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JOURNAL ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS

  1. Uzoigwe SA, Ogu R. An unusual cause of uterine rupture- A case report; Nigerian Journal of Orthopedics & Trauma. 2003; 2(2): 127-129. (Nigeria)
  2. Uzoigwe SA, Ogu R. Effectiveness of Foley’s catheter in controlling post evacuation uterine bleeding after a missed abortion. Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2005; 22(1): 76-78. (Nigeria)
  3. Jamabo RS, Ogu R. Rectal prolapse in pregnancy: a case report. Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Research. 2005; 4(1): 92-93. (Nigeria)
  4. Jamabo RS, Ogu R. Marjolin’s Ulcer: Report Of 4 Cases; Nigerian Journal of Medicine 2005; 14(1): 88-91. (Nigeria)
  5. Ogu R, Inimgba NM, Jamabo RS. HELLP Syndrome – A Report of 2 Cases; Nigerian Journal of Medicine. 2005; 14(3): 322-324. (Nigeria)
  6. Uzoigwe SA, Ogu R. Removal of skin sutures on the 5thpost operative day in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2005; 22(2): 193-196. (Nigeria)
  7. Ogu R, Bello Z, Omo-Aghoja L, Nzeribe E, Feyi-Waboso P, Okonofua FE. Magnesium sulphate for management of Eclampsia in low income countries. Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Research. 2006; 5(1): 4-6. (Nigeria) (My contribution here is 60%)
  8. Magpie Trial Follow-Up Study Collaborative Group. The Magpie Trial: a randomised trial comparing magnesium sulphate with placebo for pre-eclampsia. Outcome for children at 18 months. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2007; 114: 289–299. (UK)
  9. Magpie Trial Follow-Up Study Collaborative Group. The Magpie Trial: a randomised trial comparing magnesium sulphate with placebo for pre-eclampsia. Outcome for women at 2 years.British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2007; 114: 300–309. (UK)
  10. Umeora OUJ, Ejikeme BN, Sunday-Adeoye I, Ogu R. Implementing the new WHO Antenatal care model: Voices from End Users in a rural Nigerian community. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice. 2008; 11(3): 260-264. (Nigeria)
  11. Jamabo RS, Ogu R. Abdominal scar endometriosis –A five-year experience in Port Harcourt.  Indian Journal of Surgery. 2008; 70 (4): 184-187. (India)
  12. Ogu R, Okonofua F, Hammed A, Okpokunu E, Mairiga A, Bako A, Abass T, Garba D, Alani A, Agholor K. Outcome of an intervention to improve the quality of private sector provision of post-abortion care in northern Nigeria. International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2012:118(2); S121-S126, DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(12)60010-1) (UK)
  13. Okonofua FE, Ogu R, Fabamwo AO, Ujah IO, Chama CM, Archibong EI, Onah HE, Galadanci HS, Akuse JT. Training health workers for magnesium sulfate use reduces case fatality from eclampsia: results from a multicenter trial. Acta Obstetrics Gynecology Scandinavica 2013;92(6):716-20. doi: 10.1111/aogs.12135. (Japan) (*Corresponding author)
  14. Okonofua Friday Ebhodaghe, Ogu Rosemary Nkemdilim, Akuse James Terkura, Ujah Innocent Achaya Otobo, Galadanci Hadiza Shehu, Fabamwo Adetokunbo Olusegun. Assessment of Sublingual Misoprostol as first line Treatment for Primary Postpartum Hemorrhage: Results of a Multicenter Trial. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research 2014;40(3):718–722. (Japan) (*Corresponding author)
  15. Okonofua FE, Ogu R. Traditional Versus Birth Attendants in Provision of Maternity Care: Call for Paradigm Shift. African Journal of Reproductive Health 2014; 18(1): 11-12. (Nigeria)
  16. Rosemary N Ogu, Cosmos E Enyindah, Ngozi C Orazulike, Anthony OU Okpani. Submucous Uterine Fibroid Mimicking Ruptured Ectopic Gestation: A Case Report. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2014;8(7): OD08-OD09. DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/4073.4580. (India) (My contribution here is 60%)
  17. Oseji M, Ogu R. Community based interventions for the reduction of maternal mortality; The role of professional health associations, nongovernmental organisations and community based organisations in Delta State, Nigeria. Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal 2014; 21(4): 343-349. (Nigeria)
