Overview
Overview
I currently hold two roles with the University.
- I am a Research associate in the Department of Child Health in the School of Medicine. I research the associate of early life events such as premature birth on later outcomes. In addition, I am involved in a large questionnaire follow up study.
- I am an Assistant Systematic Reviewer for the Specialist Unit for Review Evidence (SURE). I have experience in protocol and search development, systematic literature searching, critical appraisal, data extraction and meta-analyses. I am currently working with Cedar.
Publication
2025
- Beaven, M. L. et al., 2025. Physiological responses to exercise in survivors of preterm birth: a meta-analysis. European Respiratory Review 34 (176) 240163. (10.1183/16000617.0163-2024)
- Duijts, L. et al., 2025. Management of prematurity-associated lung disease from infancy through to adulthood. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (10.1016/S2213-2600(25)00369-8)
- Gibbons, J. T. et al., 2025. Lung volumes, gas transfer and oscillometry after preterm birth: systematic review and meta-analysis. European Respiratory Review 34 (176) 240151. (10.1183/16000617.0151-2024)
- Waldron, C. et al. 2025. Effectiveness of biomarker-guided duration of antibiotic treatment in children hospitalised with confirmed or suspected bacterial infection: the BATCH RCT. Health Technology Assessment 29 (16)(10.3310/MBVA3675)
- Waldron, C. et al. 2025. Procalcitonin-guided duration of antibiotic treatment in children hospitalised with confirmed or suspected bacterial infection in the UK (BATCH): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, two-arm, individually randomised, controlled trial. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 9 (2), pp.121-130. (10.1016/S2352-4642(24)00306-7)
2024
- Course, C. W. , Kotecha, S. J. and Kotecha, S. 2024. Evolving treatment for prematurity-associated lung disease. Translational Pediatrics 13 (1), pp.1-5. (10.21037/tp-23-505)
- Course, C. W. et al. 2024. Similarities of metabolomic disturbances in prematurity-associated obstructive lung disease to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Scientific Reports 14 (1) 23294. (10.1038/s41598-024-73704-1)
- Elsmore, A. et al., 2024. The OBS UK Dashboard: an interactive tool for representative trial site selection to facilitate equality and diversity in maternity research. Trials 25 629. (10.1186/s13063-024-08487-x)
- Taylor, R. et al., 2024. Low circulatory levels of total cholesterol, HDL-C and LDL-C are associated with death of patients with sepsis and critical illness: systematic review, meta-analysis, and perspective of observational studies. EBioMedicine 100 104981. (10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.104981)
- Watkins, W. J. et al. 2024. Impact of ambient air pollution on lung function in preterm-born school-aged children. Thorax 79 (6), pp.553-563. (10.1136/thorax-2023-220233)
2023
- Course, C. W. et al. 2023. Association of gestation and fetal growth restriction on cardiovascular health in preterm-born children. Journal of Pediatrics 255 , pp.42-49. (10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.09.057)
- Course, C. W. et al. 2023. Characterizing the urinary proteome of prematurity-associated lung disease in school-aged children. Respiratory Research 24 191. (10.1186/s12931-023-02494-3)
- Course, C. W. et al. 2023. Evidence of abnormality in glutathione metabolism in the airways of preterm born children with a history of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Scientific Reports 13 (1) 19465. (10.1038/s41598-023-46499-w)
- Course, C. W. et al. 2023. Modulation of pulmonary desmosomes by inhaler therapy in preterm-born children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Scientific Reports 13 7330. (10.1038/s41598-023-34233-5)
- Cousins, M. et al. 2023. Characterising airway obstructive, dysanaptic and PRISm phenotypes of prematurity-associated lung disease. Thorax 78 (9), pp.895-903. (10.1136/thorax-2022-219301)
- Gibbons, J. T. et al., 2023. Increasing airway obstruction through life following bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a meta-analysis. ERJ Open Research 9 (3) 00046-2023. (10.1183/23120541.00046-2023)
- Isaac, T. C. et al., 2023. Measuring the impact of deprivation on learning difficulties and behaviour among infants born preterm: A cohort study. Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 16 (3), pp.411-421. (10.3233/NPM-221151)
- Jee, G. et al., 2023. Early childhood parent-reported speech problems in small and large for gestational age term-born and preterm-born infants: a cohort study. BMJ Open 13 (4) e065587. (10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065587)
