Survival of a 590 Gram Infant: Management Challenges in a Developing Country

Abstract

The survival of extreme preterm newborn in Nigeria is still a serious challenge due to lack of equipment and trained personnel. Giving the management challenges with accompanying high mortality in this group of infants, the decision to resuscitate them at delivery sometimes presents difficult ethical issues for caregivers and parents. It is against this backdrop that we report the survival of a 590grams growth restricted female infant delivered at 28 weeks of gestation.