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Empowering Evidence-Based Medical Practice

Dr. Sharifah is a firm believer in evidence-based medical practice. To Dr. Sharifah, all patients’ treatment and care recommendations must be justified by good medical evidence. Dr. Sharifah is a researcher herself, especially in Cochrane systematic review. Dr. Sharifah has authored many publications in pregnancy and childbirth with the prestigious world research database, the Cochrane Collaboration. Please find out more about Dr. Sharifah’s research and publications and her medical affiliations.

Besides writing research and publication, Dr. Sharifah is one of the active women’s health educators for the paramedical groups and the public. She has delivered many women’s health issues at public forums and seminars across the Perak State and Johor Bahru.

  1. Long‐term pituitary down‐regulation before in vitro fertilization (IVF) for women with endometriosis: Cochrane Systematic Review 2006 https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD004635.pub2
  2. Ultrasound for diagnosis of birth weight discordance in twin pregnancies: Cochrane Systematic Review 2021 https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012553.pub2
  3. Predicting Risk Factors for Meconium Aspiration Syndrome in Pregnancy complicated by Meconium Stained Liqour
    Presented at the Ninth Malaysian Congress of Obstetrics & Gynecology, held from 10 – 13 June 1999 at Mutiara Beach Hotel, Penang.
  4. Analysis of the Adequacy of Cervical Smear. Are we in the right direction?
    Presented at the 10th Malaysian Congress of Obstetrics & Gynecology, held from 2 – 4 June 2000 at Sunway Lagoon Hotel, Subang Jaya.
  5. Gynecological presentations of Krukenberg Tumor. A review of six cases.
    Presented at the CME conference Hospital University Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM), held on 23rd March 2000.
  6. A Literature review and current opinion on Hormonal Replacement Therapy – Is it truly beneficial?
    Presented at CME conference at Taiping Hospital, held on 22nd December 2001
  7. The Risk and Outcome of Shoulder Dystocia. A case control study.
    Presented in the 12th Congress of the Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Malaysia (OGSM), held in Genting Highland on 29th May 2002.
  8. The Obstetrics Outcome of Induction of Labour Among Women with a Previous Scar.
    Presented in the 12th Congress of the Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Malaysia, held in Genting Highland on the 29th May 2002
  9. The outcome of adolescent pregnancy in Kuching Hospital, Sarawak
    Presented as poster presentation at the Royal College of Medicine Perak.
  10. Predicting Risk Factors of IntraUterine Growth Restriction in Pregnancy Complicated by Pre eclampsia
    Presented in the 12th Congress of the Obstetrical & Gynaecological Society of Malaysia, held in Genting Highland on the 30th May 2002.
  11. Published in The Malaysian Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Vol 8 No 8, in February 2005
    Diaphragmatic Hernia. An unusual cause of Postpartum Collapse. A case report.
    Presented in the 12th Congress of the Obstetrical & Gynecological Society of Malaysia, held in Genting Highland
  12. Published in the British Journal Obstetrics & Gynecology Vol 110, Issue 7, in July 2003
    Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura masquerading as HELLP syndrome: a diagnostic dilemma. Case report.
    Presented in the Clinical Pathological Conference in Ipoh Hospital on 24th June 2006
  13. Published in Malaysian Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology in Vol 8 No 12 issue Jan-June 2007
    Case report on various presentation of Adenoma Malignum of Uterine Cervix
    Presented at CME for doctors at KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospital on 27th Feb January 2013
  1. Evaluation of the trend of management practice and the outcomes of breech delivery after the emerging evidence that term breech is best delivered by cesarean section (Term Breech Trial 2001-2002)
    · Completed and presented at Seventh World Congress of Fetal Medicine in Sorrento, Rome, 26th – 28th June 2009]
  2. Separate care for new mother and infant for increasing the duration of breastfeeding – Cochrane Systematic Review
    · The review is published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012 Issue 3. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006641
  3. Avoidance of caffeine for improving the outcome of pregnancy – Cochrane Systematic Review
    · Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD006965. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006965
  4. Pacifier versus no pacifier for increasing duration of breastfeeding – Cochrane Systematic Review
    · The review is published in the Cochrane issue August 2011. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007202.pub3
  5. Anti-D administration after spontaneous miscarriage for preventing Rhesus alloimmunisation – Cochrane Systematic Review
    · The review is published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2013, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD009617. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009617.pub2