- Kotecha, E. et al. 2023. Association of early and current life factors with telomere length in preterm-born children. PLoS ONE 18 (11) e0293589. (10.1371/journal.pone.0293589)
- Oruganti, S. et al., 2023. Immune and metabolic markers for identifying and investigating severe Coronavirus disease and Sepsis in children and young people (pSeP/COVID ChYP study): protocol for a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open 13 e067002. (10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067002)
2022
- Hart, K. et al. 2022. Association of early life factors with prematurity-associated lung disease: prospective cohort study. European Respiratory Journal 59 (5) 2101766. (10.1183/13993003.01766-2021)
- Kotecha, E. et al. 2022. Telomere length in preterm-born children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Presented at: ERS International Congress Barcelona, Spain 4-6 September 2022. Vol. 60.Vol. S66. European Respiratory Society. , pp.1292. (10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1292)
- Kotecha, S. et al. 2022. Effect of IUGR and catch-up growth on later lung function in preterm children: prospective cohort study. Presented at: ERS International Congress Barcelona, Spain 4-6 September 2022. Vol. 60.Vol. S66. European Respiratory Society. , pp.1186. (10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1186)
- Kotecha, S. et al. 2022. Systematic review and meta-analysis of FEV1 in preterm born children. Presented at: ERS International Congress Barcelona, Spain 4-6 September 2022. Vol. 60.Vol. S66. European Respiratory Society. , pp.1172. (10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1172)
- Kotecha, S. et al. 2022. Association of early life factors with prematurity-associated lung disease : prospective cohort study. Presented at: ERS International Congress Barcelona, Spain 4-6 September 2022. Vol. 60.Vol. S66. European Respiratory Society. , pp.1183. (10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1183)
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2022. Follow-up study of infants recruited to the randomised, placebo-controlled trial of azithromycin for the prevention of chronic lung disease of prematurity in preterm infants: study protocol for the AZTEC-FU study. Trials 23 796. (10.1186/s13063-022-06730-x)
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2022. Geographical differences and temporal improvements in forced expiratory volume in 1 second of preterm-born children. JAMA Pediatrics 176 (9), pp.867-877. (10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.1990)
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2022. Establishing paediatric ward high-flow nasal cannula usage for infants with bronchiolitis. Acta Pædiatrica 111 (3), pp.638-639. (10.1111/apa.15527)
2021
- Bailey, H. D. et al., 2021. Comparison of stillbirth trends over two decades in Wales and Western Australia using pooled routinely collected health data: international retrospective cohort study. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 35 (3), pp.302-314. (10.1111/ppe.12739)
- Dafydd, C. et al., 2021. Efficacy and safety of high flow nasal oxygen for children with bronchiolitis: Systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open Respiratory Research 8 (1) e000844. (10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000844)
2020
- Beaumont, R. N. et al., 2020. Common maternal and fetal genetic variants show expected polygenic effects on risk of small- or large-for-gestational-age (SGA or LGA), except in the smallest 3% of babies.. PLoS Genetics 16 (12) e1009191. (10.1371/journal.pgen.1009191)
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2020. The effect of catch-up growth in the first year of life on later wheezing phenotypes. European Respiratory Journal 55 (6) 2000884. (10.1183/13993003.00884-2020)
2019
- Course, C. W. , Kotecha, S. and Kotecha, S. J. 2019. Fractional exhaled nitric oxide in preterm-born subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatric Pulmonology 54 (5), pp.595-601. (10.1002/ppul.24270)
- Kotecha, S. , Course, C. and Kotecha, S. 2019. Fractional exhaled nitric oxide in preterm-born subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Presented at: European Respiratory Society International Congress 2018 Paris, France 15-19 September 2018. Vol. 54.Vol. Supple. European Respiratory Society. (10.1183/13993003.congress-2019.PA1024)
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2019. Comparison of the associations of early-life factors on wheezing phenotypes in preterm-born children and term-born children. American Journal of Epidemiology 188 (3), pp.527-536. (10.1093/aje/kwy268)
2018
- Kotecha, S. et al. 2018. Bronchial hyper-responsiveness in preterm-born subjects: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 29 (7), pp.715-725. (10.1111/pai.12957)
