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WHO recommendations on antenatal corticosteroids and tocolytics

Past project

We supported updates to the World Health Organization’s recommendations on the use of certain medications to improve preterm birth outcomes.

The World Health Organization’s recommendations on the use of medications like antenatal corticosteroids and tocolytics needed to be updated in light of new, important evidence on the use of these critical interventions.

We conducted several evidence synthesis activities to support the update of these World Health Organization recommendations, including systematic reviews of quantitative, qualitative and health economic evidence. When published, the recommendations will become the global standard on safe and appropriate use of these interventions.

Timeline

2021–2022.

Partners

Collaborators

  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
  • UNICEF
  • World Bank Special Programme of Research
  • Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP)
  • Department of Reproductive Health and Research

Project contacts

Main contacts

Professor Joshua Vogel

Professor Joshua Vogel

Co-Program Director, Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health; Co-Head, Global Women’s and Newborn’s Health Group; Senior Principal Research Fellow
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Project team

Dr Annie McDougall

Dr Annie McDougall

Senior Research Fellow and Team Leader - Medicines in Pregnancy Research
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Professor Caroline Homer AO

Professor Caroline Homer AO

Deputy Director – Gender Equity, Diversity & Inclusion; Co-Head, Global Women's and Newborn Health; Co-Head, Immunisation and Health Systems Strengthening
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Professor Joshua Vogel

Professor Joshua Vogel

Co-Program Director, Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health; Co-Head, Global Women’s and Newborn’s Health Group; Senior Principal Research Fellow
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Jenny Cao

Jenny Cao

International Health Project Officer
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Kate Mills

Kate Mills

Research Officer
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Katherine Eddy

Katherine Eddy

International Health Project Officer
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