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| 'No revival' for premature babies | 'No revival' for premature babies |
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| Babies born at or before 22 weeks should not be resuscitated or given intensive care, a report has said. | |
| The recommendation is being put forward by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, which considers ethical questions raised by advances in medical research. | The recommendation is being put forward by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, which considers ethical questions raised by advances in medical research. |
| For those born after 23 weeks, the recommendation is that doctors should review the situation with the parents and take their wishes into account. | For those born after 23 weeks, the recommendation is that doctors should review the situation with the parents and take their wishes into account. |
| The report has been released after two years of research. | The report has been released after two years of research. |
| BBC health correspondent Jane Dreaper says the report comes against a backdrop of medical advances which have been able to sustain the lives of very premature babies. | BBC health correspondent Jane Dreaper says the report comes against a backdrop of medical advances which have been able to sustain the lives of very premature babies. |
| But it also arrives in the wake of greater information about the number who either do not eventually survive, or go on to have disabilities. | But it also arrives in the wake of greater information about the number who either do not eventually survive, or go on to have disabilities. |
| Our correspondent says the Nuffield Council on Bioethics felt a discussion of this controversial subject was timely. | Our correspondent says the Nuffield Council on Bioethics felt a discussion of this controversial subject was timely. |
| Its inquiry also looked at longer-term support for families, and resource implications for the NHS. | Its inquiry also looked at longer-term support for families, and resource implications for the NHS. |