OBJECTIVE: Late-preterm infants (34 weeks 0/7 days-36 weeks 6/7 days' gestation)
represent the largest proportion of singleton preterm births. A systematic review was …

Importance Active perinatal care increases survival of extremely preterm infants; however,
improved survival might be associated with increased disability among survivors. Objective …

The perinatal mortality rate is widely used as a summary statistic for evaluating the
effectiveness of perinatal care. Since October, 1992, it has been a legal requirement in …

Interventions for extremely preterm infants bring up many ethical questions. Guidelines for
intervention in the “periviable” period generally divide infants using predefined categories …

Objective To determine outcomes at age 3 years in babies born before 27 completed weeks'
gestation in 2006, and to evaluate changes in outcome since 1995 for babies born between …

In the summer of 2003, The Lancet published five articles on child survival, written by the
Bellagio Child Survival Group. 1–7 These publications have had tangible effects (panel 1). A …

In this second article of the neonatal survival series, we identify 16 interventions with proven
efficacy (implementation under ideal conditions) for neonatal survival and combine them into …

Objective: To evaluate the outcome for all infants born before 33 weeks gestation until
discharge from hospital. Design: A prospective observational population based study …

The global burden of preterm birth (PTB) includes the morbidity and mortality of babies born
before 37 completed weeks of gestation. Prematurity has been the leading worldwide cause …

Technological advances in neonatal-perinatal medicine have led to a steady increase in the
survival of preterm infants (Table 1). Indeed, survival of children at the very lowest gestations …