Data & Code
Funding for the iPOP Study Consortium has ended, but data and code are available for future analyses with appropriate permissions.
Publications
Feb 2023 | iPOP Study results were published Open Access in Nature Human Behaviour:
Feb 2021 | The iPOP Study Protocol was submitted and approved by peer reviewers (Oct 2021) in Wellcome Open Research .
Oct 2020 | The co-Leads of the iPOP Study published a correspondence in The Lancet on the importance of global collaboration in preterm birth research:
- Changes in preterm birth and stillbirth during COVID-19 lockdowns in 26 countries
Clara Calvert, Meredith (Merilee) Brockway, Helga Zoega, Jessica E. Miller, Jasper V. Been, Adeladza Kofi Amegah, Amy Racine-Poon, Solmaz Eradat Oskoui, Ishaya I. Abok, Nima Aghaeepour, Christie D. Akwaowo, Belal N. Alshaikh, Adejumoke I. Ayede, Fabiana Bacchini, Behzad Barekatain, Rodrigo Barnes, Karolina Bebak, Anick Berard, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Jeffrey R. Brook, Lenroy R. Bryan, Kim N. Cajachagua-Torres, Marsha Campbell-Yeo, Dinh-Toi Chu, Kristin L. Connor, Luc Cornette, Sandra Cortés, Mandy Daly, Christian Debauche, Iyabode Olabisi F. Dedeke, Kristjana Einarsdóttir, Hilde Engjom, Guadalupe Estrada-Gutierrez, Ilaria Fantasia, Nicole M. Fiorentino, Meredith Franklin, Abigail Fraser, Onesmus W. Gachuno, Linda A. Gallo, Mika Gissler, Siri E. Håberg, Abbas Habibelahi, Jonas Häggström, Lauren Hookham, Lisa Hui, Luis Huicho, Karen J. Hunter, Sayeeda Huq, Ashish KC, Seilesh Kadambari, Roya Kelishadi, Narjes Khalili, Joanna Kippen, Kirsty Le Doare, Javier Llorca, Laura A. Magee, Maria C. Magnus, Kenneth K. C. Man, Patrick M. Mburugu, Rishi P. Mediratta, Andrew D. Morris, Nazeem Muhajarine, Rachel H. Mulholland, Livia Nagy Bonnard, Victoria Nakibuuka, Natasha Nassar, Sylvester D. Nyadanu, Laura Oakley, Adesina Oladokun, Oladapo O. Olayemi, Olanike A. Olutekunbi, Rosena O. Oluwafemi, Taofik O. Ogunkunle, Chris Orton, Anne K. Örtqvist, Joseph Ouma, Oyejoke Oyapero, Kirsten R. Palmer, Lars H. Pedersen, Gavin Pereira, Isabel Pereyra, Roy K. Philip, Dominik Pruski, Marcin Przybylski, Hugo G. Quezada-Pinedo, Annette K. Regan, Natasha R. Rhoda, Tonia A. Rihs, Taylor Riley, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, Daniel L. Rolnik, Christoph Saner, Francisco J. Schneuer, Vivienne L. Souter, Olof Stephansson, Shengzhi Sun, Emma M. Swift, Miklós Szabó, Marleen Temmerman, Lloyd Tooke, Marcelo L. Urquia, Peter von Dadelszen, Gregory A. Wellenius, Clare Whitehead, Ian C. K. Wong, Rachael Wood, Katarzyna Wróblewska-Seniuk, Kojo Yeboah-Antwi, Christopher S. Yilgwan, Agnieszka Zawiejska, Aziz Sheikh, Natalie Rodriguez, David Burgner, Sarah J. Stock & Meghan B. Azad
Nat Hum Behav (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01522-y
Feb 2021 | The iPOP Study Protocol was submitted and approved by peer reviewers (Oct 2021) in Wellcome Open Research .
- The international Perinatal Outcomes in the Pandemic (iPOP) study: protocol
Wellcome Open Research. 02 Feb 2021.
Oct 2020 | The co-Leads of the iPOP Study published a correspondence in The Lancet on the importance of global collaboration in preterm birth research:
- Enabling a healthy start for vulnerable newborns
S Stock, M Brockway, H Zoega, J Been, A Sheikh, Z Bhutta, D Burgner, MB Azad.
The Lancet. 27 Oct 2020.
LMIC Spotlight
May 2021
Dr. A. Kofi Amegah, Ghana Dr. Amegah, iPOP Study Analysis Team Member from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, talks about the progress and challenges of collecting data in a low-resource setting for the iPOP Study. |
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Presentations
Sep 2021
The Global Health Network Research in Focus Webinar Drs. Azad, Burgner, Calvert and Amegah talk about the iPOP study, infrastructure, data collection and analysis (with a focus on LMICs), and challenges of establishing an international consortium to study perinatal health during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Apr 2021
Pediatric Academic Societies Dr. Azad, iPOP Study co-Lead, talks about the process of establishing partnerships & assembling an international consortium to study perinatal health during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Nov 2020
Canadian Premature Babies Foundation Preemie Power Week Dr. Merilee Brockway, iPOP Study co-Lead, talks about the emerging trends in preterm birth rates during the pandemic lockdown that inspired the iPOP Study. |
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Nov 2020
Sands Annual General Meeting Dr. Sarah Stock, iPOP Study co-Lead, talks about pandemic research for pregnant women and their babies, including how the iPOP Study aims to answer questions about preterm birth and stillbirth changes amid the pandemic. |
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Nov 2020
Inaugural ICODA Forum The iPOP Study co-Leads and Patient Engagement Partner, Livia Nagy Bonnard, talk about how the iPOP Study team science approach is changing the research landscape. |
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