Published Articles

Authors:  Amabebe E, Anumba DOC.
Title: Psychosocial stress, cortisol levels and maintenance of vaginal health. Front. Endocrinol. 2018, 9:568.
Link: doi: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00568

Authors:  Amabebe E, Anumba DOC.
Title: The vaginal microenvironment: The physiologic role of Lactobacilli. Front. Med. 2018, 5:181.
Link: doi: 10.3389/fmed.2018.00181

Authors:  Narice BF, García Martínez MA, Amabebe E, Pacheco DL, Rehman IU, Anumba DO.
Title: Spectroscopic Techniques as Potential Screening Tools for Preterm Birth: a Review and an Exploratory Study. Appl Spectrosc Rev, 2018.
Link: doi.org/10.1080/05704928.2018.1473873

Authors:  Amabebe E, Chapman DR, Stern V, Stafford GP, Anumba DOC.
Title: Mid-gestational changes in cervicovaginal fluid cytokine levels in asymptomatic pregnant women are predictive markers of inflammation-associated spontaneous preterm birth. J. Rep. Immunol, 126:1-10.
Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.jri.2018.01.001. PMID: 29367099

Authors:  Stafford GP, Parker JL, Amabebe E, Kistler J, Reynolds S, Stern V, Paley M, Anumba DOC.
Title: Spontaneous preterm birth is associated with differential expression of vaginal metabolites by Lactobacilli-dominated microflora. Front. Physiol. 2017, 8:615.
Link: doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00615, PMID:28878691, PMCID: PMC5572350

Authors:  Narice BF, Green NH, MacNeil S, Anumba D.
Title: Second Harmonic Generation microscopy reveals collagen fibres are more organised in the cervix of postmenopausal women. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2016 Oct 21; 14(1):70.
Link: doi: 10.1186/s12958-016-0204-7. PMID: 27769268; PMCID: PMC5073459

Authors:  Amabebe E, Reynolds S, Stern V, Stafford G, Paley M, Anumba DOC.
Title: Cervicovaginal fluid acetate: a metabolite marker of preterm birth in symptomatic pregnant women. Front Med (Lausanne). 2016 Oct 10; 3:48.
Link: doi:10.3389/fmed.2016.00048. PMID: 27777928; PMCID: PMC5056530

Authors:  Amabebe E, Reynolds SR, Stern VL, Parker JL, Stafford GP, Paley M, Anumba DOC.
Title: Identifying metabolite markers for preterm birth in cervicovaginal fluid by magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Metabolomics. 2016 Mar 8; 12(67):1-11.
Link: doi:10.1007/s11306-016-0985-x. Epub 2016 Mar 8. PMID: 27065760; PMCID: PMC4783437

Authors:  Anumba DOC.
Title: Errors in prenatal diagnosis
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Authors:  Anumba DOC.
Title: Management of women with a previous preterm birth
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External Sources

Authors:  The Partnership for maternal, newborn & child health
Title: Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth
Link: http://www.who.int/pmnch/media/news/2012/preterm_birth_report/en/

Conference Proceedings

Authors:  Amabebe E, Stern V, Chapman D, Anumba.
Title: Predictive markers of inflammation-associated preterm birth in asymptomatic pregnant women: Correlation of mid-gestational changes in cervicovaginal RANTES and IL-1? with fetal fibronectin. BJOG. 2017; 124(S2):126-7 (P.PO. 15).

Authors:  Amabebe E, Reynolds S, Stern V, Stafford G, Paley M, Anumba D.
Title: Decreased cervicovaginal fluid glutamate improves the predictive value of acetate for risk of preterm delivery within two weeks of presentation with threatened preterm labour. BJOG. 2017; 124(S2):127 (P.PO. 17).

Authors:  Chapman D, Amabebe E, Stern V, Anumba D.
Title: Mid-trimester changes in cervicovaginal fluid cytokine profile of asymptomatic women at risk of preterm birth correlate with gestational changes in prevalence of bacterial vaginosis - associated organisms. BJOG. 2017; 124 (S2):131 (P.PO. 28).

