Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Pattinson, RC
BSc MBChB(Witwatersrand) MMed(OetG) MD(Stell) - Prof/Chief Specialist
NRF Rating: B3
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 373 0825
Fax number: 012 373 9031
E-mail address: rcpattin@kalafong.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Perinatology
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
The effect of Pretoria Pasteurisation on bacterial contamination of expressed breast milk
Saving babies: A Perinatal Care Survey of South Africa
Kangaroo Mother Care
Public-Private Partnership in Antenatal Care
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Lombaard HADT, Pattinson RC: 2009. Common errors and remedies in managing postpartum haemorrhage. Best Practice & Research in Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 23, pp 317-326, Full Text
Say L, Souza JP, Pattinson RC: 2009. Maternal near miss - towards a standard tool for monitoring quality of maternal health care. Best Practice & Research in Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 23, pp 287-296.
Pattinson RC: 2009. Near miss audit in obstetrics. Best Practice & Research in Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 23 (3) / Jun, pp 285-286, Full Text
Froen J.F, Pinar H, Flenady V, Bahrin S, Charles A, Chauke HL, Day K, Duke C.W, Facchinetti F, Fretts R, Gardener G, Gilshenan K, Gordijn S.J, Gordon A, Guyon G, Harrison C, Koshy R, Pattinson RC, Peterson K, Russell L, Saastad E, Smith CS, Torabi R: 2009. Causes of death and associated conditions (Codac) - a utilitarian approach to the classification of perinatal deaths. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 9 (22) / Jun, pp 1-12, Full Text
Flenady V, Froen J.F, Pinar H, Torabi R, Saastad E, Guyon G, Russell L, Charles A, Harrison C, Chauke HL, Pattinson RC, Koshy R, Bahrin S, Gardener G, Day K, Peterson K, Gordon A, Gilshenan K: 2009. An evaluation of classification systems for stillbirth. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 9 (24) / Jun, pp 1-21, Full Text
Pattinson RC, Say L, Souza JP, Van den Broek J, Rooney C: 2009. WHO maternal death and near-miss classifications. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 87 (10) / Oct, pp 733-804.
Pattinson RC, Kerber K, Waiswa P, Day L.T, Mussell F, Asiruddin S, Blencowe H, Lawn JE: 2009. Perinatal mortality audit: Counting, accountability, and oversoming challenges in scaling up in low - and middle-income countries. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 107 / Oct, pp s113-s122.
Lawn JE, Lee A, Kinney M, Sibley L, Carlo W, Paul V, Pattinson RC, Darmstadt GL: 2009. Two million intrapartum-related stillbirths and neonatal deaths : Where, why, and what can be done?. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 107 (1), p. 145.
Chopra M, Daviaud E, Pattinson RC, Fonn S, Lawn JE: 2009. Saving the lives of South Africa's mothers, babies, and children: Can the health system deliver?. Lancet, 374 / Sep, pp 835-846.
Frank K, Lombaard HADT, Pattinson RC: 2009. Does completion of the Essential Steps in Managing Obstetric Emergencies (ESMOE) training package result in improved knowledge and skills in managing obstetric emergencies?. South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 15 (3) / Oct, p. 94, Full Text
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