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Confronted with the lack of evidence-based, universally-applicable growth charts for monitoring fetal, preterm and newborn growth, a network of researchers formed the International Fetal and Newborn Growth Consortium for the 21st Century to fill these gaps. Implemented in the US, the UK, Brazil, China, Oman, Kenya, Italy, and India, the project is by far the largest collaborative venture in the field of perinatal health research.
The results of the studies will now inform robust resources for monitoring growth and development in the first 1,000 days of life.
The measurements gathered through the INTERGROWTH-21st Project form a unique and important data set that will advance our understandings of human growth and development.
The Mother Child Link site is very pleased to be working with the Intergrowth-21st team, and we are linking directly to their site - on a tab on our own network site. Please visit their site, and learn more about their excellent work
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This blog includes content by Alison Chatfield, Project Manager at the Women & Health Initiative, on behalf of the International Fetal and Newborn Growth Consortium for the 21st Century (INTERGROWTH-21st).