Downloadable Resources - Neonatal Health

Early initiation of breastfeeding: The best start for every newborn

INTERGROWTH-21st Very Preterm Size at Birth References and Z Scores (Standard Deviations)

The INTERGROWTH-21st global references and z scores for head circumference, length and weight at birth of very preterm newborns are available to download below.

INTERGROWTH-21st in Sri Lanka

Drs Leila Cheikh Ismail and Jane Hirst are currently introducing the Preterm Growth Standards through a series of workshops in Sri Lanka.

INTERGROWTH-21st in China

Chinese Translations of the INTERGROWTH-21st Fetal and Newborn Lancet Articles

Chinese translations of the INTERGROWTH-21st Fetal and Newborn Lancet articles are now available for download.二十一世纪国际胎儿、新生儿生长发育项目(INTERGROWTH-21st) 柳叶刀文章的中文翻译本现在可供下载。

New INTERGROWTH-21st International Postnatal Growth Standards for Preterm Infants - Charts available

New INTERGROWTH-21st Postnatal Growth Standards charts for individual measurements of length, weight, head circumference, as well as a combined standards chart for length, weight and head circumference are now available for download here.

Postnatal growth standards for preterm infants: the Preterm Postnatal Follow-up Study of the INTERGROWTH-21st Project

The first international stnadards for monitroing the growth of preterm babies have now been published in the Lancet Global Health (October 2015).