Saving the Best…For Later: For health, full-term pregnancies, 39 weeks is the magic number
Outcomes have improved for premature babies over the past few decades, thanks to advances in neonatal care and surgical techniques to correct complications from prematurity. “Our ability to manage patients has improved drastically,” says pediatric surgeon Mary Austin, MD, MPH, an assistant professor of pediatric surgery at UTHealth Medical School. Read the Story on the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston’s Health Leader, an online wellness magazine.