The goal of the Global Pregnancy Collaboration (CoLab) is to improve the health of mothers and their infants by facilitating harmonized perinatal data management and collaborative research. This is accomplished by developing standardized generic data dictionaries that cover the needs of all maternal child health care—from the simplest in the most resource poor countries to the most sophisticated research in more privileged areas.
We actively promote sharing of data and biological samples from participating centers available to researchers worldwide and engage in strategies to enable collaborations among scientists. A standardized database, COLLECT, has also been launched to further facilitate collaborative research. Simpler open access versions are being developed.
CoLab continues to grow and now includes adjunct representatives from Malaysia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States as well as the participation of two consortia—one in Indonesia and the other spanning the Ibero-American region.
Read the report by the African Academy of Sciences, UK Collaborative on Development Research and The Global Health Network Read more
Global Vector Hub, our latest addition to the Network launches with an online workshop: The impact of COVID-19 on global vector control efforts Read more
Responding effectively to outbreaks of infectious diseases saves lives. Sharing knowledge, learning, and experience of outbreak response across geographies, diseases, and between researchers and policy makers is essential. Without collaboration, outbreaks risk spreading in size and scale. Read more
Do you need an online database to support your perinatal research studies? The Global Pregnancy Collaboration has launched the COLLECT database. Available now! This online standardized database is available for use by interested investigators worldwide to facilitate collaboration. The dataset ... Read more
Based on the Nuffield Council on Bioethics report, this new course explores core ethical issues that arise during research in global health emergencies, and highlights how they sometimes go beyond those covered in traditional research frameworks. Read more
The 2019 CoLab annual conference was held in Oxford, England, with its thematic workshop focusing on subtypes of preeclampsia. Click here to read more and to view previous workshops.
CoLab continues to grow! Learn more about participating with CoLab and meet our current representatives.