Every Preemie—SCALE – Every Preemie

EVERY PREEMIE—SCALE was a five-year $9 million USAID Cooperative Agreement

The project was designed to provide practical, catalytic, and scalable approaches for expanding uptake of preterm birth (PTB) and low birth weight (LBW) interventions in 24 USAID priority countries predominantly in Africa and Asia.

Every Preemie was implemented between October 2014 and September 2019 by a consortium of partners comprised of Project Concern International (PCI), the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS), and the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). PCI led overall project management, global and partner engagement, and supported research and learning; GAPPS led evidence, research and learning activities; and ACNM led health provider capacity building and performance improvement activities.

With a focus on moving evidence to action, Every Preemie worked across three main areas:

Implementation research in four countries
Development of a new model of care for small and sick newborns: Family-Led Care
Global engagement and collaboration

Technical resources and additional information on activities are available on this website. For more information, please contact PCI.

Fifteen million babies are born premature each year

More than one in 10 of all babies born around the world.

Prematurity is the leading cause of death globally for children under five.

The majority of preterm births occur between 32 to 37 weeks gestation

most of these babies can survive with essential newborn care (such as warmth, breastfeeding support and basic care for infections and breathing difficulties)

Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia account for over 80% of preterm births worldwide

90% of extremely preterm babies born in high-income settings survive

whereas in low-income settings only 10% of these babies survive

To manage preterm birth we need action across the spectrum of care from prevention, to the management of preterm labor and immediate and quality postnatal care for the preterm newborn

EVERY PREEMIE—SCALE was a five-year $9 million USAID Cooperative Agreement