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  1. Stillbirth rates, service outcomes and costs of implementing NHS England’s Saving Babies’ Lives care bundle in maternity units in England: A cohort study

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2021, PLOS

    Alexander Heazell

  2. A missense mutation of ErbB2 produces a novel mouse model of stillbirth associated with a cardiac abnormality but lacking abnormalities of placental structure

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2020, PLOS

    Alexander Heazell

  3. Increased placental macrophages and a pro‐inflammatory profile in placentas and maternal serum in infants with a decreased growth rate in the third trimester of pregnancy

    Article • American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, May 2020, Wiley

    Alexander Heazell

  4. Assessment of the quality, content and perceived utility of local maternity guidelines in hospitals in England implementing the saving babies’ lives care bundle to reduce stillbirth

    Article • BMJ Open Quality, April 2020, BMJ

    Alexander Heazell

  5. Evaluating improvement interventions using routine data to support a learning health system: research design, data access, analysis and reporting

    Article • BMJ Quality & Safety, February 2020, BMJ

    Alexander Heazell

  6. Intra‐placental arterial Doppler: A marker of fetoplacental vascularity in late‐onset placental disease?

    Article • Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica, January 2020, Wiley

    Alexander Heazell

  7. Need to ensure that improvements in stillbirth rates are also achieved in high‐risk groups

    Article • Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, December 2019, Wiley

    Alexander Heazell

  8. Evaluating the accuracy and precision of sonographic fetal weight estimation models in extremely early‐onset fetal growth restriction

    Article • Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica, November 2019, Wiley

    Alexander Heazell

  9. The effect of high glucose on lipid metabolism in the human placenta

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alexander Heazell

  10. The kynurenine pathway; A new target for treating maternal features of preeclampsia?

    Article • Placenta, September 2019, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  11. Research priorities and potential methodologies to inform care in subsequent pregnancies following stillbirth: a web-based survey of healthcare professionals, researchers and advocates

    Article • BMJ Open, June 2019, BMJ

    Alexander Heazell

  12. ‘Real experiences which increase empathy’ – a preliminary exploration of the utility of an audio archive describing parents’ and clinicians’ experiences of stillbirth

    Article • Bereavement Care, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Alexander Heazell

  13. PARENTS 2 Study: a qualitative study of the views of healthcare professionals and stakeholders on parental engagement in the perinatal mortality review—from ‘bottom of the pile’ to joint learning

    Article • BMJ Open, November 2018, BMJ

    Dr Dimitrios Siassakos, Alexander Heazell

  14. Reduced fetal movement intervention Trial-2 (ReMIT-2): protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial of standard care informed by the result of a placental growth factor (PlGF) blood test versus standard care alone in women presenting with reduced f...

    Article • Trials, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alexander Heazell

  15. A mixed-methods evaluation of continuous electronic fetal monitoring for an extended period

    Article • Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica, September 2018, Wiley

    Alexander Heazell

  16. Alterations in maternally perceived fetal movement and their association with late stillbirth: findings from the Midland and North of England stillbirth case–control study

    Article • BMJ Open, July 2018, BMJ

    Alexander Heazell

  17. “They told me all mothers have worries”, stillborn mother's experiences of having a ‘gut instinct’ that something is wrong in pregnancy: Findings from an international case–control study

    Article • Midwifery, July 2018, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  18. The Collaborative IPD of Sleep and Stillbirth (Cribss): is maternal going-to-sleep position a risk factor for late stillbirth and does maternal sleep position interact with fetal vulnerability? An individual participant data meta-analysis study protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, April 2018, BMJ

    Alexander Heazell

  19. Saving babies’ lives project impact and results evaluation (SPiRE): a mixed methodology study

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alexander Heazell

  20. Care of pregnant women with decreased fetal movements: Update of a clinical practice guideline for Australia and New Zealand

    Article • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, January 2018, Wiley

    Alexander Heazell

  21. Understanding the associations and significance of fetal movements in overweight or obese pregnant women: a systematic review

    Article • Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica, November 2017, Wiley

    Alexander Heazell

  22. Women's experiences of continuous fetal monitoring - a mixed-methods systematic review

    Article • Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica, November 2017, Wiley

    Alexander Heazell

  23. Stillbirth is associated with perceived alterations in fetal activity – findings from an international case control study

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alexander Heazell

  24. Can promoting awareness of fetal movements and focusing interventions reduce fetal mortality? A stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial (AFFIRM)

