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Executive summary of the workshop on the border of viability

Rosemary D Higgins1, Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos, Tonse N K Raju

  • 1Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch, Center for Developmental Biology and Perinatal Medicine, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. higginsr@mail.nih.gov

Pediatrics
|May 4, 2005
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One of the most complex areas in perinatal-neonatal medicine remains the care of the mother delivering a newborn infant at the border of viability, referred to as "periviable" gestation. To address the knowledge gaps that preclude optimal, evidence-based care in this critical field of perinatal medicine, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development organized a workshop in March 2004. This article provides a summary of the discussions, focusing on major knowledge gaps and prioritized suggestions for studies in this area.

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