title: Delivery in the 'grey zone': collaborative approach to extremely preterm birth.
abstract: During the recent New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory consensus workshop on Perinatal Care at the limits of viability, recommendations were made in the areas of education, counselling and management. Critically, there was a consensus that between 23 weeks and zero days and 25 weeks and six days of gestation, it was reasonable to offer the option of non-initiation of resuscitation and intensive care. Within this, obligation to treat increases as the gestation advances. Implications of the statement for obstetricians are discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hornsby Hospital, Hornsby, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Keogh
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sinn
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hollebone
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bajuk
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lui
mesh_terms: D020958:Australian Capital Territory; D003376:Counseling; D003657:Decision Making; D005328:Fetal Viability; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007258:Informed Consent; D009517:New South Wales; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic