Emeritus Professor

Articles in Learned Journals

ARTICLES IN LEARNED JOURNALS:

  1. Briggs, N.D. (1977) ‘retained Placenta – a comparison between “early” and “late” cases’, Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Developing Countries, Proceedings of An International Conference, Ibadan, Nigeria, 319-322.
  2. Adeboye, D.S., Briggs, N.D., Lister, U. (1979) ‘Cultural Examination of Female Outpatients in Zaria, Nigeria’, Nigerian Medical Journal 9, 675-678.
  3. Briggs, N.D. (1980) ‘Granulosa cell tumour of the ovary: a Nigerian experience’, West African Journal of Surgery, 4, 35-38.
  4. Briggs, N.D. (1981) ‘Engagement of the fetal head in the Negro Primigravidae’, British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 88, 1086-1089.
  5. Fleming, A.F., Briggs, N.D., Harrison, K.A. (1984) ‘Sickle cell trait and Malaria in Pregnancy’, Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 4, (2) 5-7.
  6. Fleming, A.F., Harrison, K.A., Briggs, N.D., Attai, E.D.E., Chatoura, G.B.S., Akintunde, E.A. and Shah, N. (1984) ‘Anaemia in Young Primigravidae in the Guinea Savannah of Nigeria: Sickle Cell Trait Gives Partial Protection Against Malaria’, Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 78, 395-404.
  7. Briggs, N.D. (1984) ‘Carcinoma of the Cervix Coexisting with Carcinoma of the Corpus’, West Africa Journal of Medicine, 3, 277-280.
  8. Harrison, K.A., in collaboration with Rossiter, C.E., Chong, H., Lister, U.G., Bano, Q., Briggs, N.D., Ewempu, C.C. and Member, M.T. (1985) ‘Antenatal care, formal education and childbearing’, in Harrison, K.A. ‘Childbearing, Health and Social Priorities: A Survey of 22774 Consecutive Hospital Births in Zaria, Northern Nigeria’, British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 92, Supplement number 5, 14-22.
  9. Harrison, K.A., in collaboration with Rossiter, C.E., Chong, H., Lister, U.G., Bano, Q., Briggs, N.D., Ekwempu, C.C. and Memberr, M.T. (1985) ‘The influence of maternal age and parity on childbearing with special reference to primigravidae aged 15 years and under’, in Harrison, K.A. ‘Childbearing, Health and Social Priorities: A Survey of 22774 Consecutive Hospital Births in Zaria, Northern Nigeria’, British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 92, Supplement number 5, 23-31.
  10. Harrison, K.A., in collaboration with Fleming, A.F., Briggs, N.D., Rossiter, C.E. (1985) ‘Growth during pregnancy in Nigerian teenage primigravidae’, in Harrison, K.A. ‘Childbearing, Health and Social Priorities: A Survey of 22774 Consecutive Hospital Births in Zaria, Northern Nigeria’ British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 92, Supplement number 5, 32-39.
  11. Fleming, A., Harrison, K.A., Briggs, N.D. (1986) ‘The Prevention of Anaemia in Pregnancy in Primigravidae in the Guinea Savannah of Nigeria’ Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 80, 2, 211-233.
  12. Briggs, N.D. (1988) ‘Maternal death in booked and unbooked patients: University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital Experience’, Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Special Edition, 1, 26-29.
  13. Harrison, K.A., Briggs, N.D., John, C.T., Memberr, M.T.B. and Lololmari, D. O. (1988) ‘Growth during early teenage pregnancy’, The Lancet,8596, 1, 1226-1227.
  14. Brambiafa, N., Briggs, N.D. (1988) ‘Role of the Prostaglandin F2 alpha in Corpus Luteum Regression’, Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of East and Central Africa 7, 31-33.
  15. Briggs, N.D., Katchy, K.C. (1988) ‘Brenner Tumour as encountered in a Southern Nigerian Hospital’, International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 27, 312-314.
  16. Briggs, N.D. (1989) ‘Outcome of labour in occipito posterior positions in an African population’, British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 10, 1234-1236.
  17. Briggs, N.D., Katchy, K.C. (1990) ‘Pattern of Primary Gynaecological Malignancies as seen in a tertiary Nigerian hospital’, International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 31, 157.
