RT Book, Section
A1 Cunningham, F. Gary
A1 Leveno, Kenneth J.
A1 Dashe, Jodi S.
A1 Hoffman, Barbara L.
A1 Spong, Catherine Y.
A1 Casey, Brian M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1190762008
T1 The Preterm Newborn
T2 Williams Obstetrics, 26e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260462739
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190762008
RD 2024/04/20
AB At  the  time  of  this  textbook’s  first  edition  in  1903,  preterm  delivery  was  often  followed  by  neonatal  death.  However,  subsequent  scientific  innovation  has  advanced  the  threshold  of  viability  to  22  to  24  weeks’  gestation  (Watkins,  2020).  Moreover,  the  overall  survival  rate  for  preterm  neonates  <29  weeks’  gestation  approaches  80  percent  (Travers  2018).  Still,  the  preterm  newborn  is  susceptible  to  many  serious  medical  complications  both  early  and  later  in  life  (Table  34-1).