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How can we predict the birthweight of your baby? / Predicting Your Baby’s Birthweight: What You Should Know
This animation illustrates the development of a birthweight and fetal growth restriction risk calculator. Created by a group of international collaborators led by the University of Birmingham, the calculator is designed to help clinicians and parents monitor pregnancies and make informed decisions based on personalised risk assessments.
ABOUT US
The IPPIC Network is an international collaborative group formed of researchers, academics and clinicians from 23 countries world wide. The repository holds the largest repository of standardised individual participant data (IPD) of over 5 million pregnancies, for key predictors of outcomes including pre-eclampsia, stillbirth, fetal growth restriction, neonatal death, birth weight, neonatal morbidity, and preterm birth. The Collaborative strategy is to continue to accrue relevant data for all these outcomes, and to ensure that the database is kept live through national and international funding.
AIMS
The IPPIC repository, initially funded by the UK National Institute of Health Research - Health Technology Authority (NIHR-HTA) and supported by the WHO (World Health Organization), was first established to develop IPD meta-analysis for prediction of pre-eclampsia (IPPIC Pre-eclmapsia). The project has grown through successful funding applications for further IPD meta-analyses using data in the repository to predict stillbirth (IPPIC Stillbirth), spontaneous preterm birth (IPPIC Preterm birth), and fetal growth restriction (IPPIC FGR). The data repository has also informed research that explored associations between maternal characteristics such as race and ethnicity and adverse pregnancy outcomes.
ONGOING EVENTS AND MEETINGS
Collaborators Meetings are unique opportunities for members of the IPPIC Network to meet and discuss progress of the project and provide feedback or suggestions to any difficulties being faced by the project team
The Publication Committee decides on the author order and also which journals to submit to. All publications are made under the name of the ‘IPPIC collaborative group’
RECENT EVENTS AND MEETINGS
May 2024 - Dissemination event - Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)
We held a stakeholders event at the RCOG for researchers, clinicians, and members of the Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement group. During the event, we presented the background of the IPPIC birthweight and fetal growth restriction (IPPIC FGR) project and discussed the outputs we have been developing. The interactive sessions allowed us to gather feedback on these outputs, which we have incorporated into our ongoing work.
July 2024 - Patient and Public Involvement Group Feedback Session
We held a workshop to discuss the first draft of the IPPIC animation storyboard, which we are developing in collaboration with Science Animated—a company that specialises in creating visually appealing and easy-to-understand animations. The session was well-attended, and the feedback has been passed on to the animators to work on the next draft.
DATA SHARING COMMITTEE
At IPPIC, we prioritize responsible data access to ensure high-quality research while safeguarding data privacy. The Data Sharing Committee, composed of esteemed members of IPPIC, carefully reviews all applications for data access. Their role is to assess proposals and ensure that data is used in a way that aligns with IPPIC’s mission of advancing maternal health research.
We are also seeking new members to join this important committee. If you are passionate about data sharing, governance, and maternal health research, we encourage you to get involved. Please get in touch with us to learn more about the opportunity to contribute.