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PUBLICATIONS FOR OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY. (last 10 years)

  • Bongumusa Makhathini- A RARE CASE OF INCIDENTAL PELVIC NODE SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN EARLY-STAGE CERVICAL CANCER. A CLINICAL DILEMMA IN A SETTING WITH LIMITTED INTRAOPERATIVE FROZEN SECTION ACCESS. (2025)
  • B Nonkula- Birth outcomes of primigravid women augmented with oxytocin in two regional hospitals: A comparison of gradual vs accelerated regimen(2025)
  • M Jenneker- The Annals of Anticoagulation: A description of maternal and foetal outcomes in pregnant women with mechanical prosthetic heart valves using warfarin only vs sequential therapy with unfractionated heparin or enoxaparin vs dose adjusted enoxaparin only at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa (2025)
  • I Bhorat- Bhorat Ismail: Obstetrics: An Obstetric Perspective of Cerebral Palsy: International Perspective in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Section 1 Chapter 9: 92-106. Evangel Publishing (2025)
  • Randolph Green-Thompson–Impact of Maternal HIV Infection on Pregnancy and Labour Complication and Perinatal Health Outcomes: A South African Retrospective Study (2025)
  • Singata-Madliki M, Nieto-Calvache AJ, Rivera Torres LF, Govender L, et al. Suction tube uterine tamponade versus uterine balloon tamponade for treatment of refractory postpartum hemorrhage: A randomized clinical feasibility trial. Int J Gynecol Obstet. (2025; 00:1-12.)
  • Sinovuyo Madikane, Thinagrin Dhasarathun Naidoo. The impact of Covid-19 pandemic on Obsteric care in a resource limited setting: A 12-month retrospective chart review. AFJOG. (2025;3(2)27-33

  • Kistan G Sebitloane M, Lombard C, Godlwana Z, Desmond AC, Clark R, Rooney JF, Gray G, Moodley D. Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate/Emtricitabine Prophylaxis Has No

    Effect on Bone Mineral Density and Bone Mineral Content in African Breastfeeding Women Receiving Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Mar 1;98(3):265-273. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003563. PMID: 39908564.(2025)

