List of works by Jim Thornton

'Free' peer-review publishing

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A Frenchman in England: Ectopic pregnancy, hydrosalpinx, and torsion. Who cares about the tubes? She can have IVF. Or maybe not

scientific article published on 11 January 2019

A case of aortic dissection diagnosed postnatally

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A comparison of the scientific quality of publicly and privately funded randomized controlled drug trials

scientific article published on 24 August 2010

A question about the reliability of a recent trial of progesterone for preterm birth prevention, published in Acta

scientific article published on 08 December 2019

A randomised controlled trial of 300 versus 225 IU recombinant FSH for ovarian stimulation in predicted normal responders by antral follicle count

scientific article published on 29 March 2010

A randomised controlled trial of a decision-aid leaflet to facilitate women's choice between pregnancy termination methods.

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A randomised controlled trial of early versus delayed oxytocin augmentation to treat primary dysfunctional labour in nulliparous women.

scientific article published in September 2008

A randomised trial of photographic reinforcement during postoperative counselling after diagnostic laparoscopy for pelvic pain

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A randomised trial of two methods of issuing prenatal test results: the ARIA (Amniocentesis Results: Investigation of Anxiety) trial

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A randomized controlled trial of elective preterm delivery of fetuses with gastroschisis

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A randomized trial of nicotine-replacement therapy patches in pregnancy.

scientific article published in March 2012

Accuracy of ultrasound biometry in the prediction of macrosomia: a systematic quantitative review

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Analysis of probability and measurement of values.

scientific article published on December 1990

Aneuploidy risk with isolated choroid plexus cysts

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Angiogenic factors combined with clinical risk factors to predict preterm pre-eclampsia in nulliparous women: a predictive test accuracy study

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Antenatal magnetic resonance imaging versus ultrasound for predicting neonatal macrosomia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 29 July 2015

Antibiotics for preventing hypertensive diseases in pregnancy

Applying decision analysis to facilitate informed decision making about prenatal diagnosis for Down syndrome: a randomised controlled trial

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Author's reply re: The risks of planned vaginal breech delivery versus planned caesarean section for term breech birth: a meta-analysis including observational studies

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Authors' comment

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Authors' reply re: Maternal transmission of SARS-COV-2 to the neonate, and possible routes for such transmission: a systematic review and critical analysis

scientific article published on 28 December 2020

Authors' reply re: Universal screening versus risk-based protocols for antibiotic prophylaxis during childbirth to prevent early-onset group B streptococcal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 07 May 2020

Avoiding biased exclusions in cluster trials

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Can adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes be predicted when blood pressure becomes elevated? Secondary analyses from the CHIPS (Control of Hypertension In Pregnancy Study) randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 24 February 2016

Cardiovascular and inflammatory effects of simvastatin therapy in patients with COPD: a randomized controlled trial

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Causes of antepartum stillbirth in women of advanced maternal age.

scientific article published on 30 November 2015

Childbirth experience questionnaire 2: Validating its use in the United Kingdom

scientific article published on 03 October 2019

Childbirth experience questionnaire: validating its use in the United Kingdom

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Choices about abortion method: assessing the quality of patient information leaflets in England and Wales

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Combined systemic and intra-amniotic treatment of cervical pregnancy by methotrexate. A report of two cases

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Commentary on 'Unstressed antepartum cardiotocography in the management of the fetus suspected of growth retardation'.

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Concerns about data integrity across 263 papers by one author

scientific article published in May 2024

Control of Hypertension In Pregnancy Study randomised controlled trial-are the results dependent on the choice of labetalol or methyldopa?

scientific article published on 11 August 2015

Cord pilot trial - immediate versus deferred cord clamping for very preterm birth (before 32 weeks gestation): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 30 June 2014

Decision analysis

scientific article published on 01 February 2001

Decision analysis for best management of mildly dyskaryotic smear

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Decisions about testing and termination of pregnancy for different fetal conditions: a qualitative study of European White and Pakistani mothers of affected children

scientific article published on 9 October 2008

Disproportionate Intrauterine Growth Intervention Trial At Term: DIGITAT

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Do labetalol and methyldopa have different effects on pregnancy outcome? Analysis of data from the Control of Hypertension In Pregnancy Study (CHIPS) trial.

