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SAMUEL ANTWI OPPONG

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh DEPT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteUNIV. OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
high risk pregnancysickle cell diseasediabetes in pregnancyhypertensive diseases in pregnancy
Publications

145

Citations

2,254

H-index

25

i10-index

51

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
15.5
Most cited paper
238
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 09:39
Publications

145 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Predictors of stillbirths and neonatal deaths in rural western Uganda
CA Moyer, CK Kolars, SA Oppong, A Bakari, A Bell, P Busingye
2016 International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 134 (2), 190-193, 2016 Health Sciences 25
Benefits and barriers of home blood pressure monitoring in pregnancy: perspectives of obstetric doctors from a Ghanaian tertiary hospital
N Atluri, TK Beyuo, SA Oppong, SD Compton, CA Moyer, ER Lawrence
2023 BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 23 (1), 42, 2023 Health Sciences 24
Stalled progress in reducing maternal mortality globally: what next?
CA Moyer, ER Lawrence, TK Beyuo, MG Tuuli, SA Oppong
2023 The Lancet 401 (10382), 1060-1062, 2023 Health Sciences 24
Awareness of sickle cell trait status: a cross-sectional survey of antenatal women in Ghana
SA Obed, K Asah-Opoku, S Aboagye, M Torto, SA Oppong, MA Nuamah
2017 The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 96 (3), 735, 2017 Health Sciences 24
Is there a safe limit of delay for emergency caesarean section in Ghana? Results of analysis of early perinatal outcome
SA Oppong, MG Tuuli, JD Seffah, RMK Adanu
2014 Ghana medical journal 48 (1), 24, 2014 Health Sciences 24
A case series describing causes of death in pregnant women with sickle cell disease in a low‐resource setting
EV Asare, E Olayemi, T Boafor, Y Dei‐Adomakoh, E Mensah, ...
2018 American journal of hematology 93 (7), E167-E170, 2018 Health Sciences 23
Sustainability of low maternal mortality in pregnant women with SCD in a low-resource setting
A Swarray-Deen, EV Asare, RA Brew, JB Ayete-Nyampong, ...
2022 Blood advances 6 (7), 1977-1980, 2022 Health Sciences 21
Blood pressure patterns and body mass index status in pregnancy: An assessment among women reporting for antenatal care at the Korle-Bu Teaching hospital, Ghana
M Amoakoh-Coleman, D Ogum-Alangea, E Modey-Amoah, MY Ntumy, ...
2017 PLoS One 12 (12), e0188671, 2017 Health Sciences 20
Acute pain episodes, acute chest syndrome, and pulmonary thromboembolism in pregnancy
EV Asare, MR DeBaun, E Olayemi, T Boafor, SA Oppong
2022 Hematology 2022 (1), 388-407, 2022 Health Sciences 19
Clinical presentation and predictors of eclampsia among women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Ghana
TK Beyuo, ER Lawrence, EK Kobernik, SA Oppong
2022 Pregnancy Hypertension 30, 171-176, 2022 Health Sciences 19
Challenges in preterm birth research: Ghanaian perspective
K Adu-Bonsaffoh, SA Oppong, ET Dassah, JD Seffah
2020 Placenta 98, 24-28, 2020 Health Sciences 18
Fetomaternal hemorrhage among pregnant women in Accra, Ghana
EE Akorsu, JK Acquaye, AA Benneh, SA Oppong, E Olayemi
2019 International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 146 (3), 333-338, 2019 Health Sciences 18
The emerging challenge of optimal blood pressure management and hypertensive syndromes in pregnant women with sickle cell disease: a review
NF Lari, MR DeBaun, SA Oppong
2017 Expert Review of Hematology 10 (11), 987-994, 2017 Health Sciences 18
Associations between malaria in pregnancy and neonatal neurological outcomes
HLS Lawford, MA Nuamah, HG Liley, A Griffin, CE Lekpor, F Botchway, ...
2021 International Journal of Infectious Diseases 112, 144-151, 2021 Health Sciences 17
Third trimester and early postpartum period of pregnancy have the greatest risk for ACS in women with SCD
EV Asare, E Olayemi, T Boafor, Y Dei-Adomakoh, EM Dip, CH Benjamin, ...
2019 American journal of hematology 94 (12), E328-E331, 2019 Health Sciences 17
Effect of intimate partner violence in pregnancy on maternal and perinatal outcomes at the Korle Bu teaching hospital, Ghana: An observational cross sectional study
NN Thompson, K Mumuni, SA Oppong, PE Sefogah, MA Nuamah, ...
2023 International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 160 (1), 297-305, 2023 Health Sciences 15
‘This sickness is not hospital sickness’: a qualitative study of the evil eye as a source of neonatal illness in Ghana
AJ Bell, Z Arku, A Bakari, SA Oppong, J Youngblood, RM Adanu, ...
2020 Journal of Biosocial Science 52 (2), 159-167, 2020 Health Sciences 15
Chlamydia trachomatis infection among Ghanaian women undergoing hysterosalpingography for suspected tubal factor infertility
T Beyuo, SA Oppong, A Samba, VM Beyuo
2019 International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 146 (2), 200-205, 2019 Health Sciences 15
Sickle cell education: a survey of antenatal healthcare givers
S Aboagye, M Torto, K Asah-Opoku, MA Nuamah, SA Oppong, A Samba
2019 The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 101 (3), 684, 2019 Social Sciences 15
Risk factors and pregnancy outcome in women aged over 40 years at Korle‐Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana
SA Oppong, M Torto, T Beyuo
2020 International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 149 (1), 56-60, 2020 Health Sciences 14
Open-labelled randomised controlled trial of 12 hours versus 24 hours modified Pritchard regimen in the management of eclampsia and pre-eclampsia in Ghana (MOPEP Study): study …
T Beyuo, E Lawrence, ES Langen, SA Oppong
2019 BMJ open 9 (10), e032799, 2019 Social Sciences 14
Formative research to optimize pre-eclampsia risk-screening and prevention (PEARLS): study protocol
N Minckas, A Swarray-Deen, S Fawcus, RC Ndiema, A McDougall, J Scott, ...
2025 Reproductive Health 22 (1), 44, 2025 Health Sciences 13
Neonatal neurological examination in a resource-limited setting: What defines normal?
HLS Lawford, MA Nuamah, HG Liley, ACC Lee, S Kumar, AA Adjei, ...
2020 European journal of paediatric neurology 29, 71-80, 2020 Health Sciences 13
‘Asram is really killing us here’: attribution for pregnancy losses and newborn mortality in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
A Bakari, AJ Bell, S Oppong, J Woodford, E Kaselitz, CA Moyer
2021 Journal of Biosocial Science 53 (4), 497-507, 2021 Health Sciences 12
Correlating maternal iodine status with neonatal thyroid function in two hospital populations in Ghana: a multicenter cross-sectional pilot study
SA Dei-Tutu, A Manful, DC Heimburger, H Malechi, DJ Moore, ...
2020 BMC pediatrics 20 (1), 26, 2020 Health Sciences 11