Intensity of perinatal care for extremely preterm babies and outcomes at a higher gestational age: evidence from the EPIPAGE-2 cohort study

• Main Authors: Andrei Scott Morgan (Author), Babak Khoshnood (Author), Caroline Diguisto (Author), Laurence Foix L'Helias (Author), Laetitia Marchand-Martin (Author), Monique Kaminski (Author), Jennifer Zeitlin (Author), Gérard Bréart (Author), François Goffinet (Author), Pierre-Yves Ancel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Perinatal decision-making affects outcomes for extremely preterm babies (22-26 weeks' gestational age (GA)): more active units have improved survival without increased morbidity. We hypothesised such units may gain skills and expertise meaning babies at higher gestational ag...