  • Sinovuyo Madikane, Thinagrin Dhasarathun Naidoo. The impact of Covid-19 pandemic on Obsteric care in a resource limited setting: A 12-month retrospective chart review. AFJOG. 2025;3(2)27-33
  • Dr Moran – When Is Postpartum Haemorrhage Treatment Initiated? A Nested Observational Study Within the E-MOTIVE Trial 29 June 2025
  • Dr Moran – Early detection and a treatment bundle strategy for postpartum haemorrhage: a mixed-methods process evaluation February 2025
  • Dr Moran – When are postpartum haemorrhages diagnosed? A nested observational study within the E-MOTIVE cluster-randomised trial November 2025
  • Goldman, B., Makhathini, B. and Ludwaba, C. (2024) ‘Novel use of the Bakri® postpartum balloon in gestational trophoblastic neoplasia with bleeding vaginal metastatic lesions refractory to conventional treatment modalities. ’, South Afr J Gynaecol Oncol, 16(1).
  • Z Legoabe – Development of normal reference intervals for renal function in pregnancy: a secondary analysis of clinical trial data (2024)
  • Dr Moran – A cost-effectiveness analysis of early detection and bundled treatment of postpartum hemorrhage alongside the E-MOTIVE trial 2024
  • Dr Moran – Randomized Trial of Early Detection and Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage July 6, 2023
  • Dr Moran – Factors influencing postpartum haemorrhage detection and management and the implementation of a new postpartum haemorrhage care bundle (E‑MOTIVE) in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa   2023
  • Dr Moran – Implementing E-MOTIVE for detection and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage in South Africa 2023
  • Naidoo K, Abbai N, Tinarwo P, Sebitloane M. BV associated bacteria specifically BVAB 1 and BVAB 3 as biomarkers for HPV risk and progression of cervical neoplasia. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Aug 13;2022:9562937. doi: 10.1155/2022/9562937. PMID: 35996693; PMCID: PMC9392619.
  • Broutet N, Jeronimo J, Kumar S, Almonte M, Murillo R, Huy NVQ, Denny L, Kapambwe S, Bhatla N, Sebitloane M, Zhao F, Gravitt P, Adsul P, Rangaraj A, Dalal S, Newman M, Chowdhury R, Church K, Nakisige C, Diop M, Parham G, Thomson KA, Basu P, Steyn P. Implementation research to accelerate scale-up of national screen and treat strategies towards the elimination of cervical cancer. Prev Med. 2022 Feb;155:106906. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106906. Epub 2021 Dec 8. PMID: 34896155.
  • Jenneker M, Ramnarain H, Sebitloane H. A clinical conundrum: review of anticoagulation in pregnant women with mechanical prosthetic heart valves. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2022 Sep 8;33:1-7. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2022-028. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36162856
  • An audit of complications of complex operative gynaecological laparoscopy at a tertiary healthcare facility in South Africa
  • C N Omile, MB ChB; S Ramphal, MB ChB, FCOG (SA); J Moodley, MB ChB, FRCOG, FCOG (SA)
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Clinical Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
  • Corresponding author: S Ramphal (RAMPHALS1.@ukzn.ac.za)
  • Deeshah M Deelchand, Thinagrin D Naidoo. Indications for late preterm birth, and factors associated with short term maternal and neonatal outcomes at a tertiary care institution. Afri Health Sci. 2022;22(4). 686-694.doi.org/10.4314/ ahs.v22i4.75
  • Logic S. Ngatiane, Thinagrin D Naidoo . Obesity in pregnancy in a resource-constrained setting: Complications and cost implications— a retrospective cross-sectional study. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2022; 00:1-6. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14557
  • Vaeochan Govender, Thinagrin D Naidoo, Serantha Foolchand. The pre-eclampsia, growth restriction, and ductus venosus doppler (GRADED) study: An observational study of early-onset fetal growth restriction and pre-eclampsia. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2022 ;00:1-8. doi:10.1002/ijgo.14495
  • Sundeep Jeeana, Thinagrin Dhasarathun Naidoo. An appraisal of the referral system and outcome for obstetric patients referred to a tertiary centre. Tropical Doctor  August 2022   https://doi.org/10.1177/00494755221116718
  • Mala Panday – Uptake and determinants of post-partum intra-uterine contraceptive device use among women in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa: A prospective cohort study (2022)
  • Nomandla Tsibiyane – Maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes of hospitalized pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection in South Africa: An International Network of Obstetric Survey Systems-based cohort study (2022)
  • K Naidoo – Incidence and Microbiology of Surgical Site Infection Following Hysterectomy at a South African Quaternary Hospital (2022)
  • Terence Moodley- A retrospective identification of risk factors associated with fetal macrosomia (2022)
  • Valsura Ramsundar A retrospective analysis of fetuses diagnosed with anterior abdominal wall defects in a Tertiary Referral South African Hospital Setting (2022)
  • Dr Moran – Tranexamic acid at cesarean delivery: drug-error Deaths 2022 March
  • Dr Moran – Detection and management of postpartum haemorrhage: Qualitative evidence on healthcare providers’ knowledge and practices in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa 18 November 2022
  • Dr Moran – Tranexamic acid at cesarean delivery: drug-error Deaths 22 May 2022
  • Dr Moran – Persistent maternal tachycardia: A clinical alert for healthcare professionals providing maternity care in South Africa June 2022
  • Hlapane RS, Khumalo TL, Makhathini BS, Moodley J. Impact of a delayed diagnosis of vulvar cancer and its association with HIV infection: A 4-year review at a tertiary hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine. 2021;22(1):1-6.
  • RK Hammond, Thinagrin Dhasarathun Naidoo. The Knowledge and Perceptions of Healthcare Workers Regarding OASIS. A Practice Audit from a Resource Constrained Setting. AJOG Global Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xagr.2021.100021
  • Linda Majola1, Samantha Budhram1, Vani Govender2, Megeshinee Naidoo2, Zukiswa Godlwana2, Carl Lombard3,4 and Dhayendre Moodley1* Reliability of last menstrual period recall, an early ultrasound and a Smartphone App in predicting date of delivery and classification of preterm and post‑term births – Majola et al. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2021) 21:493 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03980-6
  • Samantha Budhram1,2 | Valerie Vannevel3,4,5 | Tanita Botha6 | Lawrence Chauke7 |Shastra Bhoora7,8 | Gaynor M. Balie7 | Natalie Odell7 | Hennie Lombaard9 |Amy Wise9 | Chrysanthi Georgiou9 | Nondumiso Ngxola10 | Emma Wynne10 |Unati Mbewu10 | Mfundo Mabenge11 | Sibusiso Phinzi12 | Nontsikelelo Gubu-Ntaba12|Gareth Goldman2 Kay Tunkyi13 | Sudhir Prithipal13 | Keshree Naidoo14 |Santhi Venkatachalam14 | Terence Moodley15 | Sean ould16 | Mzuvele Hlabisa16 |Logie Govender17 | Charlene Maistry18 | John P. Habineza18 | Priya Israel19,20 |
  • Serantha Foolchand21 | Nomandla V. Tsibiyane21 | Mala Panday22 |Priya Soma-Pillay3,4,23 | Sumaiya Adam3,4,23 | Felicia Molokoane3,4,5 |Matthew S. Mojela5 | Elizabeth J. van Rensburg5 | Tshililo Mashamba24 |Mushi Matjila25,26 | Sue Fawcus27 | Ayesha Osman27 | Mareli Venter27 |Gregory Petro28 | Ahminah Fakier28 | Eduard Langenegger29 | Catherine A. Cluver29,30 |Adrie Bekker31 | Liesl de Waard29 | Chantal Stewart32 | Nnabuike C. Ngene33,34 |
  • Ongombe Lunda33,34 | Sylvia N.Cebekhulu35 | Siva Moodley2 | Mama-AsuKoranteng-Peprah36|Emmanuel M. C. Ati16 | Salome Maswime37 | Laura M. Yates38,391Maternal – Maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes of hospitalized pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2infectionin South Africa: An International Network of Obstetric Survey Systems-based cohort study; Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2021;00:1–11. _wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ijgo
  • S Foolchand, H Ramnarain – Prosthetic heart valve thrombosis in pregnancy: a case series on acute management –case report – Cardiovasc J Afr 2021; 32: online publication www.cvja.co.za; DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2021-013
  • S prithipal- Maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes of hospitalized pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection in South Africa: An International Network of Obstetric Survey Systems-based cohort study (2021)
  • Habineza, John P- Maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes of hospitalized pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection in South Africa: An International Network of Obstetric Survey Systems-based cohort study (2021)
  • S Mould- Maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes of hospitalized pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection in South Africa: An International Network of Obstetric Survey Systems-based cohort study (2021)
  • Hopolang Maise- Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolated from South African Pregnant Women (2021)
  • Dr Moran – Perspectives on COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women in South Africa 2021

Advanced extra-uterine pregnancy: A review of the literature

S Ramphal, MB ChB, FCOG (SA); 0 P Khaliq, PhD; J Moodley, MB ChB, FRCOG, FCOG (SA)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Clinical Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Corresponding author: S Ramphal (RAMPHALS1@ukzn.ac.za)

Advanced extra-uterine pregnancies, although uncommon, are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis is essential. A high index of suspicion is necessary and ultrasound examination is probably the most suitable investigative tool to date. Conservative management with the aim of fetal viability in pregnancies >24 weeks’ gestation is an appropriate form of management and does not adversely affect maternal morbidity and mortality.

Keywords. abdominal pregnancy; advanced extra-uterine pregnancies; conservative management.

S Afr J Obstet Gynaecol 2020;27(3):121-125. https://doi/org/10.7196/SAJOG.2020,v27i3.2029

Maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes of hospitalized pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection in South Africa: An International Network of Obstetric Survey Systems-based cohort study

Samantha Budhram, Valerie Vannevel

Objective: To describe risk factors and outcomes of pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV•2 admitted to South African healthcare facilities.

Methods: A population-based cohort study was conducted utilizing an amended International Obstetric Surveillance System protocol. Data on pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infec­tion, hospitalized between April 14, 2020, and November 24, 2020, were analyzed. Results: A total of 36 hospitals submitted data on 673 infected hospitalized preg­nant women; 217 (32.2%) were admitted for COVID-19 illness and 456 for other in­dications. There were 39· deaths with a case fatality rate of 6.3%: 32 (14.7%) deaths occurred in women admitted for COVID-19 illness compared to 7 (1.8%) in women admitted for other indications. Of the women; 106 (15.9%) required critical care. Maternal tuberculosis, but not HIV co-infection or other co-morbidities, was associ­ated with admission for COVID-19 illness. Rates of cesarean delivery did not differ significantly between women admitted for COVID-19 and those admitted for other indications. There were 179 (35.4%) preterm births, 25 (4.7%) stillbirths, 12 (2.3%) neonatal deaths, and 162 (30.8%) neonatal admissions. Neonatal outcomes did not differ significantly from those of infected women admitted for other indications. Conclusion: The maternal mortality rate was high among women admitted with SARS-CoV-2 infection and higher in women admitted primarily for COVID-19 illness with tuberculosis being the cinly co-morbidity associated with admission.

KEYWORDS

COVID-19, low- and middle-income country, perinatal, pregnancy, SARS-CoV-2

Dr Moran – COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Update on the Disease and its Management 2020

Dr Moran – Strategies to reduce deaths in early pregnancy 2020.

  • C N Omile, MB ChB; S Ramphal, MB ChB, FCOG (SA); J Moodley, MB ChB, FRCOG, FCOG (SA) An audit of complications of complex operative gynaecological laparoscopy at a tertiary healthcare facility in South Africa; S Afr J Obstet Gynaecol 2020;26(3):115-120. https://doi/org/10.7196/SAJOG.2020.v26i3.2019
  • B. Nodada1, S. Budhram1,2 ;A retrospective study to assess the accuracy of the fetal transcerebellar diameter, measured in late pregnancy, to estimate the gestational age in a local cohort of women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa- ORIGINAL O&G Forum 2019; 29
  • Makhathini BS, Dreyer G, Buchmann EJ. Gestational trophoblastic disease managed at Grey’s Tertiary Hospital: a five-year descriptive study. Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2019 Jun 30;11(2):17-21.
  • Makhathini BS, Makinga PN, Green-Thompson RR. Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of antenatal women to postpartum bilateral tubal ligation at Greys Hospital, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. African Health Sciences. 2019 Nov 6;19(3):2615-22.

2022

Naidoo K, Abbai N, Tinarwo P, Sebitloane M. BV associated bacteria specifically BVAB 1 and BVAB 3 as biomarkers for HPV risk and progression of cervical neoplasia. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Aug 13;2022:9562937. doi: 10.1155/2022/9562937. PMID: 35996693; PMCID: PMC9392619.

Broutet N, Jeronimo J, Kumar S, Almonte M, Murillo R, Huy NVQ, Denny L, Kapambwe S, Bhatla N, Sebitloane M, Zhao F, Gravitt P, Adsul P, Rangaraj A, Dalal S, Newman M, Chowdhury R, Church K, Nakisige C, Diop M, Parham G, Thomson KA, Basu P, Steyn P. Implementation research to accelerate scale-up of national screen and treat strategies towards the elimination of cervical cancer. Prev Med. 2022 Feb;155:106906. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106906. Epub 2021 Dec 8. PMID: 34896155.

Jenneker M, Ramnarain H, Sebitloane H. A clinical conundrum: review of anticoagulation in pregnant women with mechanical prosthetic heart valves. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2022 Sep 8;33:1-7. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2022-028. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36162856

An audit of complications of complex operative gynaecological laparoscopy at a tertiary healthcare facility in South Africa

C N Omile, MB ChB; S Ramphal, MB ChB, FCOG (SA); J Moodley, MB ChB, FRCOG, FCOG (SA)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Clinical Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Corresponding author: S Ramphal (RAMPHALS1.@ukzn.ac.za)

Deeshah M Deelchand, Thinagrin D Naidoo. Indications for late preterm birth, and factors associated with short term maternal and neonatal outcomes at a tertiary care institution. Afri Health Sci. 2022;22(4). 686-694.doi.org/10.4314/ ahs.v22i4.75

Logic S. Ngatiane, Thinagrin D Naidoo . Obesity in pregnancy in a resource-constrained setting: Complications and cost implications— a retrospective cross-sectional study. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2022; 00:1-6. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14557

Vaeochan Govender, Thinagrin D Naidoo, Serantha Foolchand. The pre-eclampsia, growth restriction, and ductus venosus doppler (GRADED) study: An observational study of early-onset fetal growth restriction and pre-eclampsia. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2022 ;00:1-8. doi:10.1002/ijgo.14495

Sundeep Jeeana, Thinagrin Dhasarathun Naidoo. An appraisal of the referral system and outcome for obstetric patients referred to a tertiary centre. Tropical Doctor  August 2022   https://doi.org/10.1177/00494755221116718

2020

Advanced extra-uterine pregnancy: A review of the literature

S Ramphal, MB ChB, FCOG (SA); 0 P Khaliq, PhD; J Moodley, MB ChB, FRCOG, FCOG (SA)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Clinical Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Corresponding author: S Ramphal (RAMPHALS1@ukzn.ac.za)

Advanced extra-uterine pregnancies, although uncommon, are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis is essential. A high index of suspicion is necessary and ultrasound examination is probably the most suitable investigative tool to date. Conservative management with the aim of fetal viability in pregnancies >24 weeks’ gestation is an appropriate form of management and does not adversely affect maternal morbidity and mortality.

Keywords. abdominal pregnancy; advanced extra-uterine pregnancies; conservative management.

S Afr J Obstet Gynaecol 2020;27(3):121-125. https://doi/org/10.7196/SAJOG.2020,v27i3.2029

Maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes of hospitalized pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection in South Africa: An International Network of Obstetric Survey Systems-based cohort study

Samantha Budhram, Valerie Vannevel

Objective: To describe risk factors and outcomes of pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV•2 admitted to South African healthcare facilities.

Methods: A population-based cohort study was conducted utilizing an amended International Obstetric Surveillance System protocol. Data on pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infec­tion, hospitalized between April 14, 2020, and November 24, 2020, were analyzed. Results: A total of 36 hospitals submitted data on 673 infected hospitalized preg­nant women; 217 (32.2%) were admitted for COVID-19 illness and 456 for other in­dications. There were 39· deaths with a case fatality rate of 6.3%: 32 (14.7%) deaths occurred in women admitted for COVID-19 illness compared to 7 (1.8%) in women admitted for other indications. Of the women; 106 (15.9%) required critical care. Maternal tuberculosis, but not HIV co-infection or other co-morbidities, was associ­ated with admission for COVID-19 illness. Rates of cesarean delivery did not differ significantly between women admitted for COVID-19 and those admitted for other indications. There were 179 (35.4%) preterm births, 25 (4.7%) stillbirths, 12 (2.3%) neonatal deaths, and 162 (30.8%) neonatal admissions. Neonatal outcomes did not differ significantly from those of infected women admitted for other indications. Conclusion: The maternal mortality rate was high among women admitted with SARS-CoV-2 infection and higher in women admitted primarily for COVID-19 illness with tuberculosis being the cinly co-morbidity associated with admission.

KEYWORDS

COVID-19, low- and middle-income country, perinatal, pregnancy, SARS-CoV-2

2019 PUBLICATIONS

1.C N Omile, MB ChB; S Ramphal, MB ChB, FCOG (SA); J Moodley, MB ChB, FRCOG, FCOG (SA) An audit of complications of complex operative gynaecological laparoscopy at a tertiary healthcare facility in South Africa; S Afr J Obstet Gynaecol 2020;26(3):115-120. https://doi/org/10.7196/SAJOG.2020.v26i3.2019

2. B. Nodada1, S. Budhram1,2 ;A retrospective study to assess the accuracy of the fetal transcerebellar diameter, measured in late pregnancy, to estimate the gestational age in a local cohort of women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa- ORIGINAL O&G Forum 2019; 29

3. Makhathini BS, Dreyer G, Buchmann EJ. Gestational trophoblastic disease managed at Grey’s Tertiary Hospital: a five-year descriptive study. Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2019 Jun 30;11(2):17-21.

4. Makhathini BS, Makinga PN, Green-Thompson RR. Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of antenatal women to postpartum bilateral tubal ligation at Greys Hospital, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. African Health Sciences. 2019 Nov 6;19(3):2615-22.

2020 PUBLICATIONS

1.Sanele E Mhlongo, Thinagrin D Naidoo, Bongumusa S Makhathini. Discrepancy between preoperative endometrial sampling and hysterectomy diagnosis in endometrial cancer. Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology 2020: DOI.10.1080/20742835.2020.1754659

2. Shantel Naicker, Thinagrin D. Naidoo, Jagidesa Moodley. Obstetric-associated lower urinary tract injuries: A case series from a tertiary centre in a low-resource setting. Case Reports in Women’s Health 27 (2020) e00218

3. Mbali T. Makhubo, Thinagrin D. Naidoo.  Healthcare worker compliance with cervical cancer screening guidelines. An audit at district and regional level of care in the Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan area of KwaZulu-Natal. S Afr J HIV Med. 2020;21(1), a1104. https://doi.org/10.4102/ sajhivmed.v21i1.1104

4 .Goldman B, Naidoo T. Formal training in cardiotocograph interpretation of healthcare practitioners improves interpretation: A prospective descriptive analytical study in a resource constrained setting. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2020;00:1–6. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13513

5. Cyprian M. Maphanga, Thinagrin D. Naidoo. The perception and knowledge about episiotomy: A cross-sectional survey involving healthcare workers in a low- and middle-income country African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine  ISSN: (Online) 2071-2936, (Print) 2071-2928

6. Mhlongo SE, Naidoo TD, Makhathini BS. Discrepancy between preoperative endometrial sampling and hysterectomy diagnosis in endometrial cancer. Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2020 Jan 2;12(1):13-6.

7. Sanele E Mhlongoa*, Thinagrin D Naidooa and Bongumusa S Makhathinia,b  Discrepancy between preoperative endometrial sampling and hysterectomy diagnosis in endometrial cancer. Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology 2020; 12(1):13–16

https://doi.org/10.1080/20742835.2020.1754659

8. Ramakhosana S. Hlapane1, 2; Thandekile L. Khumalo1, 2; Bongumusa S. Makhathini 2,3; Jagidesa Moodley2,4

Impact of a delayed diagnosis of vulvar cancer and its association with HIV infection: A 4-year review at a tertiary hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine ISSN: (Online) 2078-6751,

(Print) 1608-9693

9. A. Nqeto1*, S. Budhram1, 2, C.N. Gubu-Ntaba2 An audit of laboratory test utilization practices in a high care obstetric unit – is it appropriate and what are the cost implications? ORIGINAL RESEARCH O&G Forum 2020; 30: 35 – 38

10. Mehreen Hunter1,2; Jagidesa Moodley3,4 ;Neil Moran4,5 – Perspectives on COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women in South Africa- African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine

ISSN: (Online) 2071-2936, (Print) 2071-2928

11. N Moran1, S Gebhardt2, A Wise3, T Hlongwane4  COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Update on the Disease and its Management – a review;  O&G Forum 2020; 30: 07 –

12. Jean B. Nachega,1,2,3,4*† Nadia A. Sam-Agudu,5,6,7† Samantha Budhram,8 Taha E. Taha,3 Valerie Vannevel,9 Priya Somapillay,10 Daniel Katuashi Ishoso,11 Michel Tshiasuma Pipo,12 Christian Bongo-Pasi Nswe,12,13 John Ditekemena,11 Birhanu T. Ayele,14 Rhoderick N. Machekano,14 Onesmus W. Gachuno,15 John Kinuthia,15,16 Nancy Mwongeli,16 Musa Sekikubo,17

Philippa Musoke,18 Evans Kofi Agbeno,19 Lawal W. Umar,20 Mukanire Ntakwinja,21 Denis M. Mukwege,21 Emily R. Smith,22

Eduard J. Mills,23 John Otokoye Otshudiema,24 Placide Mbala-Kingebeni,14 Jean-Marie N. Kayembe,25

Don Jethro Mavungu Landu,12,13 Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum,26 Alimuddin Zumla,27,28 Eduard J. Langenegger,29 and

Lynne M. Mofenson30 for the AFREhealth COVID-19 Research Collaboration Working Group -Effect of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Africa: An AFREhealth Call for Evidence through Multicountry

Research Collaboration- Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 00(0), 2020, pp. 1–5

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.20-1553

Copyright © 2020 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

13. NF Moran Head of Clinical Department: Obstetrics and Gynaecology, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, South Africa -Strategies to reduce deaths in early pregnancy Original Research – O&G Forum 2020; 30;??-??

14. G Goldman,1 MB ChB; S Budhram,1,2 MB BCh, MMed (O&G), FCOG (SA), FCMFM (SA), MPhil (Maternal Fetal Medicine)

A retrospective cohort study comparing pregnancy outcomes and neonatal characteristics between HIV-infected and HIV-non-infected mothers;

S Afr Med J 2020;110(6):502-504. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i6.14357
 2021 PUBLICATIONS

1.Hlapane RS, Khumalo TL, Makhathini BS, Moodley J. Impact of a delayed diagnosis of vulvar cancer and its association with HIV infection: A 4-year review at a tertiary hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine. 2021;22(1):1-6.

2. RK Hammond, Thinagrin Dhasarathun Naidoo. The Knowledge and Perceptions of Healthcare Workers Regarding OASIS. A Practice Audit from a Resource Constrained Setting. AJOG Global Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xagr.2021.100021

3.Linda Majola1, Samantha Budhram1, Vani Govender2, Megeshinee Naidoo2, Zukiswa Godlwana2, Carl Lombard3,4 and Dhayendre Moodley1* Reliability of last menstrual period recall, an early ultrasound and a Smartphone App in predicting date of delivery and classification of preterm and post‑term births – Majola et al. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2021) 21:493 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03980-6

4.Samantha Budhram1,2 | Valerie Vannevel3,4,5 | Tanita Botha6 | Lawrence Chauke7 |Shastra Bhoora7,8 | Gaynor M. Balie7 | Natalie Odell7 | Hennie Lombaard9 |Amy Wise9 | Chrysanthi Georgiou9 | Nondumiso Ngxola10 | Emma Wynne10 |Unati Mbewu10 | Mfundo Mabenge11 | Sibusiso Phinzi12 | Nontsikelelo Gubu-Ntaba12|Gareth Goldman2 Kay Tunkyi13 | Sudhir Prithipal13 | Keshree Naidoo14 |Santhi Venkatachalam14 | Terence Moodley15 | Sean ould16 | Mzuvele Hlabisa16 |Logie Govender17 | Charlene Maistry18 | John P. Habineza18 | Priya Israel19,20 |

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