Nafisa Dajani

Researcher

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

13 h-index 40 pubs 501 cited

Research Areas

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Child and Adolescent Health Health disparities and outcomes Diet and metabolism studies Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

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Nafisa Dajani's research focuses on maternal and fetal health, particularly in pregnancies complicated by conditions such as diabetes and polyhydramnios. Her work includes investigating the risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes, including fetal demise and cesarean delivery, in mothers with pregestational diabetes. Dajani also studies the association between inflammatory markers and fetal brain activity, as well as rare occurrences like fetal intracranial hemorrhage in relation to maternal coagulopathy. Her publications also address gastrointestinal cancers during pregnancy and interventions for nutrition in pregnant individuals with diabetes, including the implementation of postpartum glucose testing protocols.

Dajani has published 40 papers, with an h-index of 13 and over 500 citations. She collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Everett F. Magann, Nirvana Manning, Megan Pagan, and Hari Eswaran, with whom she shares multiple publications. Her recent activity indicates ongoing engagement in these research areas.

Metrics

  • h-index: 13
  • Publications: 40
  • Citations: 501

Selected Publications

  • Risk Factors for a Primary Cesarean Delivery in Pregnancies Complicated by Pregestational Diabetes (2026) DOI
  • Implementation of an Order Set Prior to Delivery Discharge for Postpartum Glucose Testing in Gestational Diabetes: Gaps in Follow-Up and Opportunities for Improvement (2025) DOI
  • Lifestyle Modifications Prior to Pregnancy and Their Impact on Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes: A Review (2025) DOI
  • Gastric and Esophageal Cancer in Pregnancy: A Review (2024) DOI
  • Maternal hemoglobin A1c and left ventricular hypertrophy in infants of mothers with pre-gestational diabetes (2024) DOI
  • Correlating maternal and cord-blood inflammatory markers and BDNF with human fetal brain activity recorded by magnetoencephalography: An exploratory study (2024) DOI
  • Title: Is Mild Idiopathic Polyhydramnios Associated with an Increased Risk for an Intrauterine Fetal Demise? A Retrospective Cohort Study (2023) DOI
  • Fetal intracranial hemorrhage associated with maternal coagulopathy and vitamin K deficiency after biliary drain placement: A case report and literature review (2021) DOI

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Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Everett F. Magann University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Nirvana Manning University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Megan Pagan University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Hari Eswaran University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Diana Escalona‐Vargas University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Eric R. Siegel University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Luis Mercado University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Shannon Rose University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication

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