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International Core Indicators for Preconception Health and Equity (iCIPHE) Alliance

The International Core Indicators for Preconception Health and Equity (iCIPHE) Alliance brings together academic, clinical, policy and public representation from over 20 countries across all World Health Organization (WHO) regions.

Around the world, more programmes and policies are being developed to support preconception health (health and wellbeing before pregnancy and parenthood). To understand if these efforts are working, and where improvements may be needed, countries need reliable information. This means having clear, agreed ways to measure preconception health across different populations.

At the moment, there are no internationally agreed measures that countries can use to monitor preconception health and health inequalities and inequities. The iCIPHE Alliance was created to help fill this gap.

International consensus study

Members of the iCIPHE Alliance are conducting an international study to identify key topics (also called measures or indicators) that can help track how well-prepared people are for pregnancy and parenthood (women, men, people with other gender identities).

These key topics, such as the proportion of people of reproductive age in a country who smoke, can be measured by governments and public health agencies. This will help them decide how health services and policies can be improved to better meet people’s needs.

Find out more about the study

Who we are

The iCIPHE Alliance is co-chaired by Danielle Schoenaker (University of Southampton) and Judith Stephenson (University College London).

Core Working Group members are: Palwende Boua, Kassahun Fikadu (African Region); Wendy V. Norman, Amy Ogle, Sarah Verbiest, Tamar Chitashvili (Region of the Americas); Nadira Sultana Kakoly, Vani Sethi, Zivai Murira (South-East Asia Region); Jennifer Hall, Annemarie Mulders (European Region); Ghadir Fakhri Al-Jayyousi, Zahid Memon (Eastern Mediterranean Region); Sharon James, Chee Wai Ku, Eri Maeda (Western Pacific Region).