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Case Report: Survival of an Infant with a Birthweight of 345 Grams
Author(s) -
Sherer David M.,
Abramowicz Jacques S.,
Bennett Shirley L.,
Mercier Charles E.,
Woods James R.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
birth
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.233
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1523-536X
pISSN - 0730-7659
DOI - 10.1111/j.1523-536x.1992.tb00674.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gestation , fetal distress , pediatrics , fetus , birth weight , fetal growth , intensive care , obstetrics , pregnancy , intensive care medicine , genetics , biology
Infant survival with ever‐decreasing birthweights is attainable with recent advances in maternal‐fetal medicine and enhanced neonatal intensive care. We report a gestation complicated by severe chronic hypertension and fetal distress necessitating delivery at 26 1/7 weeks. The growth‐retarded newborn weighed 345 g (12 oz) and survived with minimal sequelae despite a protracted and complicated neonatal course.