title: Survival of a 390 grams Swiss infant.
abstract: It is vital for the survival of the neonate that birth should not occur until the fetal organ systems are sufficiently mature. Nowadays, infants with birth weight 750 g or less lead to ethical dilemmas concerning the value of treating extremely preterm infants. We report the survival of a 390 g girl born in the 25 and 3/7 week of gestation. In the last years, problems associated with extreme prematurity have become more clearly defined improving the outcome of these babies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Berne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amato
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005325:Fetal Organ Maturity; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight / Q000254:growth & development*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000254:growth & development; D009359:Neonatology; D011247:Pregnancy; D013534:Survival