Evidence Based Global Health Manual for Preterm Birth Risk Assessment

lt;p>Dilly Anumba is Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Director of Clinical Academic Training at the University of Sheffield. He is a hospital consultant and subspecialist in Maternal and Fetal Medicine. He runs specialist clinics in Fetal Ultrasound, Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy, Prematurity Prevention and Care, and High-Risk Pregnancy. His research interests are translational, focusing on the biology of birth, and global health inequalities. He holds grants funded by the UK's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the Medial Research Council (MRC), and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Council (EPSRC) investigating management of preterm birth. He is Director of the NIHR Global Health Research Group on Preterm Birth Prevention and Care (PRIME, www.primeglobalhealth.co.uk), which includes researchers in South Africa, Bangladesh, India and Nigeria. PRIME research activities directly inform this book proposal. Dilly is International Representative for sub-Saharan Africa on the RCOG Council and Chair Selection Panel of the Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration (SPARC) scheme, the NIHR Training Academy. He is a member of the college of experts of the African Research Excellence Framework (AREF). Dilly has contributed numerous book chapters (including two Springers books) and has edited the book "Antenatal Disorders for the MRCOG and Beyond".

Dr Jayasooriya is an NIHR Clinical lecturer in primary care and a General Practitioner at Page Hall Medical Centre, a Deep End Clinical Research Network practice, in one of the most deprived and ethnically diverse areas of Sheffield. Her research interest is in lung health, focusing on global marginalised populations. Having a grounding in adaptive immunology during her PhD, she then worked on an international multi-centre cohort study in The Gambia. She also has an interest in exploring determinants of pre-term birth in LMICs as a research associate with the NIHR Global Health Research Group on Preterm Birth Intervention and Management. 

Antenatal Risk Assessment for Preterm Birth: A guidance Document for Healthcare Providers.- Prenatal Risk Assessment for Preterm Birth in Low-resources Settings: Demographics and Obstetric History.- Pregnancy Dating Guidance.- Prenatal Risk Assessment for Preterm Birth in Low-resources Settings: Infections.- Nutritional Status and the Risk of Preterm Birth.- Evaluating Alcohol, Tobacco and other Substance Use in Pregnancy Women.