Mortality data by day of life: should this be part of parental counselling on the neonatal unit? | Article

for neonatal and paediatric healthcare professionals

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Keywords

mortality; counselling

Key points

Mortality risk varies greatly by day-of-life for extremely preterm infants.
Parents have a right to accurate and
up-to-date information, but it is unclear how this should be communicated.
Including changing mortality rates over time in regional and national information leaflets for parents of extremely preterm infants could be considered.