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Doctors' numeracy and communication skills need to improve.

scientific article published in May 2012

Does education really alter adolescent sexual behaviour?

scientific article published on 10 September 2008

Does oral carbohydrate supplementation improve labour outcome? A systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis

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Drug development and obstetrics: where are we right now?

scientific article published in January 2009

Effect of presentation of partogram information on obstetric decision-making

scientific article published in June 1992

Elective preterm birth for fetal gastroschisis

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Elective preterm birth for fetal gastroschisis

scientific article (publication date: 5 October 2011)

Evaluation of different policies for the management of labour

scientific article published in June 1992

Expectant management in pregnancies with ruptured membranes - Authors' reply

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Genetic factors in the aetiology of gastroschisis: a case report

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Gestational hypertension before term: observe or deliver?

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Heparin for assisted reproduction

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Heparin for assisted reproduction: summary of a Cochrane review.

scientific article published on October 2014

Hypertension, fetal growth restriction and obstructive sleep apnoea in pregnancy

scientific article published on 30 August 2008

Immediate delivery compared with expectant management after preterm pre-labour rupture of the membranes close to term (PPROMT trial): a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 9 November 2015

Improving quality of care and outcome at very preterm birth: the Preterm Birth research programme, including the Cord pilot RCT

Inadvertent P-hacking among trials and systematic reviews of the effect of progestogens in pregnancy? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Induction of labour at 37 weeks for suspected fetal macrosomia may reduce birth trauma.

scientific article published on 23 June 2017

Induction of labour at or near term for suspected fetal macrosomia

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Induction of labour at term for women over 35 years old: a survey of the views of women and obstetricians.

scientific article published on 15 March 2012

Induction of labour versus expectant management at term by subgroups of maternal age: an individual patient data meta-analysis.

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Induction versus expectant monitoring for intrauterine growth restriction at term: randomised equivalence trial (DIGITAT)

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Informed consent for clinical trials: in search of the "best" method

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Interventionist versus expectant care for severe pre-eclampsia between 24 and 34 weeks' gestation

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Labour induction near term for women aged 35 or over: an economic evaluation.

scientific article published on 11 January 2017

Less-Tight Versus Tight Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy

article by Laura A Magee et al published May 2015 in Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Less-tight versus tight control of hypertension in pregnancy

scientific article published on January 2015

Management of non-severe pregnancy hypertension - A summary of the CHIPS Trial (Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy Study) research publications

scientific article published on 15 October 2019

Management of premature prelabor rupture of the membranes ⬇️

scientific article published on September 1, 2010

Mapping midwifery and obstetric units in England

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Money well spent?

scientific article published on 10 September 2012

My working day: Jim Thornton

scientific article published in June 2009

NICE fertility guideline: good news for infertile couples, but who pays the bill?

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Neonatal morbidity after induction vs expectant monitoring in intrauterine growth restriction at term: a subanalysis of the DIGITAT RCT.

scientific article published on 13 January 2012

Nordic influence on British obstetrics

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Observational study to investigate vertically acquired passive immunity in babies of mothers vaccinated against H1N1v during pregnancy.

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Outcome of assisted reproduction in women with congenital uterine anomalies: a prospective observational study

scientific article published on 21 October 2017

Ovarian cancer screening: UKCTOCS trial

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Oxytocin versus no treatment or delayed treatment for slow progress in the first stage of spontaneous labour

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Placental Growth Factor in Suspected Preterm Pre-eclampsia: A Review of the Evidence and Practicalities of Implementation

scientific article published on 23 July 2020

Position in the second stage of labour for women with epidural anaesthesia

scientific article published on 24 February 2017

Pre-term delivery by Caesarean section 'en caul': a case series

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Primary surgical repair of anterior vaginal prolapse: a randomised trial comparing anatomical and functional outcome between anterior colporrhaphy and trocar-guided transobturator anterior mesh.

scientific article published in August 2012

Priorities for research in miscarriage: a priority setting partnership between people affected by miscarriage and professionals following the James Lind Alliance methodology

scientific article published on 23 August 2017

Progesterone and preterm labor--still no definite answers

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Progesterone for preterm labour.

scientific article published on 30 March 2016

Progesterone has no place in the prevention of preterm delivery: FOR: It is time to study something else

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Protocol for the smoking, nicotine and pregnancy (SNAP) trial: double-blind, placebo-randomised, controlled trial of nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy

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Re: Inositol treatment of anovulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a meta-analysis of randomised trials

scientific article published on 6 December 2017

Re: Perinatal mortality and morbidity up to 28 days after birth among 743 070 low-risk planned home and hospital births: a cohort study based on three merged national perinatal databases.

