The very low birth weight problem, an imperative necessity for prevention.
The very low birth weight births are a major problem in the perinatal field, a short review is presented on the increasing rates of admission of these new borns in neonatal intensive care units and on the results of mortality and long-term morbidity published by pediatricians. The obstetricians have to apply the established preventive methods. This paper presents the results of a single hospital at Clamart, France, showing the progressive reduction of the number of births with less than 1500 g birth weight (still-births and live-births), when a preventive policy is proposed since eight years.
D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000517:prevention & control; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D012306:Risk