Dilly Anumba
@dillyanumba
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Sheffield, Specialist in Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Take a look at my book! link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…
Our new paper: Delayed Cord Clamping for preterm birth. #PLOSONE: Delayed cord clamping: Perceptions, practices and influencers among the healthcare providers of sel ... dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa… @NIHRglobal @primeglobal2 #pretermbirth @icddr_b @shumonasharmin1 @Gillespie_S23
Well done Brenda. 👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you very much @AliWrightObGyn for the support, and the YMTP team for organising a great conference and giving us a chance to share some of our ongoing work on placental dysfunction @dillyanumba @JessopResearch
Now published. Disparities in Stillbirths in England: Analysis of A Population‐Based Study of 1.3 Million Births - Kayode - BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology - Wiley Online Library obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14… #healthdisparities @RCObsGyn @tommys
Carboprost versus Oxytocin as the first-line treatment of primary postpartum haemorrhage (COPE): protocol for a phase IV, double-blind, double-dummy, randomised controlled trial and economic analysis @BMJ_Open bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5/e…
@caramahon1 my PhD student presenting the first of her two posters at @SRIWomensHealth at Charlotte NC #SRI2025 #pretermbirth

Our > 3-year research is now published in a NATURE journal! Describes the interactions between vaginal bacteria, metabolites, and cytokines associated with #preterm birth. @amabebe1 @NIHRglobal @ShefUni_ClinMed @shefunihealth nature.com/articles/s4152…
I am thrilled and honoured to have been appointed an NIHR Senior Investigator—great motivation to intensify my efforts in transformative research leadership. @shefunihealth @ShefUni_ClinMed @RCObsGyn
❗We are pleased to announce the latest cohort of Senior Investigators. This new cohort signals NIHR’s ongoing commitment to broadening participation in health and care research leadership. This includes notable regional growth in Yorkshire and the Humber and the South West and…
I am speaking at SRI 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting. Please check out my talk if you're attending the event! - via #Whova event app
Atosiban does not improve neonatal outcomes for threatened preterm birth between 30 and 33 weeks. No surprise there! Atosiban versus placebo for threatened preterm birth (APOSTEL 8): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial - The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lance…
We have just published - climate and preterm birth. @KhondokerAkram @shefunihealth @ShefUni_ClinMed @NIHRglobal Seasonal Influences on Human Placental Transcriptomes Associated with Spontaneous Preterm Birth mdpi.com/3187126 #mdpicells via @Cells_MDPI #pretermbirth
Happy to share that I am acting as a Guest Editor on a Special Issue of @Cells_MDPI journal. If you are doing research on preterm birth, you can submit a research or a review article focusing pathogenesis of preterm birth. Link: mdpi.com/journal/cells/…
We're proud to join the @NIHRresearch Challenge Maternity Disparities Consortium! Led by Professors @dillyanumba & @parveenazamali, partnering with @LSHTM & @TheIFS we aim to transform research and drive impactful action to reduce maternity inequalities. sheffield.ac.uk/smph/news/univ…
I am excited to co-lead the @sheffielduni input into our REFRAME collaboration with the @LSHTM and @TheIFS to tackle maternity disparities in the UK through transformative research. @abankethomas @ipeet @ShefUni_ClinMed sheffield.ac.uk/smph/news/univ…
So excited to be co-leading the REFRAME Collaboration that includes @LSHTM @TheIFS & @sheffielduni with @ipeet as part of the new @NIHRresearch #Maternity Disparities Consortium🙏🏾#MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth #UK #Inequalities #NHS #Research #Core20PLUS🔗lshtm.ac.uk/research/centr…
⭐️@LSHTM joins the NIHR Challenge: Maternity Disparities Consortium. The consortium aims to tackle #inequalities in #maternity outcomes & LSHTM will lead the REFRAME Collaboration, which includes @TheIFS & @sheffielduni 👉 lshtm.ac.uk/research/centr… @NIHRresearch @shefunihealth
Delighted to see published my intercalating BSc medical student's project. #pretermbirth Perinatal optimisation and predictive testing of in utero transfers and their outcome: A regional study - Harrison - Acta Paediatrica - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ap…
Interesting - induction of labour at 39 weeks in nulliparous women may not reduce stillbirth rates.
Impact of the ARRIVE Trial on Stillbirth Rates in Nulliparous Individuals ow.ly/iZ6550TTc36
MSc student project work - algorithm-based prediction of preterm birth risk - published. @brenda_narice @joshepherd32 link.springer.com/10.1186/s12884…!
Clinical Academics will soon be on the endangered list. When I was in training (1998-2003) 25% of our NICU consultants were clinical-academics.
This is a worry. How can we make clinical academic training more attractive? @NIHRresearch
I am pleased to see this new work of ours @brenda_narice published. #placenta #stillbirth @ShefUni_ClinMed Placental lesions in stillbirth following the Amsterdam consensus: A s... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Cerclage+progesterone is superior to cerclage alone in singletons with a short cervix and NO prior #pretermbirth? This a a game changer by #DrRupsaBoelig @MySMFM #SMFMGlobal24. Looking forward to the publication.