Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
My research in a nutshell
My research focuses on the pregnancy complications preterm birth and stillbirth. Each year more than 15 million babies are born preterm, and 2.5 million are stillborn. My aim is to develop better ways of predicting and diagnosing pregnancy complications enabling safe, personalised care for mothers and babies.
Current Research Interests
Medicines in Pregnancy, COVID-19, Lockdown and perinatal outcomes, Antenatal Corticosteroids, Preterm labour, Fetal Inflammation, Diagnosing preterm labour, Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Stillbirth
Clinical Expertise and Specialisation
I am a Consultant Obstetrician and Subspecialist in Maternal and Fetal Medicine at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. I set up Scotland's first Preterm Birth Prevention Clinic - The Lothian Preterm Birth Clinic.
Teaching
BSc (Hons) Reproductive Biology
MBChB - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
MSc Clinical Trials
Supervision of SSC, BSc and Master's in Public Health student projects
Visiting and Research Positions
Affiliat member of the MRC Centre for Reproductive Health University of Edinburgh
Clinical Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Western Australia Medical School, University of Western Australia.
Education/Academic qualification
Medical Science, Doctor in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 15 Jul 2008
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Manchester
Award Date: 1 Jan 1998
Bachelor of Science, University of St Andrews
Award Date: 1 Jan 1991
External positions
Board member, Sands, Victoria Charity Centre, Suit GF2, Belgrave Road, London, UK
Dec 2019 → …Keywords
- RG Gynecology and obstetrics
- Pregnancy
- Preterm birth
- Fetal Medicine
- Parturition
- Fetal Inflammatory Response
- Corticosteroids
- COVID-19
- Medicines in pregnancy
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Research output
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Cervical ripening at home or in-hospital-prospective cohort study and process evaluation (CHOICE) study: a protocol
Stock, S. J., Bhide, A., Richardson, H., Black, M., Yuill, C., Harkness, M., Reid, M., Wee, F., Cheyne, H., McCourt, C., Rana, D., Boyd, K. A., Sanders, J., Heera, N., Huddleston, J., Denison, F., Pasupathy, D., Modi, N., Smith, G. & Norrie, J., 4 May 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 5, p. e050452Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness of antenatal corticosteroids at term: Can we trust the data that 'inform' us?
Mol, B. W., Li, W., Lai, S. & Stock, S., 24 Apr 2021, In: European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 261, p. 144-147 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness of First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccines Against Hospital Admissions in Scotland: National Prospective Cohort Study of 5.4 Million People
Vasileiou, E., Bradley, D., Chuter, A., de Lusignan, S., Docherty, A., Ford, D., Hobbs, R., Joy, M., Katikireddi, S. V., Marple, J., McCowan, C., Simpson, C. R., McGagh, D., McMenamin, J., Moore, E., Murray, J-L. K., Pan, J., Ritchie, L., Shah, S. A., Stock, S. & 12 others, , 19 Feb 2021, Social Science Research Network (SSRN), (THELANCET-D-21-01335).Research output: Working paper
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Evaluation of the Arabin cervical pessary for prevention of preterm birth in women with a twin pregnancy and short cervix (STOPPIT-2): an open-label randomised trial and updated meta-analysis
Norman, J., Norrie, J., Maclennan, G., Cooper, D., Whyte, S., Chowdhry, S., Cunningham-Burley, S., Mei, X. W., Smith, J. B. E., Shennan, A., Robson, S. C., Thornton, S., Kilby, M., Marlow, N., Stock, S. J. E., Bennett, P. R. & Denton, J., 29 Mar 2021, In: PLoS Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Induction of labour during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey of impact on practice in the UK
CHOICE Study Consortia, 19 Apr 2021, In: BMC pregnancy and childbirth. 21, 1, p. 310Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
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Holistic Care in Obstetrics
Sarah Stock (Keynote speaker)
Feb 2021Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Home Induction of Labour
Sarah Stock (Keynote speaker)
Feb 2021Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Is the antenatal clinic an opportunity to identify women at risk of later cardiovascular disease?
Sarah Stock (Invited speaker)
2020Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Timing is Everything: improving care for women and babies at risk of preterm birth
Sarah Stock (Invited speaker)
Dec 2020Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Preparing for Preterm Birth
Sarah Stock (Invited speaker)
2020Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Prizes
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RCOG SIR WILLIAM GILLIAT CONGRESS MEDA
Stock, Sarah (Recipient), May 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Projects
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Cervical Ripening at Home or In-Hospital - prospective cohort study and process evaluation (CHOICE Study)
1/12/19 → 30/11/22
Project: Research
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Cervical Ripening at Home or In-Hospital - prospective cohort study and process evaluation (CHOICE Study)
1/12/19 → 30/11/22
Project: Research
Datasets
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PROTOCOL: Quantitative Fibronectin to help Decision-making in women with Symptoms of Preterm Labour – Comparison with Partosure and Actim Partus QUIDS 2
Stock, S. (Depositor), Edinburgh DataShare, 29 Jun 2020
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2858
Dataset
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Pavlidis et al_Nat Comms_Data source
Pavlidis, I. (Creator), Spiller, O. B. (Creator), Sammut demarco, G. (Creator), MacPherson, H. (Creator), Howie, S. (Creator), Norman, J. (Creator) & Stock, S. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 5 Dec 2019
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2719
Dataset
Press / Media
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Coronavirus in Scotland: Expectant mothers ‘should seek help if worried’ as stillbirths rise
26/09/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Filthy air as dangerous as smoking for miscarriages
12/01/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Sarah Stock highlights potential risks of Caesarean Sections
24/01/18 → 24/01/18
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Sarah Stock and Tom Clemens comment on effect of air pollution on children
6/12/16 → 6/12/17
5 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Sarah Stock comments on claims that Vitamin B3 may prevent some miscarriages
10/08/17 → 11/08/17
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment