Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 8 , Pages 249-251, August 2007

How do neonatologists approach early treatment decisions at the extremes of prematurity?

Bernard Schoonakker BSc(Med Hons) MBChB MRCPCH Consultant Neonatologist, Neonatal Intensive Care, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK

Craig Smith MB ChB MRCP (UK) MRCPCH Consultant Neonatologist, Neonatal Intensive Care, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK

Abstract 

The decision to offer intensive care to a baby born at an extremely low gestational age is always difficult. The process demands equal involvement of the obstetrician, the neonatologist and the parents. In the light of the recently published Nuffield Council recommendations, this review re-states the importance of incorporating parental choice with the correct interpretation of neonatal outcome data and the current legal and ethical framework.

Keywords: extreme prematurity, neonatologists

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PII: S1751-7214(07)00119-4

doi:10.1016/j.ogrm.2007.06.006

Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 8 , Pages 249-251, August 2007

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