Limits of viability: are we heading in right direction?
Newborn survival at extremely early gestational ages depends heavily on hospital resources, not biology alone—suggesting equitable access to care could save more lives worldwide.
A critical review contextualizing periviable birth survival thresholds as health-system-capacity constructs rather than fixed biological limits, analyzing global disparities and calling for SDG-aligned equitable implementation of evidence-based neonatal interventions across resource settings. This is an important equity and public health framing for the most vulnerable neonatal population.
What the study was
- Study design
- Review
- Population
- Periviable infants globally, focus on HIC vs LMIC disparities
- Category
- Public Health
- Maturity
- Exploratory
- Journal
- Journal of Perinatal Medicine
Why it surfaced
Timely global health equity framing; addresses maximally vulnerable population; review format limits score. Captured via sentinel scan.
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