declancolquhounnzmesupp.jpg Declan Colquhoun was born at 23 weeks, weighing 400g, and was not much bigger than this pen. President of the Paediatric Society, Nicola Austin said that last year a working group reached a consensus to resuscitate babies born from 23 weeks gestation, with preparation from 22 weeks and five days. Premature babies in NZ• The youngest baby known to have survived premature birth was born at 22 weeks and six days gestation. • About 10 per cent of all babies are born premature (before 37 weeks gestation). • There are six Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) in New Zealand which take babies born pre-32 weeks and 17 Special Care Baby Units (SCBU) in regional hospitals.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 28, 2020 20:37 UTC