I am sure that the NHS also has “guidelines” for the treatment of high risk newborns ....neonatal intensive care is expensive you know... and many infants that would be in a NICU in the US and survive are likely simply allowed to die in the UK because treating them would be too expensive.
A baby below a certain birthweight, or below a certain gestational age, or who dies within 48 hours, is not even counted as a "live birth".
THAT is why the U.S. child mortality statistics look so bad, compared with Britain and the rest of Europe. They do not count the high-risk newborns as births at all. Easy to look good if you cook the numbers.
“I am sure that the NHS also has “guidelines” for the treatment of high risk newborns ....neonatal intensive care is expensive you know... and many infants that would be in a NICU in the US and survive are likely simply allowed to die in the UK because treating them would be too expensive.”
I worked over 14+ years in NICU. I have a nephew that was in an NICU in another city. When I read his chart, I had virtually no hope and had to try to say encouraging things to my sister. He’s a Cornell University graduate with honors, and married now. Yeah, they had a really expensive medical bill, but I truly shudder at the thought of what Obamacare will do to NICU care. The U.S. was the world leader in treatment and care. Socialized medicine is not a spark for seeking breakthroughs in care or new forms of treatment. I was blessed to work in the top hospital in the world and saw many, many breakthroughs and changes. That can be kissed good-bye with Obamacare.
Utter rubbish.