Potential pregnancy days lost (PPDL): an innovative gestational age measure to assess maternal and child health interventions and outcomes

It aims to develop and explore an innovative measure of gestational age – “potential pregnancy days lost” (PPDL) – to produce evidence of its association with maternal and child health, morbidity and mortality in the short, medium and long term. It also wants to convince women and policy makers to promote less interventions and “harm-free care” during pregnancy