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Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2021 Oct;155(1):5-7. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13847.

FIGO good practice recommendations on the importance of registry data for monitoring rates and health systems performance in prevention and management of preterm birth.

International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics

J Frederik Frøen, Ana Bianchi, Ann-Beth Moller, Bo Jacobsson,

Affiliations

  1. Global Health Cluster, Division for Health Serrvices, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
  2. Perinatal Department, Pereira Rossell Hospital, and University Hospital, Montevideo, Uruguay.
  3. School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Clinical Science, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  6. Department of Genetics and Bioinformatics, Domain of Health Data and Digitalization, Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.

PMID: 34520059 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13847

Abstract

FIGO calls for strengthening of health information systems for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health services, co-designed with users, to ensure the timely accessibility of actionable high-quality data for all stakeholders engaged in preventing and managing preterm birth consequences. FIGO calls for strengthening of investments and capacity for implementing digital registries and the continuity of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health services in line with WHO recommendations, and strengthening of the science of implementation and use of registries-from local quality improvement to big data exploration.

© 2021 The Authors. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.

Keywords: health systems strengthening; high-quality data; preterm birth; prevention; registry

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