Confusion in terminology and non-standardized definitions can arguably be classified as the
most important characteristics that lead to disparate study findings. While such situations …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess whether the treatment of deliveries at the
traditional threshold of viability has become more interventional since the publication of …

With improvements in perinatal care, even the most immature babies can now survive, the
majority of survivors having good longterm outcomes. At the very limits of what modern …

Objective: To verify, in extremely preterm infants, if disagreement between obstetricians and
neonatologists regarding proactive management is associated with early death. Study …

Background Severe fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a leading cause of adverse perinatal
morbidity and mortality; however, in Victoria, 35% of severely growth‐restricted infants are …

Background In most pregnancies that miscarry, arrest of embryonic or fetal development
occurs some time (often weeks) before the miscarriage occurs. Ultrasound examination can …

In the first part of this work, the outcome following very premature birth was assessed. This
enabled a gray zone to be defined, with inherent major prognostic uncertainty. In France …

Background Variation in outcome collection and reporting is a serious hindrance to progress
in our specialty; therefore, over 80 journals have come together to support the development …

The objective of this study is to investigate the current understanding of neonatal survival
and the willingness to provide aggressive obstetric intervention at the limit of fetal viability …

This review is presented in three segments:(1) important background concepts,(2) recent
reports from regional geographically defined cohorts, and (3) prognosis research from the …