- Kotecha, S. , Lowe, J. and Kotecha, S. 2018. Effect of foetal and infant growth and body composition on respiratory outcomes in preterm-born children. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 28 , pp.55-62. (10.1016/j.prrv.2017.12.001)
- Kotecha, S. et al. 2018. Association of early life factors with wheezing phenotypes in preterm-born children compared to term-born children. European Respiratory Journal 52 (Sup. 6) OA3306. (10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.OA3306)
- Kotecha, S. J. , Lowe, J. and Kotecha, S. 2018. Does the sex of the preterm baby affect respiratory outcomes?. Breathe 14 (2), pp.100-107. (10.1183/20734735.017218)
2017
- Kotecha, S. J. , Chakraborty, M. and Kotecha, S. 2017. Nasal continuous positive airway pressure outperforms heated high-flow nasal cannula therapy as primary respiratory therapy in preterm infants. Evidence-Based Medicine 22 (2), pp.63. (10.1136/ebmed-2016-110618)
- Lowe, J. et al. 2017. Physical activity outcomes following preterm birth. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 22 , pp.76-82. (10.1016/j.prrv.2016.08.012)
2016
- Edwards, M. et al. 2016. Management of prematurity-associated wheeze and its association with atopy. PLoS ONE 11 (5) e0155695. (10.1371/journal.pone.0155695)
- Kotecha, S. et al. 2016. Effect of early-term birth on respiratory symptoms and lung function in childhood and adolescence. Pediatric Pulmonology 51 (11), pp.1212-1221. (10.1002/ppul.23448)
- Kotecha, S. J. , Gallacher, D. J. and Kotecha, S. 2016. The respiratory consequences of early-term birth and delivery by caesarean sections. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 19 , pp.49-55. (10.1016/j.prrv.2015.12.002)
- Lowe, J. et al. 2016. Physical activity and sedentary behavior in preterm-born 7-year old children. PLoS ONE 11 (5) e0155229. (10.1371/journal.pone.0155229)
- Watkins, W. J. , Kotecha, S. and Kotecha, S. 2016. All-cause mortality of low birthweight infants in infancy, childhood, and adolescence: population study of England and Wales. PLOS MEDICINE 13 (5) e1002018. (10.1371/journal.pmed.1002018)
2015
- Edwards, M. et al. 2015. Effect of preterm birth on exercise capacity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatric Pulmonology 50 (3), pp.293-301. (10.1002/ppul.23117)
- Kotecha, S. et al. 2015. Effect of bronchodilators on forced expiratory volume in 1 s in preterm-born participants aged 5 and over: a sytematic review. Neonatology 107 (3), pp.231-240. (10.1159/000371539)
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2015. The effect of birth weight on lung spirometry in white, school-aged children and adolescents born at term: a longitudinal population based observational cohort study. The Journal of Pediatrics 166 (5), pp.1163-1167. (10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.01.002)
- Lowe, J. et al. 2015. Physical activity in school-age children born preterm. The Journal of Pediatrics 166 (4), pp.877-883. (10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.12.013)
2014
- Edwards, M. et al. 2014. Higher systolic blood pressure with normal vascular function measurements in preterm-born children. Acta Paediatrica 103 (9), pp.904-912. (10.1111/apa.12699)
- Joshi, S. et al., 2014. Cardiovascular function in children who had chronic lung disease of prematurity. Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition 99 (5), pp.F373-F379. (10.1136/archdischild-2013-305185)
- Lowe, J. et al. 2014. Association between pulmonary Ureaplasma colonization and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants: updated systematic review and meta-analysis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 33 (7), pp.697-702. (10.1097/INF.0000000000000239)
2013
- Edwards, M. , Kotecha, S. J. and Kotecha, S. 2013. Respiratory distress of the term newborn infant. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 14 (1), pp.29-37. (10.1016/j.prrv.2012.02.002)
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2013. Effect of preterm birth on later FEV1: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Thorax 68 (8), pp.760-766. (10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-203079)
2012
- Kotecha, S. and Kotecha, S. J. 2012. Long term respiratory outcomes of perinatal lung disease [Editorial]. Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 17 (2), pp.65-66. (10.1016/j.siny.2012.01.001)
2011
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2011. Effect of late preterm birth on longitudinal lung spirometry in school age children and adolescents. Thorax 67 (1), pp.54-61. (10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200329)
2010
- Kotecha, S. et al. 2010. An analysis of the effect of intrauterine growth retardation on spirometric lung function measures of 8-year-old children [Abstract]. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 64 (Supp 1), pp.A24. (10.1136/jech.2010.120956.60)
