2022
Asthma in a prospective cohort of rural pregnant women from Sri Lanka: Need for better care during the pre-conceptional and antenatal period
Rajapakse S, Wickramasinghe N, Warnasekara J, Abeyrathna P, Amarasinghe G, Hettiarachchi AU, Jayasinghe IU, Koralegedara I, Agampodi TC, Agampodi SB. Asthma in a prospective cohort of rural pregnant women from Sri Lanka: Need for better care during the pre-conceptional and antenatal period. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0269888. PMID: 35834567, PMCID: PMC9282538, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew-onset wheezePregnant womenSecond trimesterAsthmatic womenPregnancy outcomesPregnant asthmatic womenEligible pregnant womenProspective cohort studyLow birth weightPrevalence of wheezeEffect of asthmaRural pregnant womenMaternal care programmeCohort studyProspective cohortHospital admissionAntenatal periodAsthma prevalenceFirst trimesterBirth weightClinical assessmentHigh prevalenceWheezeAsthmaTrimesterPrevalence and aetiologies of anaemia among first trimester pregnant women in Sri Lanka; the need for revisiting the current control strategies
Amarasinghe GS, Agampodi TC, Mendis V, Malawanage K, Kappagoda C, Agampodi SB. Prevalence and aetiologies of anaemia among first trimester pregnant women in Sri Lanka; the need for revisiting the current control strategies. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2022, 22: 16. PMID: 34986796, PMCID: PMC8734253, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-021-04341-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst trimester pregnant womenFull blood countPregnant womenAnemic womenBlood countRobust public health infrastructureIron deficiencyPeripheral blood film examinationFull blood count analysisEtiology of anemiaMultiple micronutrient supplementationTrimester pregnant womenAnemic pregnant womenBlood count analysisBlood film examinationPublic health interventionsPositive predictive valueForms of malnutritionMaternal care programmeRed cell countRed cell indicesMiddle-income settingsPublic health infrastructureSerum B12B12 deficiency
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