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Sophie Alexander
Researcher at Université libre de Bruxelles
Publications - 100
Citations - 5214
Sophie Alexander is an academic researcher from Université libre de Bruxelles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Pregnancy. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 100 publications receiving 4697 citations. Previous affiliations of Sophie Alexander include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & Free University of Brussels.
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Trends in postpartum hemorrhage in high resource countries: a review and recommendations from the International Postpartum Hemorrhage Collaborative Group.
Marian Knight,William M. Callaghan,Cynthia J. Berg,Sophie Alexander,Marie-Hélène Bouvier-Colle,Jane B. Ford,K.S. Joseph,K.S. Joseph,Gwyneth Lewis,Robert Liston,Christine L. Roberts,Jeremy Oats,James J. Walker +12 more
TL;DR: Clinicians should be more vigilant given the possibility that the frequency and severity of PPH has in fact increased, and training should be provided to all staff involved in maternity care concerning assessment of blood loss and the monitoring of women after childbirth.
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Rates and implications of caesarean sections in Latin America: ecological study.
TL;DR: Reduction of caesarean section rates will need concerted action from public health authorities, medical associations, medical schools, health professionals, the general population, and the media.
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Is planned vaginal delivery for breech presentation at term still an option? Results of an observational prospective survey in France and Belgium.
François Goffinet,François Goffinet,M. Carayol,Jean-Michel Foidart,Sophie Alexander,Serge Uzan,Damien Subtil,Gérard Bréart +7 more
TL;DR: In places where planned vaginal delivery is a common practice and when strict criteria are met before and during labor,planned vaginal delivery of singleton fetuses in breech presentation at term remains a safe option that can be offered to women.
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European Perinatal Health Report. The health and care of pregnant women and babies in Europe in 2010
Jennifer Zeitlin,Ashna D. Mohangoo,M. Delnorn,Sophie Alexander,Béatrice Blondel,Marie-Hélène Bouvier-Colle,Nirupa Dattani,Mika Gissler,Alison Macfarlane,K. van der Pal,Katarzyna Szamotulska,Wei Hong Zhang,Nicholas Lack,Luule Sakkeus,C. Cans,R. Curran,M. Loane,R. Greenless,H. Dolk +18 more
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Maternal mortality in developed countries: not just a concern of the past.
TL;DR: Improved ascertainment of maternal death is needed to determine the magnitude of the problem and to assess trends and identify risk groups, allowing development of appropriate and effective strategies to prevent the morbidity and mortality associated with pregnancy.