Survival of infants born at 24 to 28 weeks' gestation.
Factors affecting the survival of 136 consecutive live-born infants delivered at 24 to 28 weeks' gestation during a 4-year period were analyzed. After careful assessment of gestational age, perinatal care for the fetus of at least 26 weeks' gestation was aggressive. Survival at 26 weeks was 45% and at 28 weeks, 92%. Multivariate analysis showed that the set of variables that best predicts neonatal outcome is gestational age, antepartum glucocorticoid administration, and resuscitation at birth.
D001724:Birth Weight; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D012151:Resuscitation
D005938:Glucocorticoids