Global Perspectives on Preterm Birth and Fetal Growth Restriction

Chairs

Ellen Piwoz, ScD, MHS, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA
Robert Black, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Presentations

Introduction, Robert Black, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Contribution of Preterm Birth and FGR to Infant Mortality – Global and Regional Disease Burden Estimates, Joanne Katz, MS, ScD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Contributions of Preterm Birth and FGR to Childhood Undernutrition, Parul Christian, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Maternal Nutrition and Other Risk Factors of Preterm Birth and Fetal Growth Restriction, Ann CC Lee, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Randomized Control Trial of Antenatal Vitamin A and Zinc and Birth Outcomes in Tanzania: Mechanisms Related to Angiogenesis, Wafaie W. Fawzi, PhD, MB,BS, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Randomized Control Trial of Antenatal Micronutrients and Endocrine and Fetal Growth Factors in Bangladesh, Alison Gernand, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA