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F. Lester

h-index: 14
Works: 33
Citations: 771

Most-cited papers

Prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage: new advances for low-resource settings.
S. Miller, F. Lester, P. Hensleigh
2004Journal of midwifery & women's health168 citations
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Obstetric fistula: a preventable tragedy.
S. Miller, F. Lester, M. Webster, B. Cowan
2005Journal of midwifery & women's health132 citations
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First aid for obstetric haemorrhage: the pilot study of the non‐pneumatic anti‐shock garment in Egypt
S. Miller, S. Hamza, E. Bray, F. Lester +10 more
2006BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology56 citations
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Teaching Surgical Skills Using Video Internet Communication in a Resource-Limited Setting
A. Autry, Sharon K Knight, F. Lester, G. Dubowitz +4 more
2013Obstetrics and Gynecology51 citations
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Use of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment (NASG) to reduce blood loss and time to recovery from shock for women with obstetric haemorrhage in Egypt
S. Miller, J. Turan, Kim Q. Dau, M. Fathalla +8 more
2007Global Public Health48 citations
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Intracesarean insertion of the Copper T380A versus 6 weeks postcesarean: a randomized clinical trial.
F. Lester, O. Kakaire, J. Byamugisha, S. Averbach +3 more
2015Contraception44 citations
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Impact of mode of delivery on pregnancy outcomes in women with premature rupture of membranes after 28 weeks of gestation in a low-resource setting: A prospective cohort study
H. Kayiga, F. Lester, Pauline Mary Amuge, J. Byamugisha +1 more
2018PLoS ONE35 citations Open access
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Trajectories of Women’s Physical and Psychosocial Health Following Obstetric Fistula Repair in Uganda: A Longitudinal Study
A. El Ayadi, J. Barageine, A. Korn, O. Kakaire +8 more
2018Tropical medicine & international health34 citations Open access
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Strengthening intrapartum and immediate newborn care to reduce morbidity and mortality of preterm infants born in health facilities in Migori County, Kenya and Busoga Region, Uganda: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
P. Otieno, P. Waiswa, E. Butrick, G. Namazzi +5 more
2018Trials26 citations Open access
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Impact of the Non-pneumatic Antishock Garment on pelvic blood flow in healthy postpartum women.
F. Lester, A. Stenson, Carinne D Meyer, Jessica L. Morris +2 more
2011American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology21 citations
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Women’s experiences of fistula-related stigma in Uganda: a conceptual framework to inform stigma-reduction interventions
A. El Ayadi, J. Barageine, S. Miller, J. Byamugisha +8 more
2019Culture, Health and Sexuality19 citations Open access
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Development and preliminary validation of a post-fistula repair reintegration instrument among Ugandan women
A. El Ayadi, Hadija Nalubwama, J. Barageine, T. Neilands +7 more
2017Reproductive Health19 citations Open access
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Beyond repair - family and community reintegration after obstetric fistula surgery: study protocol
J. Byamugisha, A. El Ayadi, S. Obore, Haruna Mwanje +8 more
2015Reproductive Health18 citations Open access
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Immediate versus delayed postpartum use of levonorgestrel contraceptive implants: a randomized controlled trial in Uganda
S. Averbach, O. Kakaire, H. Kayiga, F. Lester +4 more
2017American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology16 citations Open access
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The development of a comprehensive multidisciplinary endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain center
J. Opoku-Anane, Megan Orlando, Jeannette C. Lager, F. Lester +6 more
202013 citations Open access
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Radical trachelectomy for clear cell carcinoma of the cervix in a 6-year old: a case report, review, and description of the surgical technique.
F. Lester, D. Farmer, J. Rabban, Lee-may Chen
2010Journal of Pediatric Surgery13 citations
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Global Women's Health in 2010: Facing the Challenges
F. Lester, N. Benfield, M. Fathalla
2010Journal of Women's Health12 citations
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The Mechanisms of Action of the Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment
A. Stenson, S. Miller, F. Lester
20128 citations
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The effect of immediate postpartum levonorgestrel contraceptive implant use on breastfeeding and infant growth: a randomized controlled trial,
S. Averbach, O. Kakaire, R. McDiehl, C. Dehlendorf +2 more
2018Contraception7 citations Open access
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Feasibility and acceptability of mobile phone data collection for longitudinal follow-up among patients treated for obstetric fistula in Uganda
A. El Ayadi, Hadija Nalubwama, J. Barageine, S. Miller +7 more
2020Health Care for Women International5 citations Open access
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Should women with HIV, or at high risk of contracting HIV, use progestogen-containing contraception?
Sarah L. Giles, F. Lester
2013British medical journal5 citations
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Acceptability of the IUD among women who opted out of a randomized controlled trial of intracesarean insertion of the copper-T 380A in Kampala, Uganda
S. Averbach, F. Lester, J. Fortin, J. Byamugisha +2 more
20125 citations
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Boba Sign with a twist – A variant presentation of a mature cystic teratoma complicated by torsion and rupture
Allen Q. Ye, M. F. Reyes, F. Lester, Junzhang Ye +4 more
2021Clinical imaging3 citations Open access
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O397 INTRACESAREAN INSERTION OF THE COPPER T 380A VS 6‐WEEK POST‐CESAREAN INSERTION: AN RCT
F. Lester, O. Kakaire, J. Byamugisha, J. Fortin +3 more
20123 citations
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Adapting the preterm birth phenotyping framework to a low-resource, rural setting and applying it to births from Migori County in western Kenya
Lara E Miller, Christina N. Schmidt, Phillip Wanduru, A. Wanyoro +5 more
2023BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth2 citations Open access
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O396 IMPACT OF APPLIER STRENGTH AND PATIENT BMI ON PRESSURE GENERATED BY THE NON‐PNEUMATIC ANTI‐SHOCK GARMENT (NASG)
A. Stenson, F. Lester, Jessica L. Morris, C. M. Brody +3 more
20122 citations
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The Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment: How Applier Strength and Body Mass Index Affect External Abdominal Pressure
A. Stenson, F. Lester, Carinne D Meyer, Jessica L. Morris +2 more
20112 citations Open access
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The effect of immediate postpartum levonorgestrel implant use on breastfeeding and infant outcomes among women in Kampala, Uganda
R. McDiehl, O. Kakaire, F. Lester, J. Steinauer +1 more
20171 citations
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M143 ACCEPTABILITY OF THE IUD AMONG WOMEN WHO OPTED OUT OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF INTRACESAREAN INSERTION OF THE COPPER‐T 380A IN KAMPALA, UGANDA
F. Lester, S. Averbach, J. Fortin, J. Byamugisha +2 more
20121 citations
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Threads of a Common Cloth: Access to Safe Abortion and Human Rights in Cambodia
F. Lester
2003eScholarship (California Digital Library)1 citations Open access
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Novel global health fellowship model for anesthesia, obstetrics & gynecology and surgery
M. Lipnick, E. Ayebale, F. Lester, M. Autry +2 more
20160 citations Open access
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Original research article Intracesarean insertion of the Copper T380A versus 6 weeks postcesarean: a randomized clinical trial ☆,☆☆,★
F. Lester, O. Kakaire, J. Byamugisha, S. Averbach +3 more
20150 citations
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IMPACT OF APPLIER STRENGTH AND PATIENT BMI ON PRESSURE GENERATED BY THE NON-PNEUMATIC ANTI-SHOCK GARMENT
A. Stenson, F. Lester, J. Morris, C. M. Brody +10 more
20120 citations
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