American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 197, Issue 3 , Pages 247.e1-247.e5 , September 2007

The global network: a prospective study of stillbirths in developing countries

Presented at 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, San Francisco, CA, Feb 5-9, 2007.

  • Elizabeth M. McClure, MEd

      Affiliations

    • Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Elizabeth M. McClure, MEd, Research Triangle Institute, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Durham, NC 27709
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  • Linda L. Wright, MD

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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  • Robert L. Goldenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Shivaprasad S. Goudar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, India
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  • Sailajanandan N. Parida, MD

      Affiliations

    • SCB Medical College, Orissa, India
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  • Imtiaz Jehan, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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  • Antoinette Tshefu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Kinshasa School of Public Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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  • Elwyn Chomba, MBChB

      Affiliations

    • University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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  • Fernando Althabe, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Ana Garces, MD

      Affiliations

    • San Carlos University, Cebu City, Philippines
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  • Hillary Harris, MS

      Affiliations

    • Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC
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  • Richard J. Derman, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
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  • Pinaki Panigrahi, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
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  • Cyril Engmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Pierre Buekens, MD

      Affiliations

    • Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA
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  • Michael Hambidge, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
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  • Waldemar A. Carlo, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
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  • NICHD FIRST BREATH Study Group

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 Funded by grants from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation U01 HD040477, U01, HD0434475, U01 HD043464, U01 HD040657, U01 HD042372, U01 HD040607, U01 HD040636.

 Cite this article as: McClure EM, Wright LL, Goldenberg RL, et al. The global network: a prospective study of stillbirths in developing countries. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007;197:247.e1-247.e5.

PII: S0002-9378(07)00869-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.07.004

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 197, Issue 3 , Pages 247.e1-247.e5 , September 2007

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