Extremely Preterm Birth — Defining the Limits of Hope

I had a kind of blind faith. I believed in the collaboration between the firm will of my one-pound-twelve-ounce daughter and the expertise of modern medicine. Of course, there was more than a bit of random luck involved, too. — Wendy Wasserstein 1 Despite an increase in the frequency of premature bi...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 343; no. 6; pp. 429 - 430
Main Author Cole, F. Sessions
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 10.08.2000
Subjects
Cohort Studies
Developmental Disabilities - epidemiology
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Nervous System Diseases - epidemiology
Survivors - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:I had a kind of blind faith. I believed in the collaboration between the firm will of my one-pound-twelve-ounce daughter and the expertise of modern medicine. Of course, there was more than a bit of random luck involved, too. — Wendy Wasserstein 1 Despite an increase in the frequency of premature birth, 2 new techniques, including surfactant-replacement therapy and increased use of antenatal glucocorticoids, have led to continued improvement in the survival of extremely premature infants in the 1990s. 3 , 4 Most follow-up studies of survivors have been limited by small samples, reliance on referral to a tertiary care center, limited assessment, and . . .
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM200008103430609