Socioeconomic inequity in survival for deliveries at 22-24 weeks of gestation.

Naho MorisakiTetsuya IsayamaOsamu SamuraKazuko WadaSatoshi Kusuda

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (2017)

Socioeconomic factors substantially influence whether births of 22-24 weeks' GA survive delivery and the first hour of life. Such disparities may reflect the impact of socioeconomic situations on decision making for resuscitation.

Keyphrases

gestational age
decision making
cardiac arrest
blood pressure
preterm infants
septic shock
free survival