Dr Ursula Gazeley
Contact information
ursula.gazeley@ndph.ox.ac.uk
ursula.gazeley@demography.ox.ac.uk
Ursula Gazeley
BA, MSc, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher in Reproductive Demography
Ursula is a postdoctoral researcher in reproductive demography at the Demographic Science Unit. She is working with Dr. Joshua Wilde on the SEXRATIO project which investigates the effects of maternal stress on the sex ratio at birth.
Prior to joining Oxford Population Heath, Ursula completed her PhD at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, where her research focused on the measurement of maternal morbidity and mortality. She has also worked as a consultant for the World Health Organization’s Human Reproduction Programme on global estimates of maternal mortality and causes of maternal death.
Ursula also holds an MSc from the London School of Economics and a BA from the University of Oxford.
Recent publications
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The lifetime risk of maternal near miss morbidity in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America: a cross-country systematic analysis.
Journal article
Gazeley U. et al, (2024), Lancet Glob Health, 12, e1775 - e1784
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Postpartum recovery after severe maternal morbidity in Kilifi, Kenya: a grounded theory of recovery trajectories beyond 42 days.
Journal article
Gazeley U. et al, (2024), BMJ Glob Health, 9
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Lifetime risk of maternal near miss morbidity: a novel indicator of maternal health.
Journal article
Gazeley U. et al, (2024), Int J Epidemiol, 53
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mHealth interventions for postpartum family planning in LMICs: A realist review.
Journal article
Chandrasekar A. et al, (2024), PLOS Glob Public Health, 4
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Pregnancy-related mortality up to 1 year postpartum in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of verbal autopsy data from six countries.
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Gazeley U. et al, (2024), BJOG, 131, 163 - 174