Perspectives on periviability counselling and decision‐making differed between neonatologists in the United States and the Netherlands

American guidelines suggest that neonatal resuscitation be considered at 23 weeks of gestation, one week earlier than in the Netherlands, but how counselling practices differ at the threshold of viability is unknown. This pilot study compared prenatal periviability counselling in the two countries.

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