2024
Assessment of the productivity loss due to leading maternal ill-health conditions: a follow-up study of a prospective pregnancy cohort in rural Sri Lanka
Gunarathna S, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi T, Prasanna I, Agampodi S. Assessment of the productivity loss due to leading maternal ill-health conditions: a follow-up study of a prospective pregnancy cohort in rural Sri Lanka. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e082798. PMID: 39477261, PMCID: PMC11529687, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIll-health conditionsRural Sri LankaPregnant womenPregnancy cohortFollow-up study of womenFollow-up studyProspective pregnancy cohortRajarata Pregnancy CohortSecondary outcome measuresMonthly household expenditureVaginal bleedingProductivity lossStudy of womenPrimary outcome measurePregnancy follow-upMedical careOutcome measuresHigher absenteeismNausea and vomitingPresenteeismHighest prevalenceAbsenteeismThird trimesterWomenRecommended priorities
2022
Comparison of global definitions of metabolic syndrome in early pregnancy among the Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort participants in Sri Lanka
Jayasinghe IU, Agampodi TC, Dissanayake AK, Srimantha SM, Agampodi SB. Comparison of global definitions of metabolic syndrome in early pregnancy among the Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort participants in Sri Lanka. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 2009. PMID: 35132136, PMCID: PMC8821546, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05919-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeriod of gestationTotal cholesterolEarly pregnancyMetabolic syndromeMetabolic derangementsCohort participantsPrevalence estimatesOral glucose tolerance testHigher MetS prevalenceNCEP ATP IIIAHA/NHLBIGlucose tolerance testDifferent diagnostic criteriaSignificant differencesCross-sectional analysisAge 27.9MetS prevalencePregnancy outcomesSerum lipidsMetS definitionsProspective studyPregnant womenPlasma glucoseTolerance testMetabolic parameters
2020
The Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo): study protocol
Agampodi TC, Wickramasinghe ND, Prasanna RIR, Irangani MKL, Banda JMS, Jayathilake PMB, Hettiarachchi A, Amarasinghe G, Jayasinghe I, Koralagedara I, Gunarathne SP, Wickramage S, Warnasekara J, Lokunarangoda N, Mendis V, Dissanayaka AK, Premadasa J, Hettigama N, Koralagedara D, Weerasinghe M, Malawanage K, Jayakodi H, Wickramasinghe A, Agampodi SB. The Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo): study protocol. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2020, 20: 374. PMID: 32586287, PMCID: PMC7318435, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-020-03056-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal mental healthMaternal deathsMental healthSocial determinantsPregnancy cohortObstetric transitionEligible pregnant womenProspective cohort studyMaternal health outcomesMaternal mortality ratePreventable maternal deathsMaternal care programmeChild outcome dataAntenatal depressionCohort studyMiddle-income countriesFirst trimesterNeonatal periodPregnant womenClinical examinationMaternal healthEarly postpartumMaternal cohortStudy protocolMethodsThe study
2013
Minor Ailments in Pregnancy Are Not a Minor Concern for Pregnant Women: A Morbidity Assessment Survey in Rural Sri Lanka
Agampodi SB, Wickramasinghe ND, Horton J, Agampodi TC. Minor Ailments in Pregnancy Are Not a Minor Concern for Pregnant Women: A Morbidity Assessment Survey in Rural Sri Lanka. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e64214. PMID: 23675528, PMCID: PMC3651131, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenQuality maternal health careAcute maternal illnessHeartburn/regurgitationCause of hospitalizationFrequency of hospitalizationMain outcome measuresMaternal health careHealth promotion strategiesCross-sectional studyGlobal public health agendaIll-health conditionsPublic health agendaTwo-stage clusterAnuradhapura districtMaternal illnessMaternal morbidityAcute illnessSecondary outcomesGestational ageCommon symptomsTotal admissionsMaternal mortalitySectional studyPregnancy period