New global standards for Fetal and Newborn growth- findings and implications of the INTERGROWTH-21st Project
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The first 1000 days of life is crucial to establish foundations for growth, metabolism and development. With over 100 different fetal growth charts in use, diagnosis of ‘small for gestational age’ depends more upon location and choice of chart, than failure to attain physiological growth. Consequently in 2015 we have few effective interventions for this major global health problem. The International Fetal and Newborn Growth consortium for the 21st century (INTERGROWTH-21st) was established to define optimal growth and development and the conditions required for this to occur. The INTERGROWTH-21st study was conducted in eight diverse international settings selected as social, nutritional and health care needs of mothers were largely met. In 2014 the study published it’s primary findings that under these conditions, linear fetal growth from 9 weeks gestation is strikingly similar around the world. International standards for CRL, fetal growth and newborn size at birth have now been released. The challenge will now be in implementing the standards and addressing the burden of nutritional problems evident from birth.
Date: 14 July 2015, 12:00
Venue: Nuffield Building
Venue Details: Basement Seminar Room
Speaker: Dr Jane Hirst (University of Oxford)
Organising department: Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health
Organiser: Francois Van Loggerenberg (University of Oxford, Tropical Medicine, Green Templeton College)
Organiser contact email address: francois.vanloggerenberg@ndm.ox.ac.uk
Part of: Tropical Medicine Global Health Seminars
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Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editors: Claire Escher Kessler, Francois Van Loggerenberg