prof. dr. zaleha binti abdullah mahdy

pensyarah perubatan

jabatan obstetrik & ginekologi

 zaleha@ppukm.ukm.edu.my



   Kluster Kepakaran/ Cluster of Expertise :


  •    Biografi/ Biography :


  • Zaleha graduated from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) in 1989. Between 1995 and 1998, she obtained her membership of the RCOG, Masters in Ob-Gyn (UKM), and MD (University of Newcastle, United Kingdom). Her MD research thesis was on preeclampsia, under a grant from the RCOG. She is currently Professor and Senior Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at UKM Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur, having finished her three-year term as Dean of the UKM Faculty of Medicine in February 2019, and as Director of UKM hospital in November 2017. Presently she heads the Health Technology Innovation Lab (HTIL@UKM). She has published 138 articles in journals, several books and chapters, and more than 150 abstracts and proceedings. Her current research interests include development of a customized Malaysian antenatal growth chart, medical virtual reality (mVR), and drone for emergency medical care. She is Chairperson of the Housemanship Education Subcommittee in the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC), Executive Committee Member of the Global Pregnancy CoLab Group at Magee Women’s Research Institute, iCOE (Intensive Course in Obstetric Emergencies) Trainer, Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE), Associate Editor of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Frontiers in Medicine and Frontiers in Surgery, and Scientific Reports, life member of MERCY Malaysia, Honorary Secretary of the Malaysian Society for Simulation in Healthcare (MaSSH), research committee member of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, and was previously President of the Perinatal Society of Malaysia. She is a member of Taekwondo Malaysia (WTF), having attained Black Belt in 2011, and a regular cyclist.

  • abubakar ibrahim, martine irwan khoo, engku husna engku ismail, nik syamim firdaus nik ahmad zuky, nik hazlina nik hussain, anani aila mat zin, liza noordin, sarimah abdullah, zaleha abdullah mahdy, nik ahmad zuky nik lah.  (2025).  peri-implantation sexual abstinence and early placental positioning: a randomized controlled trial of placental location and pregnancy outcomes.  - journal of neonatal surgery .  9747 - 9757. 

     

    nur amirah farhanah hashim, muhammad za'im sahul hameed, rosnah sutan, aida hani mohd kalok, rahana abd rahman, zaleha abdullah mahdy.  (2025).  a systematic review of the policy with regard to mode of delivery among covid-19-positive mothers..  - 329 - 380. 

     

    subashini muniandy, hanis mastura yahya, suzana shahar, ixora kamisan atan, zaleha abdullah mahdy, nor fadilah rajab, hanif farhan mohd rasdi, annie george, sasikala m chinnappan.  (2025).  effect of eurycoma longifolia water extract (physta®) on menopausal quality of life and mood states .  - world journal of clinical cases.  1 - 15. 

     

    mohd johar jaafar, hisham mohd isa, zaleha abdullah mahdy, ismail mohd saiboon .  (2025).  massh bulletin.  - massh annual bulletin 2024. 

     

    naqibah afiqah nadzri, rosnah sutan, zaleha abdullah mahdy .  (2025).  a decade comparison between the years 2010-2013 and 2020-2023 of poor neonatal outcomes and the associated factors using a single tertiary hospital birth record: an impact of the covid-19 pandemic.  - medicine & health.  252 - 270. 

     

    lara-castor l, o’hearn m, cudhea f, miller v, shi p, zhang j, sharib jr, cash sb, barquera s, micha r, mozaffarian d, on behalf of the global dietary database, khun-aik chuah, zaleha abdullah mahdy, khadijah shamsuddin, bee koon poh* (*group author).  (2025).  burdens of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar-sweetened beverages in 184 countries.  - nature medicine.  552 - 564. 

     

    bethany cieslowski, mindi anderson, kristen m brown, frank guido-sanz, beth fentress hallmark, elizabeth wells-beede, jason konzelmann, william b belk, samantha smeltzer, sindhu mallala, mary lee carter, zaleha abdullah mahdy, janine doran, deb derner, jen polson, kim burtch, tracy chesney, corbin rickerby, andrea m landis, amar p patel.  (2025).  extended reality in health care simulation: current state, challenges, and future directions.  - nurse educator.  363 - 371. 

