For a comprehensive overview of periviable birth, the full-text version of this Obstetric Care Consensus is available athttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000002352.
INTERIM UPDATE: This Obstetric Care Consensus is updated as highlighted to reflect updated supporting evidence regarding the spectrum of outcomes for infants born in the periviable period.
This document was developed jointly by the American College of Obstetricians and Gyne-cologists and the Society for Maternal–Fetal Medicine with the assistance of Jeffrey L. Ecker, MD; Anjali Kaimal, MD, MAS; Brian M. Mercer, MD; Sean C. Blackwell, MD; Raye Ann O. deRegnier, MD; Ruth M. Farrell, MD, MA; William A. Grobman, MD; Jamie L. Resnik, MD; and Anthony C. Sciscione, DO.
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Periviable birth. Obstetric Care Consensus No. 6. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Obstet Gynecol 2017;130:e187–99.