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2010. Spirometric lung function in school-age children: Effect of intrauterine growth retardation and catch-up growth. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 181 (9), pp.969-974. (10.1164/rccm.200906-0897OC)
Articles
- Bailey, H. D. et al., 2021. Comparison of stillbirth trends over two decades in Wales and Western Australia using pooled routinely collected health data: international retrospective cohort study. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 35 (3), pp.302-314. (10.1111/ppe.12739)
- Beaumont, R. N. et al., 2020. Common maternal and fetal genetic variants show expected polygenic effects on risk of small- or large-for-gestational-age (SGA or LGA), except in the smallest 3% of babies.. PLoS Genetics 16 (12) e1009191. (10.1371/journal.pgen.1009191)
- Beaven, M. L. et al., 2025. Physiological responses to exercise in survivors of preterm birth: a meta-analysis. European Respiratory Review 34 (176) 240163. (10.1183/16000617.0163-2024)
- Course, C. W. , Kotecha, S. and Kotecha, S. J. 2019. Fractional exhaled nitric oxide in preterm-born subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatric Pulmonology 54 (5), pp.595-601. (10.1002/ppul.24270)
- Course, C. W. et al. 2023. Association of gestation and fetal growth restriction on cardiovascular health in preterm-born children. Journal of Pediatrics 255 , pp.42-49. (10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.09.057)
- Course, C. W. , Kotecha, S. J. and Kotecha, S. 2024. Evolving treatment for prematurity-associated lung disease. Translational Pediatrics 13 (1), pp.1-5. (10.21037/tp-23-505)
- Course, C. W. et al. 2023. Characterizing the urinary proteome of prematurity-associated lung disease in school-aged children. Respiratory Research 24 191. (10.1186/s12931-023-02494-3)
- Course, C. W. et al. 2023. Evidence of abnormality in glutathione metabolism in the airways of preterm born children with a history of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Scientific Reports 13 (1) 19465. (10.1038/s41598-023-46499-w)
- Course, C. W. et al. 2023. Modulation of pulmonary desmosomes by inhaler therapy in preterm-born children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Scientific Reports 13 7330. (10.1038/s41598-023-34233-5)
- Course, C. W. et al. 2024. Similarities of metabolomic disturbances in prematurity-associated obstructive lung disease to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Scientific Reports 14 (1) 23294. (10.1038/s41598-024-73704-1)
- Cousins, M. et al. 2023. Characterising airway obstructive, dysanaptic and PRISm phenotypes of prematurity-associated lung disease. Thorax 78 (9), pp.895-903. (10.1136/thorax-2022-219301)
- Dafydd, C. et al., 2021. Efficacy and safety of high flow nasal oxygen for children with bronchiolitis: Systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open Respiratory Research 8 (1) e000844. (10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000844)
- Duijts, L. et al., 2025. Management of prematurity-associated lung disease from infancy through to adulthood. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (10.1016/S2213-2600(25)00369-8)
- Edwards, M. et al. 2015. Effect of preterm birth on exercise capacity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatric Pulmonology 50 (3), pp.293-301. (10.1002/ppul.23117)
- Edwards, M. , Kotecha, S. J. and Kotecha, S. 2013. Respiratory distress of the term newborn infant. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 14 (1), pp.29-37. (10.1016/j.prrv.2012.02.002)
- Edwards, M. et al. 2016. Management of prematurity-associated wheeze and its association with atopy. PLoS ONE 11 (5) e0155695. (10.1371/journal.pone.0155695)
- Edwards, M. et al. 2014. Higher systolic blood pressure with normal vascular function measurements in preterm-born children. Acta Paediatrica 103 (9), pp.904-912. (10.1111/apa.12699)
- Elsmore, A. et al., 2024. The OBS UK Dashboard: an interactive tool for representative trial site selection to facilitate equality and diversity in maternity research. Trials 25 629. (10.1186/s13063-024-08487-x)
- Gibbons, J. T. et al., 2025. Lung volumes, gas transfer and oscillometry after preterm birth: systematic review and meta-analysis. European Respiratory Review 34 (176) 240151. (10.1183/16000617.0151-2024)
- Gibbons, J. T. et al., 2023. Increasing airway obstruction through life following bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a meta-analysis. ERJ Open Research 9 (3) 00046-2023. (10.1183/23120541.00046-2023)
- Hart, K. et al. 2022. Association of early life factors with prematurity-associated lung disease: prospective cohort study. European Respiratory Journal 59 (5) 2101766. (10.1183/13993003.01766-2021)