     

    y. chen, i. papastefanou, l. nguyen hoang, l.t. dinh, s. tai, d. nguyen, r.k. pooh, a. shiozaki, m. zheng, y. hu, b. li, r.a. kusuma, p. yapan, m. choolani, m. tokunaka, s. luewan, t. chang, n. chaiyasit, t. nanthakomon, h. liu, s. shaw, w. leung, z.a. mahdy, a.s. aguilar, h. leung, n. lee, s. lau, x. lu, d.s. sahota, k. chong, l.c. poon .  (2024).  prediction and prevention of small-for-gestational-age neonates in an asian population. .  - ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology.  35 - 35. 

     

    l. nguyen hoang, l.t. dinh, s. tai, d. nguyen, r.k. pooh, a. shiozaki, m. zheng, y. hu, r. ma, r.a. kusuma, p. yapan, d. gosavi, m. kaneko, s. luewan, t. chang, n. chaiyasit, t. nanthakomon, h. liu, s. shaw, w. leung, z.a. mahdy, a.s. aguilar, h. leung, n. lee, s. lau, y. wah, x. lu, d.s. sahota, k. chong, l.c. poon .  (2024).  implementation of first trimester screening and prevention of pre-eclampsia: a stepped wedge cluster-randomised trial in asia. .  - ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology.  1 - 57. 

     

    nor izyani bahari, rosnah sutan, zaleha abdullah mahdy.  (2024).  the determinants of maternal perception of antenatal care services during the covid-19 pandemic critical phase: a systematic review.  - plos one.  1-15. 

     

    subashini muniandy, hanis mastura yahya, suzana shahar, ixora kamisan atan, zaleha abdullah mahdy, nor fadilah rajab, hanif farhan mohd rasdi, annie george, sasikala m chinnappan.  (2025).  effect of eurycoma longifolia water extract (physta®) on menopausal quality of life and mood states .  - world journal of clinical cases.  1 - 15. 

     

    youcef benferdia, mohd amran md ali, liew kok leong, mohd hisham isa, zaleha abdullah mahdy, mohammad nazir ahmad, azrulhizam shapii.  (2022).  systematic review on ontology applications in virtual reality training domain: design components, roles, and research directions.  - journal of electronic imaging.  1-31. 

     

    ma zailani, rz azma, i aniza, ar rahana, ms ismail, is shahnaz, ks chan, m jamaludin, za mahdy.  (2021).  drone versus ambulance for blood products transportation: an economic evaluation study.  - bmc health services research.  1-10. 

     

    mohamed afiq hidayat zailani, raja zahratul akma raja sabudin, rahana abdul rahman, ismail mohd saiboon, aniza ismail, zaleha abdullah mahdy.  (2021).  drone technology in maternal healthcare in malaysia: a narrative review.  - malaysian journal of pathology.  251-259. 

     

    zaleha abdullah mahdy, muhammad maaya, ixora kamisan atan, azlan helmy abd samat, mohd hisham isa & ismail mohd saiboon.  (2020).  simulation in healthcare in the realm of education 4.0.  - sains malaysiana.  1987-1993. 

     

    subashini muniandy, hanis mastura yahya, suzana shahar, ixora kamisan atan, zaleha abdullah mahdy, nor fadilah rajab, hanif farhan mohd rasdi, annie george, sasikala m chinnappan.  (2025).  effect of eurycoma longifolia water extract (physta®) on menopausal quality of life and mood states .  - world journal of clinical cases.  1 - 15. 

     

    lara-castor l, o’hearn m, cudhea f, miller v, shi p, zhang j, sharib jr, cash sb, barquera s, micha r, mozaffarian d, on behalf of the global dietary database, khun-aik chuah, zaleha abdullah mahdy, khadijah shamsuddin, bee koon poh* (*group author).  (2025).  burdens of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar-sweetened beverages in 184 countries.  - nature medicine.  552 - 564. 

     

    bethany cieslowski, mindi anderson, kristen m brown, frank guido-sanz, beth fentress hallmark, elizabeth wells-beede, jason konzelmann, william b belk, samantha smeltzer, sindhu mallala, mary lee carter, zaleha abdullah mahdy, janine doran, deb derner, jen polson, kim burtch, tracy chesney, corbin rickerby, andrea m landis, amar p patel.  (2025).  extended reality in health care simulation: current state, challenges, and future directions.  - nurse educator.  363 - 371. 

     

    abubakar ibrahim, martine irwan khoo, engku husna engku ismail, nik syamim firdaus nik ahmad zuky, nik hazlina nik hussain, anani aila mat zin, liza noordin, sarimah abdullah, zaleha abdullah mahdy, nik ahmad zuky nik lah.  (2025).  peri-implantation sexual abstinence and early placental positioning: a randomized controlled trial of placental location and pregnancy outcomes.  - journal of neonatal surgery .  9747 - 9757. 

