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 List of Euro-Peristat publications

 

Amyx M, Philibert M, Farr A, Donati S, K_Alexander S, Tica V, Velebil P, Alexander S, Durox M, Fernández-Elorriaga M, Heller G, Kyprianou T, Mierzejewska E, Verdenik I, Zile-Velika I, Zeitlin J; Euro-Peristat Research Network. Trends in caesarean section rates in Europe from 2015 to 2019 using Robson’s Ten-Group Classification System: A Euro-Peristat study BJOG. 2023 Oct 1. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17670

Zeitlin J, Philibert M, Estupiñán-Romero F, Loghi M, Sakkeus L, Draušnik Ž, et al; Euro-Peristat Research Network. Developing and testing a protocol using a common data model for federated collection and analysis of national perinatal health indicators in Europe Open Research Europe. 2023 Apr 12;3(54):54. doi: 10.12688/openreseurope.15701.2

Gissler M, Durox M, Smith L, Blondel B, Broeders L, Hindori-Mohangoo A, Kearns K, Kolarova R, Loghi M, Rodin U, Szamotulska K, Velebil P, Weber G, Zurriaga O, Zeitlin J; Euro-Peristat Research Network. Clarity and consistency in stillbirth reporting in Europe: why is it so hard to get this right? Eur J Public Health. 2022 Apr 1;32(2):200-206. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac001.PMID: 35157046

Euro-Peristat Research Network. Population birth data and pandemic readiness in Europe. BJOG. 2021 Sep 27:10.1111/1471-0528.16946. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16946.

Zeitlin J, Durox M, Macfarlane A, Alexander S, Heller G, Loghi M, Nijhuis J, Sol Olafsdottir H, Mierzejewska E, Gissler M, Blondel B; Euro-Peristat Network. Using Robson's Ten-Group Classification System for comparing caesarean section rates in Europe: an analysis of routine data from the Euro-Peristat study. BJOG. 2020 Dec 18. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16634.

Smith LK, Blondel B, Zeitlin J; Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Producing valid statistics when legislation, culture, and medical practices differ for births at or before the threshold of survival: report of a European workshop. BJOG. 2019 Oct 3. doi: 10/1111/1471-0528.15971.

Zeitlin J, Alexander S, Barros H, Blondel B, Delnord M, Durox M, Gissler M, Hindori-Mohangoo AD, Hocquette A, Szamotulska K, Macfarlane A; Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Perinatal health monitoring through a European lens: eight lessons from the Euro-Peristat report on 2015 births. BJOG. 2019 Dec;126(13):1518-1522. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.15857. Epub 2019 Jul 18.

Broeders L, Achterberg PW, Waelput AJM, Ravelli ACJ, Kwee A, Groenendaal F, Offerhaus P, van der Velden K, Rosman AN, Nijhuis JG. [Decrease in foetal and neonatal mortality in the Netherlands; comparison with other Euro-Peristat countries in 2004, 2010 and 2015]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2019 Jul 23;163. pii: D3667. Dutch

Smith LK, Hindori-Mohangoo AD, Delnord M, Durox M, Szamotulska K, Macfarlane A, Alexander S, Barros H, Gissler M, Blondel B, Zeitlin J; Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Quantifying the burden of stillbirths before 28 weeks of completed gestational age in high-income countries: a population-based study of 19 European countries. Lancet 2018 Sep 27. pii: S0140-6736(18)31651-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31651

Blondel B, Cuttini M, Hindori-Mohangoo AD, Gissler M, Loghi M, Prunet C, Heino A, Smith L, van der Pal-de-Bruin K, Macfarlane A, Zeitlin J; Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. How do late termniations of pregnancy affect comparisons of stillbirth rates in Europe? Analyses of aggregated routine data from the Euro-Peristat Project. BJOG. 2018 Jan;125(2):226-234. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.14767.Epub 2017 Jul 17.

Delnord M, Mortensen L, Hindori-Mohangoo A, et al. International variations in the gestational age distribution of births: an ecological study in 34 high-income countries. European Journal of Public Health, ckx131, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx131 Epub 2017 Sept 8.

Siddiqui A, Cuttini M, Wood R, Velebil P, Delnord M, Zile I, Barros H, Gissler M, Hindori-Mohangoo AD, Blondel B, Zeitlin J; Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Can the Apgar Score be Used for International Comparisons of Newborn Health? Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2017 Jul;31(4):338-345. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12368. Epub 2017 Jun 16.

