Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Editorial
. 2008 May 31;336(7655):1199-200.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39559.518391.BE. Epub 2008 May 9.

Survival after extremely preterm birth

Neena Modi
Editorial

Survival after extremely preterm birth

Neena Modi. BMJ. .

Abstract

Viability is not determined solely by gestational age

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: NM has received research funding in the past five years from Action Medical Research, the Child Growth Foundation, Department of Health, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Trust, London Specialised Commissioners, Numico Research, the Portland Hospital, Wellcome Trust, and Westminster Children’s Research Fund. She is the current chair of the Neonatal Data Analysis Unit Steering Board.

Comment on

References

    1. Field DJ, Dorling JS, Manktelow BN, Draper ES. Survival of extremely premature babies in a geographically defined population: prospective cohort study of 1994-9 compared with 2000-5. BMJ 2008; doi: 10.1136/bmj.39555.670718.BE - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. House of Commons Science and Technology Committee. Scientific developments relating to the Abortion Act 1967 2007. www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmsctech/1045/1045i.pdf
    1. Nuffield Council on Bioethics. Critical care decisions in fetal and neonatal medicine: ethical issues 2006. www.nuffieldbioethics.org/fileLibrary/pdf/CCD_web_version_22_June_07_(up...
    1. Tyson JE, Parikh NA, Langer J, Green C, Higgins RD; for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network. Intensive care for extreme prematurity: moving beyond gestational age. N Engl J Med 2008;358:1672-81. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Cuttini M, Nadai M, Kaminski M, Hansen G, de Leeuw R, Lenoir S, et al. End-of-life decisions in neonatal intensive care: physicians’ self-reported practices in seven European countries. EURONIC Study Group. Lancet 2000;355:2112-8. - PubMed