  18. Ogu R, Okonofua FE. Putting Women and the Girl Child at the Centre of Africa’s Development. African Journal of Reproductive Health 2014; 18(4): 9-14. (Nigeria)
  19. Ogu R, Ojule JD. Overview and Prevention of Cervical Cancer. The Nigerian Health Journal 2014; 14(4): 143-149. (Nigeria)
  20. Chinenye S, Ogu R, Korubo I. Diabetes Advocacy and Care in Nigeria: A Review. The Nigerian Health Journal 2015 Apr 10;15(4):145-150. (Nigeria)
  21. Eli S., Anolue M., Mmom C., Ogu R., John O., Akani N., Okeafor C. Child Sexual Abuse Involving A 6-year Old Female Victim and A 15-year Old Male Assailant: A Case Report. Gazette of Medicine 2015: 3(2); 291-295. (Nigeria)
  22. Celestine John, Kaladada Korubo, Rosemary Ogu, Chigozirim Mmom, Alpheus Mba, Chidiadi Ezenwa-Ahanene, Chris Akani. Management of Aplastic Anaemia In Pregnancy In A Resource Poor Centre. The Pan African Medical Journal 2016; 24:277. doi:10.11604/pamj.2016.24.277.9880. (Kenya)
  23. RN Ogu, KN Agholor, FE Okonofua. Engendering the Attainment of the SDG-3 in Africa: Overcoming the Socio-Cultural Factors Contributing to Maternal Mortality. African Journal of Reproductive Health 2016; 20[3]: 62-74. (Nigeria)
  24. Friday Okonofua, Rosemary Ogu. Reproductive Health after the US Elections: Implications for sub-Saharan Africa. African Journal of Reproductive Health 2016;20(4): 9-12. (Nigeria)
  25. Okonofua F, Randawa A, Ogu R, Agholor K, Okike O, Abdus-Salam RA, et al. Views of senior health personnel about quality of emergency obstetric care: A qualitative study in Nigeria. PLoS ONE 2017; 12(3): e0173414. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0173414. (USA) (*Corresponding author)
  26. Mmom CF, Ogu RN, Orazulike NC, Uzoigwe SA (2017) Intravenous Hydrallazine or Intravenous Labetalol in Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Obstetrics and Gynecology International Journal 2017; 6(5): 00222. DOI: 10.15406/ogij.2017.06.00222. (USA).
  27. RN Ogu, Celestine Osita John, Omosivie Maduka, Sunday Chinenye. Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Findings from a Resource Limited Setting of Nigeria. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research 2017; ISSN: 2231-0614, Vol.: 20(11). (UK)
  28. Okonofua F, Ogu R, Agholor K, Okike O, Abdus-salam R, Gana M, et al. Qualitative assessment of women’s satisfaction with maternal health care in referral hospitals in Nigeria. Reproductive Health2017;14:44 DOI 10.1186/s12978-017-0305-6. (UK) (*Corresponding author)
  29. NC. Orazulike, JO. Alegbeleye, RN. Ogu, SA. Uzoigwe. Is Caesarean Delivery Safe? Experience from a Low Resource Setting.Asian Journal of Medicine and Health 2017; 3(2): 1-7. (USA)
  30. RN Ogu, NC. Orazulike. Reducing Maternal Mortality: Awareness of Danger Signs in Pregnancy. Asian Journal of Medicine and Health2017; 6(1): 1-7. (USA)
  31. Ogu RN, Ntoimo LF, Okonofua FE. Perceptions of women on workloads in health facilities and its effect on maternal health care: a multi-site qualitative study in Nigeria. Midwifery 2017; 55(12) 1-6.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2017.08.008. (UK)
  32. Unamba BC, Ogu RN. The Relationship between Haemoglobin Concentration and Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Pre-Eclampsia in a Tertiary Hospital in South-Southern, Nigeria. Journal of Gynecology and Women’s Health 2017;7(3):001-008. (UK) 
  33. Okonofua FE, Ntoimo LF, Ogu RN. Women’s Perceptions of Reasons for Maternal Deaths:  Implications for policies and programs for preventing maternal deaths in low-income countries. Health care for women international. 2018;39(1):87-93 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2017.1365868. (USA) (*Corresponding author)
  34. R Ogu, O Maduka, F Alamina, O Adebiyi, V Agala, G Eke, I Porbeni, N Offor, C Abam, A Nte, F, Okonofua. Mainstreaming Youth-Friendly Health Services into Existing Primary Health Care Facilities: Experiences from South-South Nigeria. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health 2018;32(3) :/j/ijamh.2020.32.issue-3. Doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2017-0151. (Germany)
