The International Fetal and Newborn Growth Consortium for the 21st Century, or INTERGROWTH-21st, is a global, multidisciplinary network of more than 300 researchers and clinicians from 27 institutions in 18 countries worldwide and coordinated from the University of Oxford. We are dedicated to improving perinatal health globally and committed to reducing the millions of preventable newborn deaths that occur as a result of preterm birth or poor intrauterine growth.
The INTERGROWTH-21st Newborn Size Application Tool for calculating centiles and z-scores for birth weight, length and head circumference is now available for download for Windows and Mac users, along with a web browser version. Read more
We are delighted to announce that Sri Lanka has become the first country to adopt the INTERGROWTH-21st Preterm Standards. Read more
Professors Jose Villar and Aris Papageorghiou enjoyed a warm reception when they presented the INTERGROWTH-21st standards at the Sixth China Maternal and Child Health Development Conference which was held in Zhuhai last week. Read more
(English) Introducing the INTERGROWTH-21st Project (Low Bandwidth) from Maternal Health Task Force
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These international anthropometric standards were developed to assess newborn size in routine clinical practice that are intended to complement the WHO Child Growth Standards and allow comparisons across multiethnic populations. ...
In response to the recent news about the Zika virus, we draw your attention to the International INTERGROWTH-21st Standards for Head Circumference of newborns and very preterm infants.
