Survival of a 390 grams Swiss infant.
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.
Amato
M
M
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Berne, Switzerland.
Schneider
H
H
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