Lessons From the Survival of an Extremely Preterm Neonate Despite Challenges in a Country Where Gestational Age of Viability Is 28 Weeks
ABSTRACT Managing extremely preterm neonates with very low birth weight is challenging, especially in Ghana where viability is set at 28 weeks. This case highlights the complexities of neonatal care in low‐resource settings and emphasizes the need for improvement in health systems to revise the age...
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| author | Elim Kwasi Ahorlu Andrew Mpagwuni Ziblim Abdul‐Hanan Saani Inusah Barbara Swanzy‐Asare Edith Kissi |
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| description | ABSTRACT Managing extremely preterm neonates with very low birth weight is challenging, especially in Ghana where viability is set at 28 weeks. This case highlights the complexities of neonatal care in low‐resource settings and emphasizes the need for improvement in health systems to revise the age of viability. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e2e4460f4def47c0a90f744f2b96321b2025-08-20T03:15:05ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042025-04-01134n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.70433Lessons From the Survival of an Extremely Preterm Neonate Despite Challenges in a Country Where Gestational Age of Viability Is 28 WeeksElim Kwasi Ahorlu0Andrew Mpagwuni Ziblim1Abdul‐Hanan Saani Inusah2Barbara Swanzy‐Asare3Edith Kissi4Department of Paediatrics and Child Health Pentecost Hospital Madina GhanaDepartment of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management University of Ghana Medical Centre Legon GhanaDepartment of Internal Medicine Upper East Regional Hospital Bolgatanga GhanaDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health Pentecost Hospital Madina GhanaDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health Pentecost Hospital Madina GhanaABSTRACT Managing extremely preterm neonates with very low birth weight is challenging, especially in Ghana where viability is set at 28 weeks. This case highlights the complexities of neonatal care in low‐resource settings and emphasizes the need for improvement in health systems to revise the age of viability.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70433gestational age of viabilityhypoglycemianeonatal intensive care unitneonatal sepsispreterm neonatesvery low birth weight |
| spellingShingle | Elim Kwasi Ahorlu Andrew Mpagwuni Ziblim Abdul‐Hanan Saani Inusah Barbara Swanzy‐Asare Edith Kissi Lessons From the Survival of an Extremely Preterm Neonate Despite Challenges in a Country Where Gestational Age of Viability Is 28 Weeks Clinical Case Reports gestational age of viability hypoglycemia neonatal intensive care unit neonatal sepsis preterm neonates very low birth weight |
| title | Lessons From the Survival of an Extremely Preterm Neonate Despite Challenges in a Country Where Gestational Age of Viability Is 28 Weeks |
| title_full | Lessons From the Survival of an Extremely Preterm Neonate Despite Challenges in a Country Where Gestational Age of Viability Is 28 Weeks |
| title_fullStr | Lessons From the Survival of an Extremely Preterm Neonate Despite Challenges in a Country Where Gestational Age of Viability Is 28 Weeks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lessons From the Survival of an Extremely Preterm Neonate Despite Challenges in a Country Where Gestational Age of Viability Is 28 Weeks |
| title_short | Lessons From the Survival of an Extremely Preterm Neonate Despite Challenges in a Country Where Gestational Age of Viability Is 28 Weeks |
| title_sort | lessons from the survival of an extremely preterm neonate despite challenges in a country where gestational age of viability is 28 weeks |
| topic | gestational age of viability hypoglycemia neonatal intensive care unit neonatal sepsis preterm neonates very low birth weight |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70433 |
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