Rakesh Ghosh

Specialist "Sr Epidemiologist"
Institute for Health & Aging
[email protected]
Publications: 

Qualified, skilled or trained delivery care provider: a conundrum of who, where and when.

BMJ global health

Ghosh R, Kayentao K, Beckerman J, Traore B, Rozenshteyn S, Johnson A, Treleaven E, Liu JX

SARS-CoV-2 infection by trimester of pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes: a Mexican retrospective cohort study.

BMJ open

Ghosh R, Gutierrez JP, de Jesús Ascencio-Montiel I, Juárez-Flores A, Bertozzi SM

Factors influencing pregnancy care and institutional delivery in rural Mali: a secondary baseline analysis of a cluster-randomised trial.

BMJ open

Ghosh R, Konipo AN, Treleaven E, Rozenshteyn S, Beckerman J, Whidden C, Johnson A, Kayentao K, Liu J

Estimating the effect of realistic improvements of metformin adherence on COVID-19 mortality using targeted machine learning.

Global epidemiology

Qiu S, Hubbard AE, Gutiérrez JP, Pimpale G, Juárez-Flores A, Ghosh R, de Jesús Ascencio-Montiel I, Bertozzi SM

A comic based interactive digital intervention to enhance facilitation skills of nurse mentors in public facilities - results of a pilot intervention in Bihar, India.

Global health action

Ghosh R, Cohen SR, Subramaniam N, Handu S, Vincent D, Lloyd M, Thorn K, Harris HB, Jenny A, Walker D

Heat stable carbetocin or oxytocin for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage among women at risk: A secondary analysis of the CHAMPION trial.

International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics

Ghosh R, Owa O, Santos N, Butrick E, Piaggio G, Widmer M, Althabe F, Qureshi Z, Lumbiganon P, Katageri G, Walker D

Defining and estimating effects in cluster randomized trials: A methods comparison.

Statistics in medicine

Benitez A, Petersen ML, van der Laan MJ, Santos N, Butrick E, Walker D, Ghosh R, Otieno P, Waiswa P, Balzer LB

Air pollution and child health impacts of decarbonization in 16 global cities: Modelling study.

Environment international

Milner J, Hughes R, Chowdhury S, Picetti R, Ghosh R, Yeung S, Lelieveld J, Dangour AD, Wilkinson P

Effect of community health worker home visits on antenatal care and institutional delivery: an analysis of secondary outcomes from a cluster randomised trial in Mali.

BMJ global health

Kayentao K, Ghosh R, Guindo L, Whidden C, Treleaven E, Chiu C, Lassala D, Traoré MB, Beckerman J, Diakité D, Tembely A, Idriss BM, Berthé M, Liu JX, Johnson A

Effect of a quality improvement intervention for management of preterm births on outcomes of all births in Kenya and Uganda: A secondary analysis from a facility-based cluster randomized trial.

Journal of global health

Ghosh R, Otieno P, Butrick E, Santos N, Waiswa P, Walker D, Preterm Birth Initiative Kenya and Uganda Implementation Research Collaborative

Training nurse simulation educators at scale to improve maternal and newborn health: a case study from Bihar, India.

BMC medical education

Madriz S, Afulani P, Spindler H, Ghosh R, Subramaniam N, Mahapatra T, Das A, Sonthalia S, Gore A, Cohen SR, Handu S, Walker D

Simulation and nurse-mentoring in a statewide nurse mentoring program in Bihar, India: diagnosis of postpartum hemorrhage and intrapartum asphyxia.

Gates open research

Ghosh R, Cohen S, Spindler H, Vincent D, Sterling M, Das A, Gore A, Mahapatra T, Walker D

Super Divya to the rescue! Exploring Nurse Mentor Supervisor perceptions on a digital tool to support learning and engagement for simulation educators in Bihar, India.

BMC medical education

Kalra A, Siju M, Jenny A, Spindler H, Madriz S, Baayd J, Handu S, Ghosh R, Cohen S, Walker D

Super Divya, an Interactive Digital Storytelling Instructional Comic Series to Sustain Facilitation Skills of Labor and Delivery Nurse Mentors in Bihar, India-A Pilot Study.

International journal of environmental research and public health

Kalra A, Subramaniam N, Longkumer O, Siju M, Jose LS, Srivastava R, Lin S, Handu S, Murugesan S, Lloyd M, Madriz S, Jenny A, Thorn K, Calkins K, Breeze-Harris H, Cohen SR, Ghosh R, Walker D

Simulation and nurse-mentoring in a statewide nurse mentoring program in Bihar, India: diagnosis of postpartum hemorrhage and intrapartum asphyxia

Gates open research

Ghosh R, Cohen SR, Spindler H, Vincent D, Sterling M, Das A, Gore A, Mahapatra T, Walker D.

Assessing the impact of group antenatal care on gestational length in Rwanda: A cluster-randomized trial.

PloS one

Sayinzoga F, Lundeen T, Musange SF, Butrick E, Nzeyimana D, Murindahabi N, Azman-Firdaus H, Sloan NL, Benitez A, Phillips B, Ghosh R, Walker D

Simulation and team training embedded nurse mentoring programme and improvement in intrapartum and newborn care in a low-resource setting in Bihar, India.

Journal of global health

Ghosh R, Spindler H, Dyer J, Christmas A, Cohen SR, Das A, Sonthalia S, Mahapatra T, Gore A, Shah H, Walker DM

Effect of a quality improvement package for intrapartum and immediate newborn care on fresh stillbirth and neonatal mortality among preterm and low-birthweight babies in Kenya and Uganda: a cluster-randomised facility-based trial.

The Lancet. Global health

Walker D, Otieno P, Butrick E, Namazzi G, Achola K, Merai R, Otare C, Mubiri P, Ghosh R, Santos N, Miller L, Sloan NL, Waiswa P, Preterm Birth Initiative Kenya and Uganda Implementation Research Collaborative

Cohort study of neonatal resuscitation skill retention in frontline healthcare facilities in Bihar, India, after PRONTO simulation training.

BMJ paediatrics open

Higgins BV, Medvedev MM, Spindler H, Ghosh R, Longkumer O, Cohen SR, Das A, Gore A, Mahapatra T, Walker DM

Training and evaluating simulation debriefers in low-resource settings: lessons learned from Bihar, India.

BMC medical education

Raney JH, Medvedev MM, Cohen SR, Spindler H, Ghosh R, Christmas A, Das A, Gore A, Mahapatra T, Walker D

Simulation-enhanced nurse mentoring to improve preeclampsia and eclampsia care: an education intervention study in Bihar, India.

BMC pregnancy and childbirth

Raney JH, Morgan MC, Christmas A, Sterling M, Spindler H, Ghosh R, Gore A, Mahapatra T, Walker DM

Simulation and team training embedded nurse mentoring program and improvement in intrapartum and newborn care in a low-resource setting in India

Journal of global health

Ghosh, R., Spindler, H., Dyer, J., Christmas, A., Cohen, SR., Das, A., Sonthalia, S.; Mahapatra, T., Gore, A.; Shah, H., Walker, DM.

Costs of coronary heart disease and mortality associated with near-roadway air pollution.

The Science of the total environment

Brandt S, Dickinson B, Ghosh R, Lurmann F, Perez L, Penfold B, Wilson J, Künzli N, McConnell R

Air pollution, weight loss and metabolic benefits of bariatric surgery: a potential model for study of metabolic effects of environmental exposures.

Pediatric obesity

Ghosh R, Gauderman WJ, Minor H, Youn HA, Lurmann F, Cromar KR, Chatzi L, Belcher B, Fielding CR, McConnell R

Air pollution and childhood bronchitis: Interaction with xenobiotic, immune regulatory and DNA repair genes.

Environment international

Ghosh R, Rossner P, Honkova K, Dostal M, Sram RJ, Hertz-Picciotto I

Near-Roadway Air Pollution and Coronary Heart Disease: Burden of Disease and Potential Impact of a Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy in Southern California.

Environmental health perspectives

Ghosh R, Lurmann F, Perez L, Penfold B, Brandt S, Wilson J, Milet M, Künzli N, McConnell R

In Harding R., Pinkerton, KE. (Editors), The Lung: Development, Aging and the Environment (2nd Edition). 2015 London, UK: Elsevier

The epidemiology of air pollution and childhood lung diseases.

Ghosh, R. and Hertz-Picciotto, I

Air pollutants, genes and early childhood acute bronchitis.

Mutation research

Ghosh R, Topinka J, Joad JP, Dostal M, Sram RJ, Hertz-Picciotto I

No improvement in socioeconomic inequalities in birthweight and preterm birth over four decades: a population-based cohort study.

BMC public health

Glinianaia SV, Ghosh R, Rankin J, Pearce MS, Parker L, Pless-Mulloli T

Particulate matter exposure during pregnancy is associated with birth weight, but not gestational age, 1962-1992: a cohort study.

Environmental health : a global access science source

Pearce MS, Glinianaia SV, Ghosh R, Rankin J, Rushton S, Charlton M, Parker L, Pless-Mulloli T

Ambient nitrogen oxides exposure and early childhood respiratory illnesses.

Environment international

Ghosh R, Joad J, Benes I, Dostal M, Sram RJ, Hertz-Picciotto I

Indoor coal use and early childhood growth.

Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine

Ghosh R, Amirian E, Dostal M, Sram RJ, Hertz-Picciotto I

Exposure to air pollution in critical prenatal time windows and IgE levels in newborns.

Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Herr CE, Ghosh R, Dostal M, Skokanova V, Ashwood P, Lipsett M, Joad JP, Pinkerton KE, Yap PS, Frost JD, Sram R, Hertz-Picciotto I

Air pollution exposure during critical time periods in gestation and alterations in cord blood lymphocyte distribution: a cohort of livebirths.

Environmental health : a global access science source

Herr CE, Dostal M, Ghosh R, Ashwood P, Lipsett M, Pinkerton KE, Sram R, Hertz-Picciotto I

Does the effect of air pollution on pregnancy outcomes differ by gender? A systematic review.

Environmental research

Ghosh R, Rankin J, Pless-Mulloli T, Glinianaia S