India-specific AI model to find gestational age developed

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Last Updated28/02/2024

Researchers have developed an India-specific artificial intelligence model to precisely determine the gestational age of a fetus in the second and third trimester of pregnancy.

The model has been designed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras and the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad.
It is part of an interdisciplinary group for advanced research on birth outcomes — DBT India initiative (GARBH-Ini) programme.
The Garbhini-GA2 is the first late-trimester GA estimation model to be developed and validated using Indian population data.
Currently models used for Western population are in use which could prove erroneous when applied in the later part of pregnancy due to variations in the growth of the fetus in the Indian population
The Garbhini-GA2 accurately estimates the foetus’ age, reducing error by almost three times.
The Indian data would help to provide appropriate care for pregnant women and determine the precise date of birth, thus reducing maternal and infant mortality rates.

AI is the ability of a computer, or a robot controlled by a computer to do tasks that are usually done by humans because they require human intelligence and judgment.
Although no AI can perform the wide variety of tasks an ordinary human can do, some AI can match humans in specific tasks.
The ideal characteristic of AI is its ability to rationalize and take actions that have the best chance of achieving a specific goal.
A subset of AI is Machine Learning (ML).
Deep Learning (DL) :
- Techniques enable this automatic learning through the absorption of huge amounts of unstructured data such as text, images, or video.

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