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Recruiting pregnant smokers for a placebo-randomised controlled trial of nicotine replacement therapy

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Reducing likelihood of instrumental delivery with epidural anaesthesia

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Registering protocols for studies of test accuracy with BJOG.

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Registering protocols for systematic reviews with BJOG.

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Rehabilitation of memory following brain injury (ReMemBrIn): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

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Report from BlueJC: Is home birth safe?

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Reproductive outcomes in women with congenital uterine anomalies: a systematic review.

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Research priorities for pregnancy hypertension: a UK priority setting partnership with the James Lind Alliance

scientific article published on 14 July 2020

Risk communication; the patient's view

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Routine third trimester ultrasound in low risk pregnancy confers no benefit!: FOR: The benefits of routine third-trimester scanning are less clear cut.

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Rushing to clamp umbilical cord. More evidence is needed to inform practice

scientific article published on 11 January 2011

Severe fetal growth restriction at 26-32 weeks: key messages from the TRUFFLE study.

scientific article published in September 2017

Surgical intervention versus expectant management for endometrial polyps in subfertile women

scientific article published on 30 August 2014

Systematic reviews of trials of umbilical artery Doppler: time for more primary research.

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The CHIPS Randomized Controlled Trial (Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy Study): Is Severe Hypertension Just an Elevated Blood Pressure?

scientific article published on 12 September 2016

The Cost Implications of Less Tight Versus Tight Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy (CHIPS Trial).

scientific article published on 22 August 2016

The Growth Restriction Intervention Trial: long-term outcomes in a randomized trial of timing of delivery in fetal growth restriction

scientific article published on 5 November 2010

The SNAP trial: a randomised placebo-controlled trial of nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy--clinical effectiveness and safety until 2 years after delivery, with economic evaluation

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The Term Breech Trial results are generalisable.

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The cost-effectiveness of universal late-pregnancy screening for macrosomia in nulliparous women: a decision analysis

scientific article published on 05 June 2019

The dangers of the day of birth

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The discussion section ⬇️

scientific article published on May 1, 2003

The drugs we deserve

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The impact of pre-eclampsia definitions on the identification of adverse outcome risk in hypertensive pregnancy - analyses from the CHIPS trial (Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy Study)

scientific article published on 23 November 2020

The quality of randomised trials of tocolysis.

scientific article published on December 2006

The relationship between laparoscopic disease, pelvic pain and infertility; an unbiased assessment

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The reversed feto-maternal bile acid gradient in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is corrected by ursodeoxycholic acid

scientific article published on 08 January 2014

The risks of a range of maternal pregnancy choices, expressed as "baby micromorts" (risk of death per million births)

scientific article published on 28 May 2020

The strength of evidence supporting luteal phase progestogen after assisted reproduction: A systematic review with reference to trial registration and pre-specified endpoints

scientific article published on 17 December 2019

Tocolysis and preterm labour

scientific article published on 02 March 2016

Trials of antenatal corticosteroids for preterm fetal lung maturity: a review of the potential for selective outcome reporting

scientific article published on 11 March 2019

Understanding why decision aids work: linking process with outcome

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Universal testing for group B streptococcus during pregnancy: need for a randomised trial

scientific article published on 27 February 2020

Universal third-trimester ultrasonic screening using fetal macrosomia in the prediction of adverse perinatal outcome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy

scientific article published on 13 October 2020

Ursodeoxycholic acid in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: a secondary analysis of the PITCHES trial

scientific article published on 16 October 2020

Ursodeoxycholic acid versus placebo, and early term delivery versus expectant management, in women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: semifactorial randomised clinical trial.

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Use of biochemical tests of placental function for improving pregnancy outcome

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Use of biochemical tests of placental function for improving pregnancy outcome

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Vaginal progesterone prophylaxis for preterm birth (the OPPTIMUM study): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind trial.

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Women's views and postpartum follow-up in the CHIPS Trial (Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy Study).

scientific article published on 10 September 2016

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