Delnord M, Hindori-Mohangoo AD, Smith LK, Szamotulska K, Richards JL, Deb-Rinker P, Rouleau J, Velebil P, Zile I, Sakkeus L, Gissler M, Morisaki N, Dolan SM, Kramer MR, Kramer MS, Zeitlin J; Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Variations in very preterm birth rates in 30 high-income countries: are valid international comparisons possible using routine data? BJOG: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology. 2016 sep 10. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.14273. [Epub ahead of print]

Blondel B, Cuttini M, Hindori-Mohangoo AD, Gissler M, Loghi M, Prunet C, Heino A, Smith L, van der Pal-de Bruin K, Macfarlane A, Zeitlin J; Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. How do late terminations of pregnancy affect comparisons of stillbirth rates in Europe? Analyses of aggregated routine data from the Euro-Peristat Project. BJOG. 2017 May 30. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.14767. [Epub ahead of print]

Blondel B, Alexander S, Bjarnadóttir RI, Gissler M, Langhoff-Roos J, Novak-Antolič Ž, Prunet C, Zhang WH, Hindori-Mohangoo AD, Zeitlin J; Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Variations in rates of severe perineal tears and episiotomies in 20 European countries: a study based on routine national data in Euro-Peristat Project. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2016 Mar 9. doi: 10.1111/aogs.12894. [Epub ahead of print]

Heino A, Gissler M, Hindori-Mohangoo AD, Blondel B, Klungsøyr K, Verdenik I, Mierzejewska E, Velebil P, Sól Ólafsdóttir H, Macfarlane A, Zeitlin J. Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Variations in Multiple Birth Rates and Impact on Perinatal Outcomes in Europe. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 1;11(3):e0149252. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149252. eCollection 2016. Available in Open Access

Zeitlin J, Mortensen L, Prunet C, Macfarlane A, Hindori-Mohangoo AD, Gissler M, Szamotulska K, van der Pal K, Bolumar F, Andersen AM, Ólafsdóttir HS, Zhang WH, Blondel B, Alexander S; Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Socioeconomic inequalities in stillbirth rates in Europe: measuring the gap using routine data from the Euro-Peristat Project. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2016 Jan 19;16(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-0804-4. Available in Open Access

M. Delnord; K. Szamotulska; A.D. Hindori-Mohangoo; B. Blondel; A.J. Macfarlane; N. Dattani; C. Barona; S. Berrut; I. Zile; R. Wood; L. Sakkeus; M. Gissler; J. Zeitlin, the Euro-Peristat Scienfitic Committee. Linking databases on perinatal health: a review of the literature and current practices in Europe. The European Journal of Public Health 2016; doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv23. Available in Open Access

Zeitlin J, Mortensen L, Cuttini M, Lack N, Nijhuis J, Haidinger G, Blondel B, Hindori-Mohangoo AD; and the Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Declines in stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates in Europe between 2004 and 2010: results from the Euro-Peristat project. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2015 Dec 30. pii: jech-2015-207013. doi: 10.1136/jech-2015-207013. [Epub ahead of print] Available in Open Access

AJ Macfarlane, B Blondel, AD Mohangoo, M Cuttini, J Nijhuis, Z Novak, HS Olafsdottir, J Zeitlin, the Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Wide differences in mode of delivery within Europe: risk-stratified analyses of aggregated routine data from the Euro-Peristat study. BJOG 2015. DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13284. Available in Open Access

Delnord M, Blondel B, Zeitlin J. What contributes to disparities in the preterm birth rate in European countries? Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Feb 17.2015 Apr;27(2):133-42. Available in Open Access

Delnord M, Blondel B, Drewniak N, Klungsoyr K, Bolumar F, Mohangoo A, Gissler M, Szamotulska K, Lack N, Nijhuis J, Velebil P, Sakkeus L, Chalmers J, Zeitlin J. Varying gestational age patterns in cesarean delivery: an international comparison. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014, 14:321. Available in Open Access

Zeitlin J, Mohangoo AD, Delnord M, Cuttini M; EURO-PERISTAT Scientific Committee.The second European Perinatal Health Report: documenting changes over 6 years in the health of mothers and babies in Europe. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2013 Dec 1;67(12):983-5. doi: 10.1136/jech-2013-203291. Epub 2013 Sep 19. Available in Open Access

Zeitlin J, Mohangoo AD, Macfarlane A, Cuttini M, Delnord M, Gissler M, Blondel B, Alexander S, Barros H; EURO-PERISTAT Scientific Committee. Building a European perinatal health information system: plurality, innovation and realism. European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology. 2013;171(1):193-4. Epub 2013/09/07.

Zeitlin J, Szamotulska K, Drewniak N, Mohangoo A, Chalmers J, Sakkeus L, Irgens L, Gatt M, Gissler M, Blondel B. Preterm birth time trends in Europe: a study of 19 countries. BJOG 2013; DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12281. Available in Open Access

Mohangoo AD, Blondel B, Gissler M, Velebil P, Macfarlane A, Zeitlin J, for theEuro-Peristat Scientific Committee. International Comparisons of Fetal and Neonatal Mortality Rates in High-Income Countries: Should Exclusion Thresholds Be Based on Birth Weight or Gestational Age? PLoS ONE 2013 8(5); e64869. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064869. Available in Open Access.

