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.
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
Program Director In Utero, Wellcome Leap
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, The 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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A population-based matched cohort study of major congenital anomalies following COVID-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection
Calvert, C., Carruthers, J., Denny, C., Donaghy, J., Hopcroft, L. E. M., Hopkins, L., Goulding, A., Lindsay, L., McLaughlin, T., Moore, E., Taylor, B., Loane, M., Dolk, H., Morris, J., Auyeung, B., Bhaskaran, K., Gibbons, C. L., Katikireddi, S. V., O'Leary, M., Mcallister, D., & 6 others, 6 Jan 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, 107.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in Scottish neonates 2020-2022: a national, population-based cohort study
Goulding, A., Mcquaid, F., Lindsay, L., Agrawal, U., Auyeung, B., Calvert, C., Carruthers, J., Denny, C., Donaghy, J., Hillman, S., Hopcroft, L. E. M., Hopkins, L., McCowan, C., McLaughlin, T., Moore, E., Ritchie, L. D., Simpson, C., Taylor, B., Fenton, L., Pollock, L., & 6 others, 6 Jan 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Midwife led ultrasound scanning to date pregnancy in Malawi: Development of a novel training program
Viner, A., Membe-Gadama, G., Whyte, S., Kayambo, D., Masamba, M., Hollins Martin, C., Magowan, B., Reynolds, R. M., Stock, S. J., Freyne, B. & Gadama, L., 17 Dec 2022, In: Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health. 67, 6, p. 728-734Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pregnancy outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection in Delta and Omicron dominant periods in Scotland: A population-based cohort study
Stock, S. J., Moore, E., Calvert, C., Carruthers, J., Denny, C., Donaghy, J., Hillman, S., Hopcroft, L. E. M., Hopkins, L., Goulding, A., Lindsay, L., McLaughlin, T., Taylor, B., Auyeung, B., Katikireddi, S. V., McCowan, C., Ritchie, L. D., Rudan, I., Simpson, C. R., Robertson, C., & 2 others, 1 Dec 2022, In: The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 10, 12, p. 1129-1136Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact on emergency and elective hospital-based care in Scotland over the first 12 months of the pandemic: interrupted time-series analysis of national lockdowns
Shah, S. A., Mulholland, R. H., Wilkinson, S., Katikireddi, S. V., Pan, J., Shi, T., Kerr, S., Agrawal, U., Rudan, I., Simpson, C. R., Stock, S. J., Macleod, J., Murray, J., Mccowan, C., Ritchie, L., Woolhouse, M. & Sheikh, A., 1 Nov 2022, In: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 115, 11, p. 419-455Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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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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Holistic Care in Obstetrics
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)
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The COVID-19 Health Impact on Long-term Child Development in Scotland (CHILDS) study
Auyeung, B., Murray, A. & Stock, S.
1/09/22 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
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Born in Scotland in the 2020s - Pilot study
Sheikh, A., Stock, S. & Sudlow, C.
1/10/21 → 31/03/23
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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DIPLOMATIC study documents
Adamson, L. (Creator), Pinnock, H. (Creator), Norman, J. (Creator), Stock, S. (Creator), Boardman, J. (Creator), Reynolds, R. (Creator), Norrie, J. (Creator), Cunningham-Burley, S. (Creator), Wood, R. (Creator), Campbell, H. (Creator), Grant, L. (Creator), Mazanderani, F. (Creator), Parry, S. (Creator), Holloway, A. (Creator), Hollins Martin, C. (Creator), Love, C. D. B. (Creator), Magowan, B. (Creator), Taulo, F. (Creator), Membe-Gadama, G. (Creator), Crampin, M. (Creator), Freyne, B. (Creator), Effie, C. (Creator), Dube, Q. (Creator), Kawaza, K. (Creator), Kayambo, D. (Creator), Chodzaza, E. (Creator), Sukwa, T. (Creator), Njelesani, E. (Creator), Mkandawire, C. (Creator), Kabamba, J. D. (Creator), Whyte, S. (Creator), Mwaba, P. (Creator), Lissauer, D. (Creator), Gadama, L. (Creator), Syacumpi, M. (Creator), Masamba, M. (Creator), Nyirenda, M. (Creator), Simute, F. (Creator), Waters, D. (Creator), Wastnedge, E. (Creator), Murray, S. (Creator), Viner, A. (Creator) & Ward, P. (Depositor), Edinburgh DataVault, Jul 2021
DOI: 10.7488/7aff0624-163c-420a-bf8c-51914d899597
Dataset
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Quantitative fetal fibronectin to improve decision making in women with signs and symptoms of preterm birth (QUIDS): Spontaneous preterm birth within 7 days risk predictor
Jackson, L. (Creator), Chandiramani, M. (Creator), David, A. (Creator), Khalil, A. (Creator), Shennan, A. (Creator), Gert-Jan, V. B. (Creator), Hodgetts-Morton, V. (Creator), Lavender, T. (Creator), Schuit, E. (Creator), Harper-Clarke, S. (Creator), Mol, B. (Creator), Riley, R. (Creator), Norman, J. (Creator), Norrie, J. (Creator), Dorling, J. (Creator), Stock, S. (Creator), Horne, M. (Creator), Bruijn, M. (Creator), White, H. (Creator), Boyd, K. (Creator), Heggie, R. (Creator), Wotherspoon, L. (Creator), Aucott, L. (Creator) & Morris, R. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 25 Aug 2021
DOI: 10.7488/ds/3025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020796
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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Risk prediction model developed for preterm births
6/07/21 → 15/07/21
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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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