Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS)
1100 Olive Way, Suite 1000
Seattle, WA 98101
USA
Phone: (206) 884 - 2777
Fax: (206) 844-1040
About us
GAPPS leads a collaborative, global effort to increase awareness and accelerate innovative research and interventions that will improve maternal, newborn and child health outcomes.
Globally, more newborns die each year from prematurity than from any other cause. Additionally, a staggering one million stillbirths happen just minutes or hours before birth every year—many of these losses are linked to maternal deaths.
GAPPS partners with global experts in science, public health and policy to achieve these core goals: advance research to understand causes and consequences; accelerate development and delivery of cost-effective interventions; and raise awareness about these neglected issues. GAPPS is also building a repository of data and specimens from pregnant women, such as blood and tissues, which will serve as a significant resource in advancing global health innovations.
Nearly 200 global stakeholders have outlined what needs to be done in a 2015 Global Action Agenda on Preterm Birth and Stillbirth (GAA). Key goals of the 2015 GAA:
• Reduce the13M preterm births and 3M stillbirths that occur each year around the world
• Improve survival for babies born too soon
• Accelerate progress on Millennium Development Goals to improve maternal and child health.
GAPPS is accelerating achievements towards the Global Action Agenda and United Nations Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5. We work to strengthen collaborations in maternal, newborn and child health, and develop a unified, global focus on preterm birth and stillbirth. Seattle Children's — an internationally recognized leader in pediatric health and research — launched GAPPS to achieve these primary goals:
- Make every birth count
- Improve maternal and newborn health outcomes
- Translate discoveries into diagnostic, treatment, and prevention strategies
- Build global health research capacity
- Advocate for policy changes and increased resources
Reports
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Reports
Resumen ejecutivo de la serie de artículos publicados en The Lancet
Reports
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Articles
The Lancet Series on Stillbirths provides new analysis of the problem and the results of incorporating stillbirths into existing health-system packages for women and babies, with examples of success and missed opportunities especially for the poorest families.
Briefs
The "Global Report on Preterm Birth and Stillbirth: The foundation for innovative solutions and improved outcomes" provides a comprehensive assessment of what is known, what needs to be known and what can be done to improve pregnancy outcomes.
Briefs
The "Global Report on Preterm Birth and Stillbirth: The foundation for innovative solutions and improved outcomes" provides a comprehensive assessment of what is known, what needs to be known and what can be done to improve pregnancy outcomes.
Briefs
The "Global Report on Preterm Birth and Stillbirth: The foundation for innovative solutions and improved outcomes" provides a comprehensive assessment of what is known, what needs to be known and what can be done to improve pregnancy outcomes.
Briefs
The "Global Report on Preterm Birth and Stillbirth: The foundation for innovative solutions and improved outcomes" provides a comprehensive assessment of what is known, what needs to be known and what can be done to improve pregnancy outcomes.
Briefs
Learn more about the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth
January 28, 2013
Approximately 3 million babies are stillborn each year throughout the world. In the US, that's one baby, one family, every 21 minutes.
October 29, 2012
Five innovative research projects aimed at preventing pretermature births recently announced by GAPPS are described in more detail by each of the principal investigators.
January 1, 2011
Dr. Craig Rubens, co-founder and executive director of The Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS), reflects on the problem of stillbirth and preterm birth complications.
December 31, 2010
Ann Starrs, co-founder and president of Family Care International, talks about challenges in addressing stillbirth at the community level, as well as in raising awareness on these issue in the global agenda.
February 23, 2010
Learn about the revolutionary global partnership to save 4 million babies and mothers from deaths related to prematurity and stillbirth each year.