  35. Lorretta Ntoimo, Friday Okonofua, Rosemary Ogu, Hadiza Galadanci, Mohammed Gana Mohammed, Ola Okike, Kingsley Agholor, Rukiyat Abdus-Salam, Adetoye Durodola, Eghe Abe, Abdullahi Randawa. Prevalence and Determinants of Maternal Mortality in Referral Hospitals in Nigeria: A multi-center study. International Journal of Women’s Health 2018;10(1):1–9. (USA) (*Corresponding author)
  36. Friday Okonofua, Lorretta Ntoimo, Rosemary Ogu, Hadiza Galadanci, Mohammed Gana Mohammed, Adetoye Durodola, Eghe Abe, Ola Okike, Kingsley Agholor, Rukiyat Abdus-Salam, Abdullahi Randawa. Association of client-provider ratio with risk of maternal mortality in referral hospitals: A multi-site study in Nigeria. Reproductive health 2018;15:32. DOI 10.1186/s12978-018-0464-0. (UK) (*Corresponding author)
  37. Ogu RN, Ephraim-Emmanuel BC. Nigeria’s Economic Productivity, Government Expenditure and The Prevention of Maternal Mortality; A call to Action. Journal of Economics Management and Trade. 2018;21(1):24-28. (USA)
  38. Ogu RN, Alegbeleye JO. Improving Maternal Health: Women’s Attitude to Antenatal Care Utilization is Crucial. Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine 2018. 4:(2);22-29. (UK)
  39. Ogu RN, Ojule JD. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its promises for the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Girls and Women in Africa. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines 2018;6(3):105-110. (China)
  40. Ogu RN, Kasso T. Women’s Health; Overcoming the Challenges of Ensuring a Healthy Status as A Professional Woman, Wife and Mother. Journal of Gynaecology and Women’s Health 2018; 9(2):555757.  DOI: 10.19080/JGWH.2018.09.555757. (USA)
  41. Okonofua F, Ogu R, Ntiomo L, Gana M, Okike O, Durodola A, Galadanci H. Where do delays occur when women receive antenatal care?  A client flow multi-site study in four health facilities in Nigeria. Ghana Medical Journal 2018; 54(1):8-14. (Ghana) (*Corresponding author)
  42. Ogu RN, Ikimalo JI. The Impact of Haematinics Supplementation During Pregnancy on Maternal Anaemia And Perinatal Outcome Among Parturients In Southern Nigeria – A Prospective Study. Journal of Gynaecology and Women’s Health 2018;9(2): 555758. DOI: 10.19080/JGWH.2018.09.555758. (USA)
  43. Otokunefor O, Ogu R. Comparing the Glucose Results by Glucometer and Laboratory Methods: A Prospective Hospital Based Study. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research 2018;2018/JAMMR/40923 (INDEXED: PubMed) (UK)
  44. Maduka O, Ogu R. Non-Utilization of antenatal care services among women of reproductive age in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria: Findings from 2595 women.  Clinical Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine 2018;4(3):1-5. *Corresponding author (INDEXED: CrossRef) (UK)
  45. Eke G, Agala V, Adebiyi O, Ogu RN. Adolescents as our future and the Pattern of Violence Against Women and Girls: Experiences of the Rivers State Observatory. Obstetrics & Gynecology International Journal 2018;9(3):184-188 (*Corresponding author (INDEXED: CrossRef) (USA)
  46. Okonofua F, Ntoimo LFC, Ogu R, Galadanci H, Gana M, Adetoye D, et al. Assessing the knowledge and skills on emergency obstetric care among health providers: Implications for health systems strengthening in Nigeria. PLoS ONE 2019;14(4): e0213719. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213719(INDEXED: PubMed)(USA)
  47. Nyengidiki T, Inimgba N, Bassey G, Ogu R. Does introduction of user fees affect the utilization of cervical cancer screening services in Nigeria? Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice 2019; 22:745-9. (INDEXED: PubMed) (Nig)
  48. Okonofua, F.E., Ntoimo, L.F.C., Ogu, R., Galadanci H., Gana M., Durodola A., et al. Prevalence and determinants of stillbirth in Nigerian referral hospitals: A multicentre study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019;19(1):533. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-019-2682-z. (INDEXED: PubMed) (Uk)
  49. Ijeoma CC, Nyengidiki TK, Bassey G, Ogu RN, Alegbeleye JO, et al. Oral Clindamycin and Metronidazole in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis in pregnant black women: Comparison of efficacy and pregnancy outcome. Clin J Obstet Gynaecol. 2020; 3: 001-006. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.29328/journal.cjog.1001040. (INDEXED: CrossRef) (UK)
  50. Ogu, R. N., Maduka, O., Agala, V., Alamina, F., Adebiyi, O., Edewor, U., et al. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge Among Women of Reproductive Age in Southern Nigeria: Implications for Diabetes Education. International Quarterly of Community Health Education 2020;40(3): 177-183. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X19876526 (INDEXED: PubMed) (USA)
  51. Friday E. Okonofua, Lorretta Favour C. Ntoimo, Bola F. Ekezue, Victor Ohenhen, Kingsley Agholor, Brian Igboin, Kenneth Maduako, Wilson Imongan, Yagana Gidago, Hadiza Galadanci & Rosemary Ogu. Outcomes of a multifaceted intervention to improve maternal satisfaction with care in secondary hospitals in Nigeria, Global Health Action 2020;13:1, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2020.1856470
  52. Okonofua, F.E., Favour, L., Ntoimo, C., Ekezue, B. F., Ohenhen, V., Agholor, K., Igboin, B., Maduako, K., Imongan, W., Gidago, Y., Galadanci, H., Ogu, R. Outcome of multifaceted interventions for improving the quality of antenatal care in Nigerian referral hospitals Reproductive Health (2020) 17 (1), 1-11 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-020-00997-6
  53. R Ogu, O Maduka, F Alamina, O Adebiyi, V Agala, G Eke, I Porbeni, Mainstreaming youth-friendly health services into existing primary health care facilities: experiences from South-South Nigeria. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health 2020 32 (3)
  54. RN Ogu, O Maduka, V Agala, F Alamina, O Adebiyi, U Edewor, I Porbeni Gestational diabetes mellitus knowledge among women of reproductive age in southern Nigeria: Implications for diabetes education International Quarterly of Community Health Education (2020) 40 (3), 177-183 
  55. Kasso, T., Chibianotu, O., Ogu, R. Determinants of Disparity between Antenatal Bookings and Institutional Deliveries in Port Harcourt, Southern Nigeria. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research 2020; 32(1): 21-30. https://doi.org/10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i130346. (INDEXED: CrossRef) (UK)
  56. Ononuju CN, Ogu RN, Nyengidiki TK, Onwubuariri MI, Amadi SC, Ezeaku EC. Review of episiotomy and the effect of its risk factors on post-episiotomy complications at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Niger Med J 2020;61(2):96-101. (INDEXED: PubMed) (Nig).     
  57. SC Amadi, RN Ogu, EP Odum, JD Ojule, CE Enyindah, HAA Ugboma Effectiveness of glycated haemoglobin in the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus among pregnant women in Port Harcourt, Nigeria Nigerian Medical Journal (2021) 62 (4), 171-177     
  58. R Ogu, O Maduka, P Obuah, V Agala, U Edewor, F Alamina, O Adebiyi, Advocacy for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) Prevention & Care: Lessons Learnt from The Medical Women’s Association Of Nigeria (MWAN) Rivers State GDM Project; MWAN-WDF Journal of the Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (2021) 6 (1), 76
  59. COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative, Nepogodiev D, Simoes JF, Li E, Picciochi M, Glasbey JC, Baiocchi G,….. Ogu RN. Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia 2021 Jun;76(6):748-58.
  • Julius Sama Dohbit, Namanou Ines Emma Woks, Carlin Héméry Koudjine, Willy Tafen, Pascal Foumane, Assumpta Lucienne Bella, Rosemary Nkemdilim Ogu and Fru Fobuzshi Angwafo III. The increasing use of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist: lessons learned at the Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Cameroon. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2021) 21:497. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03966-4 (INDEXED: PubMed) (UK).
  • COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative. SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. Br J Surg. 2021;108(9):1056-1063. doi:10.1093/bjs/znab101