الأحد، 3 مايو 2015

Premature-birth researchers appeal for photographs of newborn babies

Images to be used in app to help doctors determine gestational age of children born in isolated regions and reduce unnecessary deaths

Parents are being asked to donate pictures of their newborn baby’s feet, eyes and ears to help create a ground-breaking app that could save the lives of hundreds of children born prematurely in developing countries every year.

Medical care for pregnant women in isolated areas of developing countries is often non-existent. This makes it impossible to determine the gestation of a baby which means countless premature children die because they haven’t received the specialist care they need.

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from Pregnancy | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1QbALDZ

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