Background Knowledge of gestational age (GA) is key in clinical management of individual
obstetric patients, and critical to be able to calculate rates of preterm birth and small for GA at …

Complications from preterm birth (PTB), defined as birth occurring before 37 weeks'
gestation, are the leading cause of death in children aged under 5 years, accounting for over …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has wreaked havoc globally, resulting in millions
of cases and deaths. The objective of this study was to predict mortality in hospitalized …

DBS samples are used as a source of metabolites for newborn screening in many places
around the world [1]. These samples contain information on the metabolic “fingerprint” of …

Newborn bloodspot screening (NBS) began in the early 1960s based on the work of Dr.
Robert “Bob” Guthrie in Buffalo, NY, USA. His development of a screening test for …

Using data from Ontario Canada, we previously developed machine learning-based
algorithms incorporating newborn screening metabolites to estimate gestational age (GA) …

The accurate estimation of gestational age is critical in informing resource allocation and
care for infants born too early or too small, yet this can be challenging in resource poor …

Preterm birth is the leading global cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Reliable
gestational age estimates are useful for quantifying population burdens of preterm birth and …

BACKGROUND Accurate estimates of gestational age in pregnancy are important for the
provision of optimal care. Although current guidelines generally recommend estimating …