    Article • BMJ Open, August 2017, BMJ

    Alexander Heazell

  25. Assessing the quality of bereavement care after perinatal death: development and piloting of a questionnaire to assess parents’ experiences

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, June 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Alexander Heazell

  26. Use of biochemical tests of placental function for improving pregnancy outcome

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, November 2015, Wiley

    Alexander Heazell

  27. Professionals' views of fetal-monitoring support the development of devices to provide objective longer-term assessment of fetal wellbeing

    Article • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, July 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Alexander Heazell

  28. Placental Features of Late-Onset Adverse Pregnancy Outcome

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2015, PLOS

    Alexander Heazell

  29. Protecting families from recurrent stillbirth

    Article • BMJ, June 2015, BMJ

    Alexander Heazell

  30. Antiphospholipid Antibodies Alter Cell-Death-Regulating Lipid Metabolites in First and Third Trimester Human Placentae

    Article • American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, April 2015, Wiley

    Alexander Heazell

  31. IFPA meeting 2014 workshop report: Animal models to study pregnancy pathologies; new approaches to study human placental exposure to xenobiotics; biomarkers of pregnancy pathologies; placental genetics and epigenetics; the placenta and stillbirth and f...

    Article • Placenta, April 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Rohan M Lewis, Alexander Heazell

  32. IFPA Gábor Than Award Lecture: Recognition of placental failure is key to saving babies' lives

    Article • Placenta, April 2015, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  33. Evaluation of the quality of guidelines for the management of reduced fetal movements in UK maternity units

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alexander Heazell

  34. Continuous objective recording of fetal heart rate and fetal movements could reliably identify fetal compromise, which could reduce stillbirth rates by facilitating timely management

    Article • Medical Hypotheses, September 2014, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  35. Systematic review of placental pathology reported in association with stillbirth

    Article • Placenta, August 2014, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  36. Circulating Cytokines and Alarmins Associated with Placental Inflammation in High-Risk Pregnancies

    Article • American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, May 2014, Wiley

    Alexander Heazell

  37. A stochastic model for early placental development

    Article • Journal of The Royal Society Interface, May 2014, Royal Society Publishing

    Alexander Heazell

  38. The Midland and North of England Stillbirth Study (MiNESS)

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alexander Heazell

  39. UNDERSTANDING THE PLACENTAL AETIOLOGY OF FETAL GROWTH RESTRICTION; COULD THIS LEAD TO PERSONALIZED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES?

    Article • Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review, May 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Alexander Heazell

  40. Parents’ experiences and expectations of care in pregnancy after stillbirth or neonatal death: a metasynthesis

    Article • BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, March 2014, Wiley

    Alexander Heazell

  41. Preeclampsia Is Associated with Alterations in the p53-Pathway in Villous Trophoblast

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2014, PLOS

    Alexander Heazell

  42. Analysis of syncytial nuclear aggregates in preeclampsia shows increased sectioning artefacts and decreased inter-villous bridges compared to healthy placentas

    Article • Placenta, December 2013, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  43. A structured review and exploration of the healthcare costs associated with stillbirth and a subsequent pregnancy in England and Wales

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alexander Heazell

  44. MANAGEMENT OF REDUCED FETAL MOVEMENTS

    Article • Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review, November 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Alexander Heazell

  45. Duration and method of tissue storage alters placental morphology – Implications for clinical and research practice

    Article • Placenta, November 2013, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  46. Investigating the association of villitis of unknown etiology with stillbirth and fetal growth restriction – A systematic review

    Article • Placenta, October 2013, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  47. Peripartum and intrapartum assessment of the fetus

    Article • Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine, August 2013, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  48. Syncytial nuclear aggregates in normal placenta show increased nuclear condensation, but apoptosis and cytoskeletal redistribution are uncommon

    Article • Placenta, May 2013, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  49. A randomised controlled trial comparing standard or intensive management of reduced fetal movements after 36 weeks gestation-a feasibility study

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, April 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alexander Heazell

  50. Interventions for supporting parents’ decisions about autopsy after stillbirth

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, February 2013, Wiley

    Alexander Heazell

  51. Bereaved parents’ experience of stillbirth in UK hospitals: a qualitative interview study

    Article • BMJ Open, January 2013, BMJ

    Alexander Heazell

  52. Sharing experiences to improve bereavement support and clinical care after stillbirth: report of the 7th annual meeting of the international stillbirth alliance

    Article • Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica, December 2012, Wiley

