cynthia Mannion, Amy Hobbs, Erin Hetherington, Hamideh Bayrampour, Meredith Brockway, Heather Kehler and Karen Benzies and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Sheila McDonald

108 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The impact of caesarean section on breastfeeding initiation, duration and difficulties in the first four months postpartum

2016 380 citations Sheila McDonald, Suzanne Tough et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth profile →
Maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: a longitudinal analysis

2021 169 citations Nicole Racine, Erin Hetherington et al. The Lancet Psychiatry profile →
Adverse childhood experiences: a meta‐analysis of prevalence and moderators among half a million adults in 206 studies

2023 145 citations Sheri Madigan, Nicole Racine et al. profile →
Comparison of paediatric emergency department visits for attempted suicide, self-harm, and suicidal ideation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2023 110 citations Sheri Madigan, Daphne J. Korczak et al. The Lancet Psychiatry profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sheila McDonald

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A scoping review of parent-based barriers to parent–child communication about sexuality 2025 ·Sexual Health ·Neelam Saleem Punjani, Shannon D. Scott, (unknown), Tsung‐Hsueh Lu, (unknown), Sheila McDonald, Larry D. Scott, Shafayat Sultan, Megan Kennedy	0
2	Bridging the Gap: Canadian Parents’ barriers and concerns in delivering sexuality education – A qualitative study 2025 ·Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare ·Neelam Saleem Punjani, Shannon D. Scott, (unknown), Tsung‐Hsueh Lu, (unknown), Sheila McDonald, Larry D. Scott	0
3	Impact of maternal depression and anxiety on immunization status of children: a prospective cohort study 2024 ·Archives of Public Health ·Shannon E. MacDonald, (unknown), (unknown), Sheila McDonald, Deborah McNeil, James D. Kellner, Suzanne Tough, Vineet Saini	0
4	Improving Influenza Vaccine Uptake During Pregnancy Through Vaccination at Point of Care: A Before-and-After Study 2024 ·Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada ·(unknown), (unknown), Sheila McDonald, (unknown), Deshayne B. Fell, Amy Metcalfe, Eliana Castillo	1
5	The Association between Cesarean Section Delivery and Child Behavior: Is It Mediated by Maternal Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Maternal Postpartum Depression? 2024 ·Behavioral Sciences ·(unknown), Deborah Dewey, Colleen Cuthbert, Sheila McDonald, Henry Ntanda, Nicole Létourneau	3
6	Urban environment during pregnancy, cognitive abilities, motor function, and externalizing and internalizing symptoms at 2–5 years old in 3 Canadian birth cohorts 2024 ·Environment International ·Anne-Claire Binter, Dany Doiron, Martine Shareck, (unknown), Sheila McDonald, Padmaja Subbarao, (unknown), Suzanne Tough, Jeffrey R. Brook, Mònica Guxens	1
7	The Prevalence of Maternal Depression and Anxiety Beyond 1 Year Postpartum: A Systematic Review 2024 ·Maternal and Child Health Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Sheila McDonald, Kamala Adhikari	6
8	Small for gestational age preterm infants and later adiposity and height: A systematic review and meta‐analysis 2023 ·Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology ·Seham Elmrayed, (unknown), Suzanne Tough, Sheila McDonald, Natalie V. Scime, (unknown), (unknown), Michael S. Kramer, Maria B. Ospina, Diane Lorenzetti, (unknown), Alexander A. C. Leung, Manoj Kumar, Tanis R. Fenton	11
9	Developing non-response weights to account for attrition-related bias in a longitudinal pregnancy cohort 2023 ·BMC Medical Research Methodology ·(unknown), Erin Hetherington, Kamala Adhikari, (unknown), Nicole Racine, Suzanne Tough, Sheila McDonald	0
10	Comparison of paediatric emergency department visits for attempted suicide, self-harm, and suicidal ideation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis breakdown → 2023 ·The Lancet Psychiatry ·Sheri Madigan, Daphne J. Korczak, Tracy Vaillancourt, Nicole Racine, Will G. Hopkins, Paolo Pador, Jackson M. A. Hewitt, (unknown), Sheila McDonald, Ross D. Neville	110
11	The association of gestational age at birth with trajectories of early childhood developmental delay among late preterm and early term born children: A longitudinal analysis of All Our Families pregnancy cohort 2023 ·Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology ·(unknown), Amy Metcalfe, Sheila McDonald, Tyler Williamson, Carly A. McMorris, Suzanne Tough	4
12	Impact of active esophageal cooling on catheter ablation procedure times across five healthcare systems 2023 ·European Heart Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Jason Zagrodzky, Erik Kulstad, Shane Bailey, J.H. Sherman, Jose Nazari, Charles A. Athill, James Daniels, Sheila McDonald, (unknown), David Willms, Ryo Kawasaki, Robert W. Turer, Mark D. Metzl	3
13	Is neighbourhood income inequality associated with maternal mental health? A longitudinal analysis of pregnant and new mothers living in Calgary, Alberta 2021 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Sheila McDonald, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Candace I. J. Nykiforuk, Radha Chari, Roman Pabayo	4
14	Adverse childhood experiences: Assessing the impact on physical and psychosocial health in adulthood and the mitigating role of resilience 2020 ·Child Abuse & Neglect ·(unknown), Robert Gilbert, Sara Torres, (unknown), Philip Jefferies, Sheila McDonald, (unknown), Michael Ungar	43
15	Experiences of Albertan Families with Young Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Descriptive Report 2020 ·PRISM (University of Calgary) ·Sheila McDonald, Sarah Edwards, Erin Hetherington, Nicole Racine, (unknown), Brae Anne McArthur, Sheri Madigan, Deborah Dewey, Nicole Létourneau, Suzanne Tough, (unknown)	1
16	Maternal Whole Blood Gene Expression at 18 and 28 Weeks of Gestation Associated with Spontaneous Preterm Birth in Asymptomatic Women 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Yujing J. Heng, Craig E. Pennell, Sheila McDonald, Angela Vinturache, (unknown), (unknown), Laurent Briollais, Andrew W. Lyon, Donna M. Slater, Alan Bocking, Lawrence de Koning, David M. Olson, Siobhan M. Dolan, Suzanne Tough, Stephen J. Lye	52
17	Cohort Profile: The All Our Babies pregnancy cohort (AOB) 2016 ·International Journal of Epidemiology ·Suzanne Tough, Sheila McDonald, (unknown), Susan A. Graham, Heather Kehler, Dawn Kingston, Karen Benzies	90
18	Maternal perceptions of underweight and overweight for 6–8 years olds from a Canadian cohort: reporting weights, concerns and conversations with healthcare providers 2016 ·BMJ Open ·Sheila McDonald, (unknown), Angela Vinturache, Suzanne Tough	12
19	Disclosure during prenatal mental health screening 2015 ·Journal of Affective Disorders ·Dawn Kingston, Anne Biringer, (unknown), Maureen Heaman, Gerri Lasiuk, Sheila McDonald, (unknown), Wendy Sword, (unknown), Marie‐Paule Austin	25
20	The All Our Babies pregnancy cohort: design, methods, and participant characteristics 2013 ·BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth ·Sheila McDonald, Andrew W. Lyon, Karen Benzies, Deborah McNeil, Stephen J. Lye, Siobhan M. Dolan, Craig E. Pennell, Alan Bocking, Suzanne Tough	140

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