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India Considers New Standards

Professor Stephen Kennedy shared the new global growth standards at the Indian Academy of Pediatrics' annual meeting and the Public Health Foundation of India.
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Preterm Phenotypes

The first application of a novel new approach for preventing preterm birth syndrome through a phenotypic classification system.
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Maternal Health Key to Newborn Health

Fetal and newborn growth found to be similar across diverse geographical settings when mothers are healthy and environmental constraints on growth are low.
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Growth Standards

New, globally-validated standards for estimating gestational age and measuring fetal growth and newborn size.
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Neurodevelopment Package

The INTERGROWTH-21st Neurodevelopment Package is a multi-dimensional instrument measuring early childhood development (ECD).
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Media Attention

Read the headlines about our findings from media outlets around the world, including the Wall St Journal, the Atlantic and Time Magazine.
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We are a global network of over 300 researchers and health care professionals dedicated to improving maternal and newborn health in 27 countries.

This website provides clinicians and researchers access to the INTERGROWTH-21^st Global Perinatal Package. This package is comprised of new, globally-validated standards and practical training resources. The following standards available todownload now:

These standards are paired with an expanding Training Toolkit and a rich body of literature on our methods.

Policymakers may be interested in learning our progress with dissemination so far, and the implications of our new standards for health policy.

A selection of INTERGROWTH-21^st-related news articles from around the world and information regarding press inquiries is available on our Media page.

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International Pediatric Association features INTERGROWTH-21st in first global newsletter of 2015

President-elect Zulfiqar Bhutta says INTERGROWTH-21st results are "message of hope"

President-elect of the International Pediatric Association (IPA) and INTERGROWTH-21st Consortium Member Zulfiqar Bhutta has co-authored a piece with INTERGROWTH-21st Co-Chief Investigators Stephen Kennedy and Jose Villar and Dr. Jane Hirst, dissemination lead for the INTERGROWTH-21st Project, about the Project's breakthrough ... Read more

Study hopes to save lives through a new approach to preterm birth

New INTERGROWTH-21st publication in JAMA

Preterm birth, or birth before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy, is now the greatest single cause of mortality in children less than 5 years old and is associated with long-term morbidity in survivors. It has been estimated that approximately 15 ... Read more

A universal measuring stick

International group proposes ideal growth standard for fetuses and newborns

Human babies, under ideal conditions, are almost always born the same size. After spending an average of 40 weeks well protected and fed in the womb, they come into the world approximately 50 cm long. This size may vary two ... Read more

"Taking Measure of Growth Charts" published in The Wall Street Journal

Momentum towards INTERGROWTH-21st newborn size standards is growing

Are newborn growth charts one size fits all? Are growth charts developed based on how babies in the U.S. have grown in the past applicable in the U.S. today, or to countries around the world? Is it possible to create ... Read more

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India Considers New Standards

Preterm Phenotypes

Maternal Health Key to Newborn Health

Growth Standards

Neurodevelopment Package

Media Attention