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Letters Premature babies born at 22 weeks

Perinatal management for premature babies should be multidisciplinary and personalised

BMJ 2020; 368 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m211 (Published 22 January 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;368:m211
  1. E J Verweij, gynaecologist1,
  2. I K M Reiss, professor2
  1. 1Department of Obstetrics, PO Box 2060, 3000 CB Rotterdam, Netherlands
  2. 2Department of Neonatology, PO Box 2060, 3000 CB Rotterdam, Netherlands
  1. e.verweij{at}erasmusmc.nl

We read the new framework from the British Association of Perinatal Medicine1 and The BMJ’s related news story2 with interest. This is a big step forward in perinatal management for extremely premature neonates. We agree with the risk assessment proposed but would like it to be more individualised.

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