The Medical journal of Australia
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To determine whether improvement in the survival rate of infants with a birthweight of less than 1501 g was accompanied by an increase in the rate of neurological impairment or disability among the survivors. ⋯ It has been possible to improve the survival rate of very low birthweight infants over time without increasing the number of severely disabled survivors. Whether the long-term outcome for these infants is continuing to improve with more recent advances in perinatal care remains to be determined.