The Perinatal Human
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{{Mergeto|Perinatal period|date=March 2008}}
[[Image:The Continuum.jpg|right|thumb|500px|The Emerging Human]]
'''The Perinatal age''' is that phase in human development from the time the [[embryo]] has just achieved the stage of 'independent' existence to the first week of life after birth, whatever the [[gestation]] at delivery.
The [[Age of Viability]] has been advancing relentlessly as medical revolution continues to unfold. Whereas it used to be 28 weeks, this has been brought back to as much as 23 weeks [22 weeks in a few countries]. Unfortunately, there has been a profound increase in [[morbidity]] and [[death|mortality]] associated with the increased survival to the extent it has led some to question the [[ethics]] and [[morality]] of resuscitating at the edge of viability. How far back can we push the boundary between intruterine and extrauterine gestation is anyone's guess.
==Phases of the Continuum==
'''[[Embryo]]'''
'''[[Fetus]]'''
'''[[Neonate]]'''
'''[[Infant]]'''
'''Preterm infant'''
'''Term infant'''
'''Postterm infant'''
[[Category:Embryology|Perinatal Human]]