Citation
Zhang, Jun (1992). Is 28 Weeks of Gestation Equivalent to 1000g of Birthweight?. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 67(4), 471-472. PMCID: PMC1590512Abstract
With the rapid development of neonatal intensive care, many tiny and premature babies are now surviving. In 1979 the World Health Organisation published a number of recommendations on the methodology of reporting perinatal mortality statistics': 'It is recommended that countries should present, solely for international comparisons, "standard perinatal statistics" in which both the numerator and denominator of all rates are restricted to fetuses and infants weighing 1000 g or more (or, where birthweight is unavailable, the corresponding gestational age (28 weeks) or body length (35 cm crown-heel)'. Theserecommendations have been strongly endorsed by the International Federation of Gynecologists and Obstetricians.