Lack N, Blondel B, Mohangoo A, Sakkeus L, Cans C, Bouvier-Colle MH, Macfarlane A, Zeitlin J;Reporting of perinatal health indicators for international comparisons—enhancing the appearance of geographical plots. Eur J Public Health. first published online January 7, 2013 doi:10.1093/eurpub/cks176. Available in Open Access.

Bouvier-Colle MH, Mohangoo A, Gissler M, Novak-Antolic Z, Vutuc C, Szamotulska K, Zeitlin J; for The Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. What about the mothers? An analysis of maternal mortality and morbidity in perinatal health surveillance systems in Europe. BJOG. 2012 Jun;119(7):880-890. Available in Open Access.

Mohangoo AD, Buitendijk SE, Szamotulska K, Chalmers J, Irgens LM, Bolumar F, Nijhuis JG, Zeitlin J, the Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Gestational Age Patterns of Fetal and Neonatal Mortality in Europe: Results from the Euro-Peristat Project. PLoS ONE 2011.6(11):e24727. Available in Open Access.

Gissler M, Mohangoo AD, Blondel B, Chalmers J, Macfarlane A, Gaizauskiene A, Gatt M, Lack N, Sakkeus L, Zeitlin J for The Euro-Peristat Group. Perinatal health monitoring in Europe: results from the EURO-PERISTAT project. Informatics for Health and Social Care. 2010. 35 (2):64-79

Zimbeck M, Mohangoo A, Zeitlin J; EURO-PERISTAT Report Writing Committee. The European perinatal health report: delivering comparable data for examining differences in maternal and infant health. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2009. 146(2):149-51.

Zeitlin J, Mohangoo A, Cuttini M; EURO-PERISTAT Report Writing Committee. The European Perinatal Health Report: comparing the health and care of pregnant women and newborn babies in Europe. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2009. 63(9):681-2.

Gagnon AJ, Zimbeck M, Zeitlin J. Migration and perinatal health surveillance: an international Delphi survey. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2010. 149(1):37-43.

Anthony S, Jacobusse GW,van der Pal-de Bruin KM, Buitendijk S, Zeitlin J and the EURO-PERISTAT Working Group on risk factors. Do differences in maternal age, parity and multiple births explain variations in fetal and neonatal mortality rates in Europe? Results from the EURO-PERISTAT project. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2009. 23(4):292-300.

Zeitlin J, Blondel B, Alexander S, Breart G and the PERISTAT Study Group. Variation in postterm rates in Europe: reality or artifact. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 2007. 114(9):1097-103. Available in Open Access.

Blondel B, Macfarlane A, Gissler M, Breart G, Zeitlin J and the PERISTAT Study Group. Preterm birth and multiple pregnancy in countries of the European Union: results from the PERISTAT project. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 2006. 113(5):528-35. Available in Open Access.

Zeitlin J, Wildman K, Bréart G, Alexander S, Barros H, Blondel B, Buitendijk S, Gissler M, Macfarlane A and the PERISTAT scientific committee. PERISTAT: Indicators for monitoring and evaluating perinatal health in Europe. Eur J Public Health. 2003 sep. 13(3 Suppl):29-37. Available in Open Access.

EDITORIALS

J Epidemiol Community Health 2013

Zeitlin J, Mohangoo A D, Delnord M, Cuttini M, the EURO-PERISTAT Scientific Committee.The second European Perinatal Health Report: documenting changes over 6 years in the health of mothers and babies in Europe. J Epidemiol Community Health doi:10.1136/jech-2013-203291Published Online First: 19 September 2013

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003 (PdF files available below)

Zeitlin J, Wildman K, Breart G. Perinatal health indicators for Europe: an introduction to the PERISTAT project. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003. 111 (Suppl 1):1-4.

Zeitlin J, Wildman K, Breart G, Alexander S, Barros H, Blondel B, Buitendijk S, Gissler M, Macfarlane A. Selecting an indicator set for monitoring and evaluating perinatal health in Europe: criteria, methods and results from the PERISTAT project. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003. 111 (Suppl 1):5-14.

Alexander S, Wildman K, Zhang W, Langer M, Vutuc C, Lindmark G. Maternal health outcomes in Europe. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003. 111 (Suppl 1):78-87.

Buitendijk S, Zeitlin J, Langhoff-Roos J, Cuttini M, Bottu J. Indicators of fetal and infant health outcomes. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003. 111 (Suppl 1):66-77.

Lack N, Zeitlin J, Krebs L, Alexander S. Methodological difficulties of comparisons across Europe. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003. 111 (Suppl 1):33-44.

Wildman K, Blondel B, Nijhuis J, Defoort P, Bakoula C. European indicators of health care during pregnancy, delivery and the postpartum period. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003. 111 (Suppl 1):53-65.

Bréart G, Barros H, Wagener Y, Prati S. Characteristics of the childbearing population in Europe. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003. 111 (Suppl 1):45-52.

Macfarlane A, Gissler M, Bolumar F, Rasmussen S. The availability of perinatal health indicators in Europe. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003. 111 (Suppl 1):15-32.

 

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