Neonatal intensive care: Planning for services and outcomes following care

The Journal of PediatricsPublished 1 June 1973

Edward R. Schlesinger

DOI10.1016/s0022-3476(73)80417-2

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It is suggested that neonatal intensive care has resulted in a decrease in the neonatal mortality rate and in a lower prevalence of serious handicapping conditions among the survivors.

Abstract

C H A N G E S in neonatal care of highrisk infants over the past decade have led to the development of intensive care services which can best be provided in centers and by programs serving communities or regions on an organized basis. Recent findings strongIy suggest that neonatal intensive care has resulted in a decrease in the neonatal mortality rate and in a lower prevalence of serious handicapping conditions among the survivors.

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