    Alexander Heazell

  53. Identification of autophagic vacuoles and regulators of autophagy in villous trophoblast from normal term pregnancies and in fetal growth restriction

    Article • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, November 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Alexander Heazell

  54. A high-throughput colorimetric-assay for monitoring glucose consumption by cultured trophoblast cells and placental tissue

    Article • Placenta, November 2012, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  55. Correlation between abnormal placental appearance at routine 2nd trimester ultrasound scan and histological examination of the placenta after birth

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, October 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Alexander Heazell

  56. Abnormalities of the placenta

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alexander Heazell

  57. Reduced fetal movements

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alexander Heazell

  58. Predictors of Poor Perinatal Outcome following Maternal Perception of Reduced Fetal Movements – A Prospective Cohort Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2012, PLOS

    Alexander Heazell

  59. Placental expression of anti-angiogenic proteins in mirror syndrome: A case report

    Article • Placenta, June 2012, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  60. A difficult conversation? The views and experiences of parents and professionals on the consent process for perinatal postmortem after stillbirth

    Article • BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, May 2012, Wiley

    Alexander Heazell

  61. Post-mortem examination after stillbirth: views of UK-based practitioners

    Article • European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, May 2012, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  62. A Metabolomic Approach Identifies Differences in Maternal Serum in Third Trimester Pregnancies That End in Poor Perinatal Outcome

    Article • Reproductive Sciences, April 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alexander Heazell

  63. Maternal Perception of Reduced Fetal Movements Is Associated with Altered Placental Structure and Function

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2012, PLOS

    Alexander Heazell

  64. Maternal perception of altered fetal activity and the risk of late stillbirth

    Article • Evidence-Based Nursing, April 2012, BMJ

    Alexander Heazell

  65. IFPA Meeting 2011 workshop report I: Placenta: Predicting future health; roles of lipids in the growth and development of feto-placental unit; placental nutrient sensing; placental research to solve clinical problems – A translational approach

    Article • Placenta, February 2012, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  66. IFPA Meeting 2011 workshop report III: Placental immunology; epigenetic and microRNA-dependent gene regulation; comparative placentation; trophoblast differentiation; stem cells

    Article • Placenta, February 2012, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  67. Do medical certificates of stillbirth provide accurate and useful information regarding the cause of death?

    Article • Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, December 2011, Wiley

    Alexander Heazell

  68. Erratum to “Abstracts for the IFPA Meeting 2011” [Placenta 32 (2011) A1–A149]

    Article • Placenta, November 2011, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  69. A case of confined placental mosaicism with double trisomy associated with stillbirth

    Article • Placenta, September 2011, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  70. The metabolome of human placental tissue: investigation of first trimester tissue and changes related to preeclampsia in late pregnancy

    Article • Metabolomics, August 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Douglas B Kell, Alexander Heazell

  71. Fetal blood sampling in early labour: is there an increased risk of operative delivery and fetal morbidity?

    Article • BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, March 2011, Wiley

    Alexander Heazell

  72. Review: The effects of oxygen on normal and pre-eclamptic placental tissue – insights from metabolomics

    Article • Placenta, March 2011, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  73. Bladder perforation: A rare complication during diagnostic hysteroscopy

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, January 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Alexander Heazell

  74. Identifying placental dysfunction in women with reduced fetal movements can be used to predict patients at increased risk of pregnancy complications

    Article • Medical Hypotheses, January 2011, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  75. Intra-uterine growth restriction is associated with increased apoptosis and altered expression of proteins in the p53 pathway in villous trophoblast

    Article • APOPTOSIS, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alexander Heazell

  76. Towards an end to stillbirths

    Article • BMJ, October 2010, BMJ

    Alexander Heazell

  77. Changes in the Metabolic Footprint of Placental Explant-Conditioned Medium Cultured in Different Oxygen Tensions from Placentas of Small for Gestational Age and Normal Pregnancies

    Article • Placenta, October 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Douglas B Kell, Alexander Heazell

  78. Placental Apoptosis in Health and Disease

    Article • American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, August 2010, Wiley

    Alexander Heazell

  79. Auscultation of the fetal heart in early pregnancy

    Article • Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alexander Heazell

  80. Concurrent maternal and fetal ovarian cysts

    Article • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, May 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Alexander Heazell

  81. The use of the birthing pool after a diagnosis of stillbirth

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, February 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Alexander Heazell

  82. Changes in the Metabolic Footprint of Placental Explant-Conditioned Culture Medium Identifies Metabolic Disturbances Related to Hypoxia and Pre-Eclampsia

    Article • Placenta, November 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Douglas B Kell, Alexander Heazell

  83. Detection and management of decreased fetal movements in Australia and New Zealand: A survey of obstetric practice

    Article • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, August 2009, Wiley

    Alexander Heazell

  84. A Case of Intrauterine Growth Restriction in Association with Placental Mesenchymal Dysplasia with Abnormal Placental Lymphatic Development

    Article • Placenta, July 2009, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  85. Can post-mortem examination of the placenta help determine the cause of stillbirth?

