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Aug 2022
21m 11s

The 22 Week Birth

DR. CHAPA’S CLINICAL PEARLS
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Over the last several years, the “limit of viability” for neonates has decreased dramatically. The new “lower limit” of neonatal viability can now be considered to be as early as 22 gestational weeks. But there’s a lot more to that statement! In this session, we will review the latest data on neonatal survival in the Periviable interval. We will highlight an ... Show More
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