Simplified models to assess newborn gestational age in low-middle income countries: findings from a multicountry, prospective cohort study

IntroductionPreterm birth is the leading cause of child mortality. This study aimed to develop and validate programmatically feasible and accurate approaches to estimate newborn gestational age (GA) in low resource settings.MethodsThe WHO Alliance for Maternal and Newborn Health Improvement (AMANHI)...

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Published in:BMJ global health 2021-09, Vol.6 (9), p.e005688
Main Authors: Aftab, Fahad, Ahmed, Parvez, Ahmed, Salahuddin, Ali, Said Mohammed, Bahl, Rajiv, Banda, Bowen, Baqui, Abdullah H., Akonkwa, Corneille Bashagaluke, Begum, Nazma, Deb, Saikat, Dhingra, Pratibha, Dhingra, Usha, Dutta, Arup, Edmond, Karen, Grogan, Caroline, Hamer, Davidson H, Herlihy, Julie, Hurt, Lisa, Hussain, Atiya, Ilyas, Muhammad, Jehan, Fyezah, Kapasa, Monica Lulu, Karim, Muhammad, Kausar, Farzana, Kirkwood, Betty R, Lee, Anne CC, Manu, Alexander, Mehmood, Usma, Mitra, Dipak, Mohammed, Mohammed, Mweene, Fern, Nadeem, Naila, Nisar, Muhammad Imran, Paul, Rina, Rahman, Mahmoodur, Rahman, Sayedur, Sajid, Muhammad, Sazawal, Sunil, Semrau, Katherine E, Shannon, Caitlin, Straszak-Suri, Marina, Suleiman, Atifa, Uddin, Mohammad J, Wilbur, Jayson, Wylie, Blair, Yoshida, Sachiyo
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Language:English
Subjects:
Birth weight
child health
Child mortality
Estimates
Gestational age
Infants
Machine learning
Menstruation
Newborn babies
obstetrics
Original Research
Pregnancy
Premature babies
Premature birth
Prenatal care
Signs
Systematic review
Ultrasonic imaging
Womens health
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Summary:IntroductionPreterm birth is the leading cause of child mortality. This study aimed to develop and validate programmatically feasible and accurate approaches to estimate newborn gestational age (GA) in low resource settings.MethodsThe WHO Alliance for Maternal and Newborn Health Improvement (AMANHI) study recruited pregnant women from population-based cohorts in five countries (Bangladesh, Ghana, Pakistan, Tanzania and Zambia). Women
ISSN:2059-7908
2059-7908
DOI:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005688