  18. Briggs N.D. (1990) ‘Does Contracted pelvis cause malposition?’, African Journal of medicine and Medical Sciences 6; 234-237.
  19. Briggs, N.D. (1990) ‘Pelvic measurements of Northern Nigerian Women’, Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 10, 24-27
  20. Briggs, N.D. and Oruamabo, R.S. (1991) ‘Technology free Obstetrics’, The Lancet, 337, 553.
  21. Harrison, K.A., Briggs, N.D. and Oruamabo, R.S. (1991) ‘Technology free Obstetrics’, The Lancet, 338-383.
  22. Briggs, N.D. (1991) ‘Safe Motherhood Initiative Nigeria’, The Lancet, 338, 504.
  23. Ogunbode, O., Otubu, J.A.M., Briggs, N.D., and Adeleye, J.A. (1992) ‘Chemiron- A new hematinic preparation. How effective during pregnancy?’, Current Therapeutic Research, 51, 1, 163-173.
  24. Briggs, N.D. (1992) ‘Nigeria Safe Motherhood Initiative’, Contemporary Reviews in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 4, 127-131.
  25. Briggs, ND (1993) Maternal Health. Illiteracy and maternal Health: educate or die. The Lancet. Editorial Commentary. 341, 1063-1064.
  26. Briggs, ND., John, CT., and Ufomadu, L. (1993) “Is Fibroid familial” Tropical Doctor. 10. 181.
  27. Briggs ND (1994) “Long-term use of the Lippes Loop. Experience of a Nigerian Teaching Hospital”. Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 6, 14-15
  28. Briggs ND (1994) “Common Gynaecological Tumours” Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 6, 27-31
  29. Loretta Brabin, Julia Kemp, Orikomaba K Obunge, John Ikimalo, Nicola Dollimore, Ngozi N Odu, C. Anthony Hart, Nimi D. Briggs (1995). “Reproductive tract infections and abortions among adolescent girls in rural Nigeria”. The Lancet 345. (4) 300-304.
  30. Loretta Brabin, Julia Kemp, Sheila Maxwell, John Ikimalo, Orikomabe Obunge and Nimi D Briggs (1995). “Protecting adolescent girls against tetanus”. BMJ 311: 73-4.
  31. L Brabin, J Ikimalo, N Dollimore, J Kemp, C Ikokwu-Wonodi, S Babatunde, O Obunge and N Briggs (1997). “How do they grow? A study of South – eastern Nigerian adolescent girls”. Acta Paediatrica Scandinivica 86:1114-20
  32. Fiona Barr, Loretta Brabin, Shola Agbaje, Fiekumo Buseri, John Ikimalo and Nimi Briggs (1998). Reducing iron deficiency anaemia due to heavy menstrual blood loss in Nigerian rural adolescents. Public Health 1 (4), 249-257.
  33. J. Ikimalo, OK Obunge, S Babatunde, C Ikokwu-Wonodi, ND Briggs, J Kemp, N Dollimore, L Brabin, O Agbaje and CA Hart (1999). “Sexually Transmitted infections among Nigerian adolescents school girls”. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 75, (2) p.121.
  34. Brabin, B.J., Agbaje, Sof., Ahmed, Y., and Briggs, ND. (1999). A birthweight normogram for Africa, as a malaria-control indicator. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 93, S43-S57.
  35. Loretta Brabin, Gambriella Fazio- Terrozo, Shagiba Shakid, Olorunsola Agbaje, Stella Maxwell, Bobin Broadhead, Nimi Briggs, Benard Brabin. Tetanus Antibody Levels among adolescent girls in developing countries. The Transactions of the Royal Scociety of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Vol. 94, Issue 4, Pages 455-459. July 2000.
  36. Morton Beiser, Owens Wiwa, Sylvia Adebajo. Human initiated disaster, Social disorganization and post-traumatic stress disorder above Nigeria’s oil basins. Social Science and Medicine 71 (2010) 221-227. My contribution to this original research work was acknowledged.
  37. OK Obunge, L Brabin, N Dollimore, J Kemp, C Ikokwu Wonodi, S Babatunde, S White,
  38. ND Briggs and CA Hart. A flowchart for Managing Sexually Transmitted Infections among Nigerian adolescent females. Bulletin of WHO, 2001, 79: 301-305
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Member, Court of Governors, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, October 2015 for four years.

 

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