     

    ismail mohd saiboon, mohd hisham isa, kwai meng pong, zaleha abdullah mahdy..  (2025).  enhancing simulation literacy among healthcare professionals.  - education in medicine journal.  161 - 171. 

     

    zaleha abdullah mahdy, rahana abd rahman, mohamad afiq hidayat zailani, raja zahratul azma raja sabudin, aniza ismail, shamsuriani md jamal, ismail mohd saiboon.  (2024).  healthcare delivery in the era of ir4.0: the rise of the drone.  - ifmbe proceedings.  3-7. 

     

    mohd nasri awang besar, harlina halizah siraj, roslina abd manap, zaleha abdullah mahdy, mohamad nurman yaman, muhammad arif kamarudin, nabishah mohamad.  (2012).  should a single clinician examiner be used in objective structure clinical examination?.  - procedia - social and behavioral sciences. 

     

    nur amirah farhanah hashim, muhammad za'im sahul hameed, rosnah sutan, aida hani mohd kalok, rahana abd rahman, zaleha abdullah mahdy.  (2025).  a systematic review of the policy with regard to mode of delivery among covid-19-positive mothers..  - 329 - 380. 

     

    chew kah teik, muhammad azrai abu, nur azurah abd ghani, shuhaila ahmad, zaleha abdullah mahdy.  (2019).  second stage of labour.  - 128-141. 

     

    aqmar suraya sulaiman, chew kah teik, lee choon yee, nur azurah ghani, zaleha abdullah mahdy.  (2019).  first stage of labour.  - 98-127. 

     

    zaleha abdullah mahdy.  (2022).  praeklampsia ragut nyawa.  - harian metro.  37-38. 

     

    zaleha abdullah mahdy.  (2022).  covid-19 dan kehamilan.  - majalah impak.  40-44. 

     

    zarina dato' abdul latiff, dayang anita abdul aziz, mawaddah azman.  (2021).  buku panduan etika ikhtisas dan tatacara pelajar siswazah fakulti perubatan ukm.  - 1-31. 

     

    ismail mohd saiboon, zaleha abdullah mahdy, mohd hisham isa, intan safinaz zainudin, mohd johar jaafar.  (2020).  healthcare simulation dictionary (bahasa melayu).  - 1-141. 

     

    anisah che ngah, tengku noor azira tengku zainudin, zaleha abdullah mahdy, anowar zahid.  (2017).  model tadbir urus perkhidmatan kesihatan mesra wanita menurut perspektif islam.  - penilaian berhubung keses. 

     

    mohd johar jaafar, hisham mohd isa, zaleha abdullah mahdy, ismail mohd saiboon .  (2025).  massh bulletin.  - massh annual bulletin 2024. 

     

    ixora binti kamisan @ atan;zaleha binti abdullah mahdy;shuhaila bt. ahmad;nor azlin binti mohamed ismail;shareena binti ishak;rahana binti abd rahman;aniza binti ismail;farin binti masra;aida hani binti mohd kalok.  (2024).  randomised controlled trial comparing vaginal pessary and vaginal progestogen in twin pregnancy with short cervical length.  -

     

    siti noor aisyah ghani, shalisah sharip, zaleha abdullah mahdy.  (2024).  validation of malay oci r among pregnant women.  - 1st congress of medicine and health 2024: medical advances in science and health (mash). 

     

    zaleha binti abdullah mahdy;shareena binti ishak;rahana binti abd rahman;shamsul azhar bin shah;loh sweet yi esther;mohd faizal bin ahmad.  (2024).  mother to child transmission of antibody to covid-19 the trab cov-19 study..  -

     

    subashini muniandy, hanis mastura yahya, suzana shahar, nor fadilah rajab, zaleha abdullah mahdy, ixora kamisan atan.  (2024).  impact of physta® supplementation on anthropometric measurements and menopausal quality of life: implication for metabolic syndrome in peri- and postmenopausal women.  - soms international conference on obesity & metabolism in conjunction with asia-oceania conference on obesity (sicom & aoco 2024).  224 - 224. 

     

    CLINICAL MEDICAL :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
    Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    CLINICAL MEDICAL :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
    Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    MEDICINE :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
    OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
    Pengalaman / Experience : 25 tahun/years(s)