Long-term outcome of pre-term infants. Journal Articles

abstract

• Recent advances in neonatal intensive care have resulted in significant improvements in the neonatal mortality rate in very low-birth-weight infants. Although there has been some decline in the prevalence of impairments, there are concerns that the improved survival rate may result in handicapped infants who would not have survived in an earlier era. This paper addresses the current survival and morbidity for very low-birth-weight infants and discusses the role of the family physician in meeting the new challenges in continuing care presented by these infants.

authors

• Saigal, Saroj

status

• published 

publication date

• May 1988

has subject area

• 1117 Public Health and Health Services (FoR)
• General & Internal Medicine (Science Metrix)

published in

• Canadian Family Physician  Journal

keywords

• 3 Good Health and Well Being
• 42 Health Sciences
• 4203 Health Services and Systems
• Infant Mortality
• Pediatric
• Perinatal Period - Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period
• Preterm, Low Birth Weight and Health of the Newborn
• Reproductive health and childbirth

start page

• 1181

end page

• 1186

volume

• 34