Dr Sarah Donald
| Position | Lecturer, PhD student |
|---|---|
| Department | Department of Preventive and Social Medicine (Dunedin) |
| Qualifications | MSc MBChB MPH FNZCPHM |
| Research summary | Medicine utilisation and safety during pregnancy |
Research
Sarah completed her medical degree at the University of Otago, Dunedin. After several years of clinical work she undertook the Public Health Medicine training programme, gaining her Fellowship in 2016. Her current research focus is prescription medicine use during pregnancy, including describing patterns of use and investigating safety issues. Sarah is a member of the Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network Core Academic Group. Her other research interests include promoting healthy weight gain during pregnancy.
Publications
Donald, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., & Parkin, L. (2021). Antidepressant dispensing before, during, and after pregnancy in New Zealand, 2005-2014. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 61, 837-845. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13352
Donald, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., & Parkin, L. (2020). Patterns of prescription medicine dispensing before and during pregnancy in New Zealand, 2005-2015. PLoS ONE, 15(6), e0234153. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234153
Donald, S., Sharples, K., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., & Parkin, L. (2020). Prescription medicines with potential for foetal harm: Dispensing before and during pregnancy in New Zealand, 2005-2015. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 76, 887-896. doi: 10.1007/s00228-020-02868-2
Donald, S., Barson, D., Horsburgh, S., Sharples, K., & Parkin, L. (2018). Generation of a pregnancy cohort for medicine utilisation and medicine safety studies in New Zealand. Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety, 27, 1335-1343. doi: 10.1002/pds.4671
Schultz, M., Davidson, A., Donald, S., Targonska, B., Turnbull, A., Weggery, S. E., Livingstone, V., & Dockerty, J. D. (2009). Gastroenterology service in a teaching hospital in rural New Zealand, 1991-2003. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 15(5), 583-590. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.583
