Early human development
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Very preterm infants at the borderline of viability, especially those <25 weeks of gestational age, have survived in increasing numbers in recent years, but concerns persist about their long-term outcome and their consumption of scarce hospital resources. ⋯ Increased intensive care in the late 1990s for infants at the borderline of viability was associated with improved outcomes, at incremental costs that were not excessive compared with slightly more mature infants.