News/events
A day in the life - the neurodevelopment assessment at 2 years of age
10/07/2015
Baby Valentin, June 2013......
.....and now, in June 2015, at his 2 year follow up neurodevelopment assessment with Sandy!
Professor Doug Altman receives the BMJ Lifetime Achievement Award
07/05/2015
Very many congratulations to Doug on being awarded the BMJ Lifetime Achievement Award at the BMJ Awards ceremony on 6th May - it is greatly deserved and we are delighted for you!
INTERGROWTH-21st arrives in Cuba!
27/04/2015
INTERGROWTH-21st arrived in Cuba last week when Jose Villar visited the country. Not only did his visit garner great interest in the Project, but Jose was awarded
Membership of Honour at the Cuban Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Professor Doug Altman awarded honorary doctorate from University of Utrecht
31/03/2015
Professor Doug Altman was awarded an honorary doctorate in Utrecht last week for his invaluable contribution to the field of Medical Statistics, and his championing efforts in transparent reporting of scientific research. For more information, and to see Professor Altman receive his award, please follow this link.
Many congratulations to Professor Altman from all at INTERGROWTH-21st!
All FGLS women have now delivered!
10/03/2014
Many congratulations to all who have collaborated on this project!
INTERGROWTH-21st's live webinar at Harvard School of Public Health
21/02/2014
http://vimeo.com/85736684
INTERGROWTH-21st presented at The Nutrition and Growth Conference in Barcelona
05/02/2014
INTERGROWTH-21st Special Scientific Symposium, 19th November 2013
21/01/2014
The INTERGROWTH-21st Steering Committee were joined by theINTERGROWTH-21st Scientific Advisory Committee for a Special Scientific Symposium in Oxford on 19th November 2013.
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INTERGROWTH-21st Scientific Advisory Committee meet in Oxford
08/01/2014
INTERGROWTH-21st at the Regional Training Workshop on WHO Growth Standards
10/12/2013
Leila is currently presenting the INTERGROWTH-21st Project at the Regional Training Workshop on WHO Growth Standards in UAE.
INTERGROWTH-21st FGLS Recruitment Complete In All Centres
19/08/2013
Congratulations to all our teams - the INTERGROWTH-21st recruitment is now complete in all centres!
Thank you all for the hard work that has enabled the recruitment to be completed so successfully.
Congratulations to Professor Alison Noble, OBE
24/06/2013
Very many congratulations to Alison, a member of our Executive and Steering Committees, who was awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's birthday honours list!!We are delighted to hear this good news!
Congratulations to the team in Nagpur...
09/05/2013
....who had their last FGLS delivery on 2nd May, which completes 650 FGLS deliveries in total!
CONGRATULATIONS!! NCSS Data collection (≈ 60,000 women) completed in all sites
30/04/2013
We would like to congratulate all our teams on the fantastic news that they have collected the data of ≈ 60,00 women - 10,000 women more than planned - and we thank them for all their hard work and dedication!
Jose, Leila and Michelle meet Carlos Slim (Instituto Carlos Slim de la Salud, Mexico) and his daughter, Johanna and son, Marco Antonio
18/04/2013
A successful site visit was made to the centre in Oman
23/03/2013
A successful site visit was made to the centre in Nairobi
21/01/2013
A successful site visit was made to the centre in Nairobi, Kenya in January.Training sessions were conducted for the neurodevlopment evaluation of infants at 2 years.
Enobio EEG cap Neurodevelopment assessment team
Women recruited for FGLS >4,350
21/01/2013
The number of women recruited for FGLS >4,350. This represents over 108% of the overall original target.
Women recruited for NCSS >56,900
21/01/2013
The number of women recruited for NCSS >56,900. This represents 114% of the overall original target.
The INTERGROWTH-21st Project was presented at the Global Maternal Health Conference Arusha, Tanzania
15/01/2013
The INTERGROWTH-21st Project 'Improving Quality of Care' was presented at the Global Maternal Health Conference in Arusha, Tanzania, 15-17th January 2013.
The FGLS and the NCSS have been successfully completed in Turin, Italy
26/11/2012
Certificates were presented to those who have made valuable contributions to the development of the New International Fetal and Newborn Growth Standards, INTERGROWTH-21st. 
>490 women have been recruited into FGLS, >8,000 women have been recruited into NCSS which represents 129% of the original target for Italy. Recruitment for the NCSS was completed in October 2012. Many congratulations to the Team.
India have successfully finished recruitment for the FGLS and the NCSS
13/11/2012
The FGLS recruitment finished in September 2012, 650 women have been recruited into the study representing 129% of the original target for India. NCSS was completed in October 2012, over 7,600 women have been recruited which represents 123% of the original target for India. Many congratulations to the teams.
A successful site visit has been made to Seattle
06/11/2012
The INTERGROWTH-21st Project was presented at FIGO, Rome October 2012
12/10/2012
The INTERGROWTH-21st Project was presented at the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics World Congress which took place in Rome, Italy, at the Fiera di Roma, from 7-12 October 2012.
Professor Cameron Chumlea has been awarded the prestigious Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research Award
13/09/2012
Many congratulations to Cameron for his achievement!Further information:
Video (YouTube)
Article (Wright State University)
A successful site visit has been made to Pelotas, Brazil
21/08/2012
The Principal Investigator and the INTERBIO-21st Project Coordinator made a successful site visit to the INTERGROWTH-21st centre in Brazil in August
A successful site visit has been made to Nairobi, Kenya
03/07/2012
The FGLS and the NCSS components of the INTERGROWTH-21st study have been completed in Oxford.
03/07/2012
The last FGLS baby in Oxford was born on Saturday 30th June 2012. >680 women have been recruited into the study which represents 135% of the target recruitment. The NCSS component was completed in February 2011, > 8200 women were recruited into the study which represents 130% of the original target for Oxford. Congratulations to the team and to all involved!
Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting June 19th 2012
19/06/2012
The Scientific Advisory Committee met in Oxford to discuss the progress of the study
Recruitment for both the FGLS and NCSS components has finished in the Kenya site.
06/06/2012
The FGLS and the NCSS have been completed in Kenya. The FGLS was completed in May 2012 and the NCSS study finished shortly afterwards in June 2012. 132% of the recruitment target has been reached for FGLS with > 660 women recruited into the study. In NCSS >7,700 women have been recruited representing 124% of the original recruitment target for Kenya. Many congratulations to the teams and all involved.
Oman have completed both the FGLS and the NCSS components of the INTERGROWTH-21st study
06/06/2012
Recruitment for both the FGLS and the NCSS components has finished in Oman. The FGLS recruitment finished in May 2012, over 650 women have been recruited into the study. NCSS was completed in October 2010, over 7,700 women have been recruited. Many congratulations to the teams.
A successful site visit has been made to Seattle, USA
30/05/2012
A very successful visit was made to Swedish Medical Center, Seattle 21st-27th May 2012
UNICEF/MOH Jordan and The University of Oxford workshop on the WHO New Growth Standards from 30 April - 2 May.
04/05/2012
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Aris Papageorghiou became a board member of the International Society of Ultrasound and Gynaecology (ISUOG)
30/04/2012
The e-learning module for preeclampsia was presented in Mexico April 2012
27/04/2012
Access the e-learning module on Pre-eclampsia/Eclampsia, here.
Anthropometry training and standardization sessions will be conducted in Jordan in May in collaboration with UNICEF
23/04/2012
The aim is to standardize all anthropometric measurements of adults, newborns and infants so that data collected will be comparable across observers and study sites throughout the study. The lead anthropometrists from each site will participate in the training. They will use exactly the same protocol to train their local anthropometry teams for the 1 and 2-year follow-up.
A successful site visit has been made to Seattle
23/04/2012
The Project Leader visited the FGLS and NCSS study sites in Seattle
Michelle Fernandes OMPHI International Postdoctoral Research Fellow won the grand prize at the finale of TATA Idea Idol 2012
23/04/2012
Michelle Fernandes won the grand prize at the finale of TATA Idea Idol 2012 for ‘FoetoH’ - a new portable technology for home based fetal monitoring. Congratulations to Michelle.
Professor Jose Villar is presented with the prestigious Carlos Slim Award for Life Achievement in Research
18/04/2012
The Carlos Slim Award was presented to Jose Villar in Mexico City on Wednesday 18 April 2012. The award is given to those who have dedicated their professional lives to health research. Many congratulations!
Further information:
Video (YouTube)
Carlos Slim Institute of Health (Facebook)
Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI) International Postdoctoral Fellows 2012-13
13/04/2012
Two Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI) International Postdoctoral Fellows have joined the project: Michelle Fernandes MD DPhil is researching the developmental evaluation of infants up to 2 years of age and Elena Spada PhD is researching statistical issues relating to the evaluation of the nutritional status of newborns.
Michelle Fernandes MD Dphil
Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI) International Research Associates 2012-13
13/04/2012
Three OMPHI International Research Fellows have joined the project. Francesca Giuliani MD is a Senior International Research Associate responsible for the evaluation of the long-term growth, health and nutrition of preterm newborns and newborns with impaired fetal growth. Ilaria Rovelli MD is researching the classification of impaired fetal growth at birth and Alessia Varalda MD is supporting the 1 and 2-year follow-up and INTERBIO-21st Neonatal Study recruitment in Oxford.
Francesca Giuliani MD Ilaria Rovelli MD Alessia Varalda
15-16th October 2011: The INTERGROWTH-21st Study is presented at the National Conference of AMWI
31/10/2011
Manorama Purwar delivered the prestigious Dr Jerusa Jhirad lecture on the INTERGROWTH-21st Study at the National Conference of AMWI in Nagpur. Congratulations!
25-27th September 2011 INTERGROWTH-21st Steering Committee Meeting held in Turin
10/10/2011
The INTERGROWTH-21st Steering Committee met in Turin to review and discuss the progress of the study.
China have completed both the FGLS and the NCSS components of the INTERGROWTH-21st study
01/10/2011
The FGLS and the NCSS have been completed in China. China’s final FGLS baby was delivered in October 2011 and the NCSS study finished in January 2011. >620 were recruited into FGLS representing 126% of the recruitment target, >7350 women were recruited into NCSS representing 118% of the original target. Many congratulations to the teams and all involved.
31/08/2011: FGLS recruitment complete in Oxford, 682 women recruited
05/09/2011
Fenella has completed the recruitment of all FGLS women. A total of 682 women have been recruited. Congratulations to the team.
Eric Ohuma, INTERGROWTH-21st’s Medical Statistician (Oxford), was awarded 2nd prize at the Young Statisticians Conference
15/07/2011
Congratulations to Eric!
1st May 2011: Women recruited for FGLS >2,800. Women recruited for NCSS >34,000
06/07/2011
June 2011 Brazil has finished the NCSS component
21/06/2011
More than 6,600 women have been recruited into the NCSS in Brazil. This represents 106% of the original recruitment target. Congratulations to the team.
6th September 2010: FGLS Study >1,700 women recruited. NCSS Study >14,000 women recruited
06/09/2010
15th May 2010: Over 1000 women have been enrolled in the FGLS; over 6000 women have taken part in NCSS
21/05/2010
22nd January 2010: Over 500 women now enrolled in the FGLS study and almost 2000 in the NCSS study
22/01/2010
30th October 2009: over 250 women are now enrolled in the FGLS study
30/10/2009
24th September 2009: New slideshows are available for download on the topics of INTERGROWTH-21st and Preterm Birth
24/09/2009
If you have a user account, the presentations are available under the 'Documents' tab. If you do not have a user account but would like to receive the presentations, please email Carmen Cosgrove.
9th September 2009: Over 150 women have now been enrolled in the FGLS study
11/09/2009
1st August: The study has begun in Oman and Kenya
03/08/2009
30th June 2009: Jose Villar has become a member of Engender Health's Maternal Health Task Force
30/06/2009
29th June - 3rd July 2009: Anthropometry Training in Nairobi, Kenya
08/06/2009
6-7th July 2009: Neonatal Group Meeting
03/06/2009
10th June 2009: Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting
03/06/2009
28-30th April 2009: Ultrasound Training, Oxford, UK
19/02/2009
20-22nd April 2009: Data Manager Training, Oxford, UK
19/02/2009
25-27th March 2009: The second INTERGROWTH-21st steering committee meeting, Green Templeton College, Oxford
19/02/2009
10th February 2009: Successful site visits have been made to Oman and Kenya
10/02/2009
22nd January 2009: Professor Zulfiqar Bhutta has been awarded with the inaugural Programme for Global Paediatric Research 'Award for Outstanding Contributions to Global Child Health'
23/01/2009
5th January 2009: Ethical approval for the study has been granted in the UK, China and India
23/01/2009
28th December 2008: Sub-regional meeting for Latin America
06/01/2009
5th December 2008: Piloting of Screening Phase began in China and Brazil
17/12/2008
9th December 2008: Executive Committee Meeting
03/12/2008
28th November 2008: Oxford Ethical Application Meeting
03/12/2008
15th November 2008: Piloting of documents began in Oxford
24/10/2008
11th-13th November 2008: Forms and Manuals review meeting
23/10/2008
15-17th September 2008: Steering Committee Meeting, Merton College, Oxford
01/10/2008