Tackling preterm birth: The FIGO PremPrep-5 Initiative

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Date: Thursday 9 January 2025

Time: 13:00-14:30 UTC

Description:

Around the world, preterm birth persists as the primary contributor to neonatal and infant mortality. Further, those who survive preterm birth carry increased risk of short-term and long-term health complications. With 80% of preterm births occurring in low- and middle-income countries, demographical disparities demonstrate the critical need for easily accessible and effective interventions that can be enacted in low resource settings across the globe.

Published in January 2024, the FIGO PremPrep-5 Initiative describes five "quick wins" to address this need. The initiative describes simple and effective interventions for improving neonatal outcomes that can be implemented worldwide across varying demographical settings. A year after the launch, this webinar brings together leading experts to showcase the continued importance and accessibility of the FIGO PremPrep-5 Initiative. Widespread global uptake of these interventions will contribute to significant improvements in neonatal and maternal health outcomes globally.

This webinar is led by the FIGO Committee on Preterm Birth.

Language: English with live interpretation in French and Spanish.

Moderator:

Dr Catalina Valencia González, Chair, FIGO Preterm Birth Committee, Colombia

Speakers:

Where is preterm birth now? Rational for the FIGO PremPrep-5 Initiative

Prof Priya Soma-Pillay, Vice Chair, FIGO Preterm Birth Committee, South Africa

Care bundles for preterm birth

Dr Megan Hall, Clinical Research Fellow, Kings College London, United Kingdom

FIGO PremPrep-5: Prenatal interventions

Dr Leticia Ojeda, Committee Member, FIGO Preterm Birth Committee, Argentina

FIGO PremPrep-5: Postnatal interventions

Prof Karen Luyt, Neonatologist, University of Bristol, United Kingdom

Implementation of the FIGO PremPrep-5 Initiative

Prof Andrew Shennan, Past-chair, FIGO Preterm Birth Committee, United Kingdom

Register here.