Gastroschisis Challenges North and South: Introduction

Webinar Objectives

• To explore current challenges in the care of gastroschisis patients in all environments, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries.
• To present interventions that may improve outcomes of gastroschisis in diverse health care environments.

Summary Slides: Gastroschisis Challenges North and South: Introduction

The Gastroschisis Gulf

The difference in neonatal surgical care and outcomes between sub-Saharan Africa and the developed world cannot be described as a gap. It is a gulf. No condition depicts that gulf better than gastroschisis.