POTENTIAL DAYS OF PREGNANCY LOST
OUR MISSION
Produce, analyze and disseminate information on women's and children's health, with a focus on gestational age, through partnerships between academia, health services, managers and civil society, developing innovative methods and interpretations.
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historic
The "Potential Days of Pregnancy Missed" (DPGP) survey: an innovative measure of gestational age to assess interventions and maternal and child health outcomes is a survey that began with the understanding that each day of pregnancy is less than 40 weeks (or 280 days) ) complete, negatively impacts the health of babies. We propose a simple indicator, with great explanatory potential in the prognosis of mothers and babies, which can be used as a continuous variable, with data already available in health information systems.
The project was part of the so-called Grand Challenges Explorations - Brazil. Data Science to Improve Maternal and Child Health in Brazil; being financed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - process number OPP1201939- and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) - process number 443775 / 2018-4.
Institutional credit
The Faculty of Public Health of the University of São Paulo (FSP-USP) and the management of the Live Birth Information System (SINASC) of the municipality of São Paulo.
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We believe that collaboration between research, practice and management is essential to improve health care results.