Authors:  Amabebe E, Stern V, Chapman D, Anumba.
Title: The mid-gestational changes in cervicovaginal RANTES and IL-1? correlate with fetal fibronectin in asymptomatic pregnant women and are predictive markers of inflammation-associated preterm birth. Reprod Sci. 2017; 24(Suppl 1):108A-109A (T-013).

Authors:  Amabebe E, Reynolds S, Stern V, Stafford G, Paley M, Anumba D.
Title: Prognostic capacity of cervicovaginal fluid acetate-glutamate ratio for risk of preterm delivery within two weeks of presentation with symptoms of preterm labour. Reprod Sci. 2017; 24(Suppl 1):175A (F-018).

Authors:  Chapman D, Amabebe E, Stern V, Anumba D.
Title: Mid-trimester changes in cervicovaginal fluid cytokine profile of asymptomatic women as early indicators of preterm birth. Reprod Sci. 2017; 24(Suppl 1):237A (S-006).

Authors:  Amabebe E, Reynolds S, Stern V, Parker J, Stafford G, Paley M, Anumba D.
Title: Cervicovaginal fluid acetate, a marker for preterm birth in symptomatic pregnant women. BJOG. 2016; 123(Suppl 1):44 (PP. 12).

Authors:  Parker J, Stafford G, Stern V, Amabebe E, Reynolds S, Paley M, Anumba D.
Title: Cervicovaginal microbiome and metabolite profiles are altered remote from term un women who subsequently deliver preterm. BJOG 2016, 123 (Suppl 1):45(PP. 16). doi:10.1111/1471-0528.13989.

Authors:  Stern V, Amabebe E, Anumba D.
Title: The association between cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin, the metabolic markers of the vaginal microbiome, and preterm birth. BJOG. 2016; 123(Suppl 1):79-80 (PF. 48). doi.10.1111/1471-0528.13986.

Authors:  Narice B, Green N, MacNeil S, Anumba D.
Title: The Use of Second-Harmonic-Generation (SHG) to Assess the Impact of Menopause on the Orientation of Collagen Fibres in the Human Cervix. Reprod Sci. 2016; 23(Suppl 1):214A (F-090).

Authors:  Amabebe E, Reynolds S, Stern V, Parker J, Stafford G, Paley M, Anumba D.
Title: Cervicovaginal fluid acetate, a marker for preterm birth in symptomatic pregnant women. Reprod Sci. 2016; 23(Suppl 1):81A (O-090).

Authors:  Stern V, Amabebe E, Reynolds S, Stafford G, Paley M, Anumba D.
Title: The association of cervicovaginal fluid metabolites at 20-22 weeks gestation with quantitative fetal fibronectin, ultrasound cervical length, and gestational age at delivery in asymptomatic pregnant women. Reprod Sci. 2016; 23(Suppl 1):190A-191A (F-014).

Authors:  Parker J, Stafford G, Stern V, Amabebe E, Reynolds S, Paley M, Anumba D.
Title: Prognostic microbiomial and metabolite markers of preterm birth in second trimester cervicovaginal fluid from women at risk. Reprod Sci. 2016; 23(Suppl 1):128A (T-86).

Authors:  Amabebe E, Reynolds S, Stern V, Parker J, Stafford G, Paley M, Anumba D.
Title: Elucidating potential metabolite markers of preterm birth in cervicovaginal secretions by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. BJOG. 2015; 122(Suppl 2):103-130 (PP.8).

Authors:  Stern V, Parker J, Amabebe E, Stafford G, Anumba D.
Title: Diversity of the vaginal microbiome and cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin levels: is there an association? BJOG. 2015; 122(Suppl 2):58-58 (PF.13)

Authors:  Amabebe E, Stern V, Parker J, Reynolds S, Stafford G, Paley M, Anumba D.
Title: Elucidating potential metabolite markers of preterm birth in cervicovaginal secretions by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Reprod Sci. 2015; 22(Suppl 1)

Authors:  Narice B, Anumba D.
Title: The use of vaginal versus oral misoprostol for priming the cervix prior to hysteroscopy in premenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials.