Fathima Minisha

Fathima Minisha
Hamad Medical Corporation | HMC · Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Women's Hospital)

MBBS MRCOG MSc
MSc Epidemiology from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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March 2020 - present
Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health
Position
  • Research Assistant
September 2018 - present
Hamad Medical Corporation
Position
  • Specialist Ob-Gyne
Education
October 2020 - September 2022
March 2019 - November 2019
Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health
Field of study
  • Principles and Practice of Clinical Research Program
September 2012 - June 2017
Hamad Medical Corporation
Field of study
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

Publications

Publications (26)
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Background The prevalence of childhood and adult obesity is rising exponentially worldwide. Class IV obesity (body mass index, BMI ≥50 kg/m2) is associated with a higher risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. This study compared these outcomes between women with class IV obesity and women in the normal or overweight categories during pregnancy. Metho...
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Objectives: Abnormal body mass index (BMI) during pregnancy, a growing public health concern, increases maternal and neonatal complications. This study aimed to investigate the impact of abnormal BMI on perinatal outcomes compared to normal BMI. Methods: A total of 14,624 women having singleton births were categorized as underweight (BMI<18.5 kg...
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Background: Cesarean delivery (CD) is associated with increased maternal and neonatal morbidity compared to vaginal delivery, particularly in cases classified as emergency procedures or when there are multiple CDs. This retrospective cohort study aims to examine the incidence of maternal and neonatal complications in women with multiple CDs.Methods...
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Background: Bariatric surgery is performed in obese women of reproductive age to help achieve a healthy prepregnancy weight to reduce the complications associated with obesity in pregnancy. However, these procedures can impact maternal nutrition and gestational weight gain (GWG). This study evaluates the maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with...
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Objectives Problematic use of opioids by older adults is associated with adverse effects and has become a public health crisis worldwide. Ageing-related disabilities in activities of daily living (ADL) could promote unnecessary use of opioids in this population. This study evaluates the association between ADL disability and opioid consumption in B...
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Objectives Customized birthweight centiles have improved the detection of small for gestational age (SGA) and large for gestational age (LGA) babies compared to existing population standards. This study used perinatal registry data to derive coefficients for developing customized growth charts for Qatar. Methods The PEARL registry data on women de...
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Background The Obstetric Comorbidity Index (OBCMI) is an internationally validated scoring system for maternal risk factors intended to reliably predict the occurrence of severe maternal morbidity (SMM). This retrospective cohort study applied the OBCMI to pregnant women in Qatar to validate its performance in predicting SMM and cumulative fetal mo...
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Introduction: Post-stroke individuals with dysarthria experience difficulties in producing speech due to muscle dysfunction. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) can stimulate motor units and enhance their functionality. The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of NMES on speech intelligibility in patients with persistent dy...
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Background The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted pregnant women, increasing maternal and neonatal morbidity. The placenta is a potential target for the pathophysiological processes due to the increased thrombotic inflammatory activation and inadequate uteroplacental perfusion and oxygenation, potentially causing intrauterin...
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Background: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had consequences on the pregnant population, as disease severity is associated with the quality of maternal health and pregnancy complications, increasing maternal and neonatal morbidity. Worldwide descriptive data help describe risk factors that could predict symptomatic and se...
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Introduction Small bowel injury during peritoneal entry may occur unexpectedly at cesarean section (CS) and may present unexpected management problems and prolonged postoperative hospital stay. Methods This was an observational study of patients who sustained inadvertent injuries compared to those who did not. Both study and control patients had t...
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Background and objectives: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative articular disease that affects approximately 240 million people worldwide, with knee OA accounting for 80% of this burden. One of the aims of pharmacological treatment in OA is to reduce pain. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are effective for pain relief in OA but have...
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Background: Abnormal invasive placentation leads to massive intraoperative hemorrhage and maternal morbidity. This study aimed to assess the impact of the preoperative use of internal iliac artery balloon occlusion (IIABO) catheters in patients who had a cesarean delivery (CD) for invasive placentation, commonly known as the placenta accreta spectr...
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Evidence‐based treatment involving multidisciplinary decision making is warranted to treat COVID‐19 in pregnancy. This case presents the management of a critically ill pregnant women infected with SARS‐CoV‐2.
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Abstract: Background and objectives: Burn-out results from chronic workplace stress leading to emotional exhaustion, negativity, and decreased professional efficiency. In the healthcare system, this can have consequences like increased medical errors, absenteeism, substance abuse, depression, and suicide among health professionals, adversely affec...
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Background As COVID-19 continues to infect women of all gestational ages; gravida in labor and the acutely ill parturient are particularly at higher risk of infection. No therapeutic agent or vaccine is approved to treat COVID-19 till date. Thus, managing COVID-19 and associated complications during pregnancy is often challenging and requires a mul...
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Objectives To explore the influence of ambient temperature and humidity on significant bacteriuria (SB) and urinary bacterial isolates in pregnant women. Methods A retrospective observational study was conducted in the sole tertiary-care hospital in Doha, Qatar. A sample of 1588 pregnant women delivering between June 2012 and March 2013 was random...
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Background Fetal supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a reversible cause of fetal hydrops, with better outcomes if detected early and reverted in utero . Modern imaging allows accurate diagnosis and maternal anti-arrhythmic therapy can be practiced ensuring in utero cardioversion. Case presentation We present a case of preterm fetal hydrops due t...
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Title: Maternal Rhesus group- simple, cost effective risk predictor of preeclampsia Authors: FATHIMA MINISHA1; MELISSA ARCHANGELA DENIZ1; NAJAT KHENYAB1; STEPHEN LINDOW2. 1. HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION, DOHA - QATAR; 2. SIDRA MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE, DOHA - QATAR. Presentation format: ORAL PRESENTATION Theme: AB 01 MATERNAL FETAL HEALTH...
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Objective: To determine the efficacy of using preoperative prophylactic internal iliac artery balloon catheterization in pregnancies complicated by abnormally invasive major placenta previa to reduce intra‐operative blood loss and transfusion requirements during caesarean section. Methods: A retrospective comparative study was conducted using hosp...
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Introduction: Internal iliac artery ligation is an uncommon but frequently desirable obstetric surgical procedure. It is employed pre-emptively or in the face of severe obstetric hemorrhage, failing upon which hysterectomy is performed. Between 50%-100% success rates are quoted, but it is not complication free. Objective: This presentation summariz...
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Introduction: Massive hemorrhage often complicates cesarean section (CS) associated with abnormally-adherent major placenta previa. Up to 15% of our hospital patients (average Annual delivery: 17 500) have had multiple CS, and abnormally-adherent placentas are frequently encountered. Amongst the measures to address this, is the use of internal ili...
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Background: Fetal tachycardia occurs in 0.5% of all pregnancies, out of which the most common is supra ventricular tachycardia. If left untreated, this leads to cardiac failure, hydrops and ultimately fetal death. Modern imaging allows accurate diagnosis and maternal administration of anti-arrhythmic drugs is an established practice. We present a c...
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Objective: To determine the prevalence of urinary tract infection in pregnant women and the associated maternal complications. Design: Retrospective descriptive and comparative study Setting: Women’s Hospital, Doha-Qatar Population: Pregnant women delivering in Women’s Hospital from July 2012 to March 2013, total of 14955 pregnancies. Metho...

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