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Alexander Heazell

  86. Elevated bile acids associated with acute hepatitis A infection in the third trimester of pregnancy

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Alexander Heazell

  87. Predicting poor perinatal outcome in women who present with decreased fetal movements

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Alexander Heazell

  88. Altered Expression of Regulators of Caspase Activity within Trophoblast of Normal Pregnancies and Pregnancies Complicated by Preeclampsia

    Article • Reproductive Sciences, December 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alexander Heazell

  89. Live and Let Die – Regulation of Villous Trophoblast Apoptosis in Normal and Abnormal Pregnancies

    Article • Placenta, September 2008, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  90. Analysis of the Metabolic Footprint and Tissue Metabolome of Placental Villous Explants Cultured at Different Oxygen Tensions Reveals Novel Redox Biomarkers

    Article • Placenta, August 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Douglas B Kell, Alexander Heazell

  91. Fetal Movement Assessment

    Article • Seminars in Perinatology, August 2008, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  92. Management of Decreased Fetal Movements

    Article • Seminars in Perinatology, August 2008, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  93. Midwives’ and Obstetricians’ Knowledge and Management of Women Presenting With Decreased Fetal Movements

    Article • Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, August 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Alexander Heazell

  94. Effects of Oxygen on Cell Turnover and Expression of Regulators of Apoptosis in Human Placental Trophoblast☆

    Article • Placenta, February 2008, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  95. Methods of fetal movement counting and the detection of fetal compromise

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Alexander Heazell

  96. Erratum to “Formation of Syncytial Knots is Increased by Hyperoxia, Hypoxia and Reactive Oxygen Species” [Placenta 28, Supplement A, Trophoblast Research, Volume 21 (2007) S33–S40]

    Article • Placenta, August 2007, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  97. Epidermal growth factor rescues trophoblast apoptosis induced by reactive oxygen species

    Article • APOPTOSIS, June 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alexander Heazell

  98. The Mitotic Manipulation of Cytotrophoblast Differentiation In Vitro

    Article • Placenta, May 2007, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  99. Formation of Syncytial Knots is Increased by Hyperoxia, Hypoxia and Reactive Oxygen Species

    Article • Placenta, April 2007, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  100. Oxidative Stress and Pregnancy Outcome: A Workshop Report

    Article • Placenta, April 2007, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  101. OBSTETRIC MANAGEMENT OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY

    Article • Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review, November 2006, Cambridge University Press

    Alexander Heazell

  102. Placental cell turnover in health and disease

    Article • Reviews in Gynaecological and Perinatal Practice, June 2006, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  103. Acupressure for the in-patient treatment of nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy: A randomized control trial

    Article • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, March 2006, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  104. A case of isolated peripartum elevation of alkaline phosphatase in pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes

    Article • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Alexander Heazell

  105. Is regional anaesthesia better than general anaesthesia for caesarean section?

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Alexander Heazell

  106. A case of gestational diabetes arising following treatment with glucocorticosteroids for pemphigoid gestationis

    Article • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, November 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Alexander Heazell

  107. What investigation is appropriate following maternal perception of reduced fetal movements?

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, January 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Alexander Heazell

  108. The teaching and use of a mnemonic to improve the management of shoulder dystocia

    Article • Clinical Governance An International Journal, December 2004, Emerald

    Alexander Heazell

  109. An unusual cause of urinary retention in early pregnancy

    Article • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, July 2004, Elsevier

    Alexander Heazell

  110. A case of fetal pericardial effusion in association with maternal hypertension and HIV infection

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, January 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Alexander Heazell

  111. A retrospective study to determine if umbilical cord pH correlates with duration of delay between delivery of the head and body in shoulder dystocia

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, January 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Alexander Heazell

  112. Vasculitic lesion involving the uterine cervix in a patient with anti-nuclear antibodies

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, January 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Alexander Heazell