PEDIATRICS Vol. 72 No. 6 December 1983, pp. 910-912
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Outcome of Complicated Pregnancies of Less Than 27 Weeks of Gestation

HOWARD W. KILBRIDE MC1 and JOHN P. ELLIOT MC1

1 Box 1101, Letterman Army Medical Center, Presido of San Francisco, CA 94129

To the Editor.—

The article by Bennett et al1 is one of several recent reports2,3 presenting outcome data on very low-birth-weight infants. These reports address the question: what is the lowest birth weight that justifies resuscitation and intensive care? Perinatal and obstetrical management decisions relating to the outcome of infants weighing less than 800 g are so numerous that the relevant question should be: at what gestational age will the perinatal team provide intensive management of the maternal-fetal unit?