- Isaac, T. C. et al., 2023. Measuring the impact of deprivation on learning difficulties and behaviour among infants born preterm: A cohort study. Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 16 (3), pp.411-421. (10.3233/NPM-221151)
- Jee, G. et al., 2023. Early childhood parent-reported speech problems in small and large for gestational age term-born and preterm-born infants: a cohort study. BMJ Open 13 (4) e065587. (10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065587)
- Joshi, S. et al., 2014. Cardiovascular function in children who had chronic lung disease of prematurity. Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition 99 (5), pp.F373-F379. (10.1136/archdischild-2013-305185)
- Kotecha, E. et al. 2023. Association of early and current life factors with telomere length in preterm-born children. PLoS ONE 18 (11) e0293589. (10.1371/journal.pone.0293589)
- Kotecha, S. et al. 2018. Bronchial hyper-responsiveness in preterm-born subjects: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 29 (7), pp.715-725. (10.1111/pai.12957)
- Kotecha, S. and Kotecha, S. J. 2012. Long term respiratory outcomes of perinatal lung disease [Editorial]. Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 17 (2), pp.65-66. (10.1016/j.siny.2012.01.001)
- Kotecha, S. et al. 2010. An analysis of the effect of intrauterine growth retardation on spirometric lung function measures of 8-year-old children [Abstract]. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 64 (Supp 1), pp.A24. (10.1136/jech.2010.120956.60)
- Kotecha, S. et al. 2015. Effect of bronchodilators on forced expiratory volume in 1 s in preterm-born participants aged 5 and over: a sytematic review. Neonatology 107 (3), pp.231-240. (10.1159/000371539)
- Kotecha, S. , Lowe, J. and Kotecha, S. 2018. Effect of foetal and infant growth and body composition on respiratory outcomes in preterm-born children. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 28 , pp.55-62. (10.1016/j.prrv.2017.12.001)
- Kotecha, S. et al. 2018. Association of early life factors with wheezing phenotypes in preterm-born children compared to term-born children. European Respiratory Journal 52 (Sup. 6) OA3306. (10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.OA3306)
- Kotecha, S. et al. 2016. Effect of early-term birth on respiratory symptoms and lung function in childhood and adolescence. Pediatric Pulmonology 51 (11), pp.1212-1221. (10.1002/ppul.23448)
- Kotecha, S. J. , Chakraborty, M. and Kotecha, S. 2017. Nasal continuous positive airway pressure outperforms heated high-flow nasal cannula therapy as primary respiratory therapy in preterm infants. Evidence-Based Medicine 22 (2), pp.63. (10.1136/ebmed-2016-110618)
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2022. Follow-up study of infants recruited to the randomised, placebo-controlled trial of azithromycin for the prevention of chronic lung disease of prematurity in preterm infants: study protocol for the AZTEC-FU study. Trials 23 796. (10.1186/s13063-022-06730-x)
- Kotecha, S. J. , Gallacher, D. J. and Kotecha, S. 2016. The respiratory consequences of early-term birth and delivery by caesarean sections. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 19 , pp.49-55. (10.1016/j.prrv.2015.12.002)
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2022. Geographical differences and temporal improvements in forced expiratory volume in 1 second of preterm-born children. JAMA Pediatrics 176 (9), pp.867-877. (10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.1990)
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2020. The effect of catch-up growth in the first year of life on later wheezing phenotypes. European Respiratory Journal 55 (6) 2000884. (10.1183/13993003.00884-2020)
- Kotecha, S. J. , Lowe, J. and Kotecha, S. 2018. Does the sex of the preterm baby affect respiratory outcomes?. Breathe 14 (2), pp.100-107. (10.1183/20734735.017218)
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2022. Establishing paediatric ward high-flow nasal cannula usage for infants with bronchiolitis. Acta Pædiatrica 111 (3), pp.638-639. (10.1111/apa.15527)
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2019. Comparison of the associations of early-life factors on wheezing phenotypes in preterm-born children and term-born children. American Journal of Epidemiology 188 (3), pp.527-536. (10.1093/aje/kwy268)
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2013. Effect of preterm birth on later FEV1: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Thorax 68 (8), pp.760-766. (10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-203079)
