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Extremely preterm

Birth before 28 completed weeks of gestation, the earliest preterm band, where mortality is highest and several organ systems fail together.

Card id: extremely-preterm

Sources

  • World Health Organization. Preterm birth. Fact sheet, 2023. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/preterm-birth
  • World Health Organization. WHO recommendations for care of the preterm or low-birth-weight infant, glossary. NCBI Bookshelf, 2022. https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK586708

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