IIT Madras develops 1st India-specific AI model to determine foetus age

In a first, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model that is specific to Indian population and can accurately determine the age of a foetus in a pregnant woman, in her second and third trimesters...

Currently, physicians in India determine the gestational age using a formula developed for Western population, increasing chances of error...

The new model called Garbhini-GA2' accurately estimates the age of a foetus for the Indian population, reducing error by almost three times, said the team of researchers, including from the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad on Monday.. It is the first late-trimester gestational age estimation model to be developed and validated using Indian population data, they noted in the study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia...

These models are being validated across the country, said Dr. Rajesh Gokhale, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, in a statement on Monday.. IIT Madras has been contributing towards solving healthcare problems at the grassroots and local level with the aim of enhancing public health in India..

Once validated in prospective pan-India cohorts, this Garbhini-GA2 can be deployed in clinics across India, improving the care delivered by obstetricians and neonatologists, thus reducing maternal and infant mortality rates in India, the researchers said.. Improving the gestational age accuracy is a critical component of the broader goals of the GARBH-Ini study, which aims to reduce the adverse pregnancy outcomes,said Dr Shinjini Bhatnagar, Principal Investigator of the GARBH-Ini programme and a Distinguished Professor, at THSTI...

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