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2015. The effect of birth weight on lung spirometry in white, school-aged children and adolescents born at term: a longitudinal population based observational cohort study. The Journal of Pediatrics 166 (5), pp.1163-1167. (10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.01.002)
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2010. Spirometric lung function in school-age children: Effect of intrauterine growth retardation and catch-up growth. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 181 (9), pp.969-974. (10.1164/rccm.200906-0897OC)
- Kotecha, S. J. et al. 2011. Effect of late preterm birth on longitudinal lung spirometry in school age children and adolescents. Thorax 67 (1), pp.54-61. (10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200329)
- Lowe, J. et al. 2017. Physical activity outcomes following preterm birth. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 22 , pp.76-82. (10.1016/j.prrv.2016.08.012)
- Lowe, J. et al. 2014. Association between pulmonary Ureaplasma colonization and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants: updated systematic review and meta-analysis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 33 (7), pp.697-702. (10.1097/INF.0000000000000239)
- Lowe, J. et al. 2015. Physical activity in school-age children born preterm. The Journal of Pediatrics 166 (4), pp.877-883. (10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.12.013)
- Lowe, J. et al. 2016. Physical activity and sedentary behavior in preterm-born 7-year old children. PLoS ONE 11 (5) e0155229. (10.1371/journal.pone.0155229)
- Oruganti, S. et al., 2023. Immune and metabolic markers for identifying and investigating severe Coronavirus disease and Sepsis in children and young people (pSeP/COVID ChYP study): protocol for a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open 13 e067002. (10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067002)
- Taylor, R. et al., 2024. Low circulatory levels of total cholesterol, HDL-C and LDL-C are associated with death of patients with sepsis and critical illness: systematic review, meta-analysis, and perspective of observational studies. EBioMedicine 100 104981. (10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.104981)
- Waldron, C. et al. 2025. Effectiveness of biomarker-guided duration of antibiotic treatment in children hospitalised with confirmed or suspected bacterial infection: the BATCH RCT. Health Technology Assessment 29 (16)(10.3310/MBVA3675)
- Waldron, C. et al. 2025. Procalcitonin-guided duration of antibiotic treatment in children hospitalised with confirmed or suspected bacterial infection in the UK (BATCH): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, two-arm, individually randomised, controlled trial. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 9 (2), pp.121-130. (10.1016/S2352-4642(24)00306-7)
- Watkins, W. J. , Kotecha, S. and Kotecha, S. 2016. All-cause mortality of low birthweight infants in infancy, childhood, and adolescence: population study of England and Wales. PLOS MEDICINE 13 (5) e1002018. (10.1371/journal.pmed.1002018)
- Watkins, W. J. et al. 2024. Impact of ambient air pollution on lung function in preterm-born school-aged children. Thorax 79 (6), pp.553-563. (10.1136/thorax-2023-220233)
Conferences
- Kotecha, E. et al. 2022. Telomere length in preterm-born children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Presented at: ERS International Congress Barcelona, Spain 4-6 September 2022. Vol. 60.Vol. S66. European Respiratory Society. , pp.1292. (10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1292)
- Kotecha, S. et al. 2022. Effect of IUGR and catch-up growth on later lung function in preterm children: prospective cohort study. Presented at: ERS International Congress Barcelona, Spain 4-6 September 2022. Vol. 60.Vol. S66. European Respiratory Society. , pp.1186. (10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1186)
- Kotecha, S. et al. 2022. Systematic review and meta-analysis of FEV1 in preterm born children. Presented at: ERS International Congress Barcelona, Spain 4-6 September 2022. Vol. 60.Vol. S66. European Respiratory Society. , pp.1172. (10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1172)
- Kotecha, S. et al. 2022. Association of early life factors with prematurity-associated lung disease : prospective cohort study. Presented at: ERS International Congress Barcelona, Spain 4-6 September 2022. Vol. 60.Vol. S66. European Respiratory Society. , pp.1183. (10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1183)
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Biography
Biography
I graduated from Surrey University in 1994 with a BSc (Hons) in Nutrition. I then worked for the NHS as a State Registered Dietitian for 10 years before making the move to research in 2007 and completing my PhD at Cardiff University in 2017.