20 Apr 2018

New resuscitation rules may save more premature babies

From Morning Report, 7:29 am on 20 April 2018

Tiny premature babies could soon have a better chance of surviving as doctors consider lowering the age at which they can be resuscitated. A working group including neonatal specialists, obstectricians, midwives, and patients is looking at changing the age from 24 weeks to 23. Some new born specialists says that will have to come with more staff, beds and funding to support the very intensive care the babies need.