Dr Michael Malloy discusses Dilemmas in the Care of Periviable Fetuses. Just because we can doesn't necessarily mean we should

Dr Michael Malloy discusses Dilemmas in the Care of Periviable Fetuses

This is one of the most interesting and challenging podcasts we've done. Science, medicine, technology, ethics, morality and philosophy collide.

The podcast "Dilemmas in the Care of Periviable Fetuses" discusses the challenges of caring for extremely premature infants. It begins with a review of a Wall Street Journal article highlighting the survival odds of babies born at 22 weeks and the reluctance of many hospitals to provide care. Vital statistics reveal a high mortality rate and significant costs associated with such care. The podcast also explores the ethical and historical context of neonatal care, emphasizing the evolving limits of viability and the complex decisions faced by parents and healthcare providers.

Michael H. Malloy, M.D.,M.S

Dr. Malloy grew up in Houston and received his undergraduate degree I Microbiology at Texas A&M University. He attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical School (UTMB) and interned at East Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. He returned to UTMB pediatric residency and then went to UT Houston for neonatology fellowship. He then did postdoctoral research at Columbia University in New York and returned to UTMB as a member of the faculty in the Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics. He began work on a Masters of Science in Epidemiology supported by a Public Health Service grant. Upon completion he joined the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland as a research analyst and after 18 months in that position joined the Epidemiology Branch of the National Institute for Child Heath and Human Development as a research medical officer. Four and a half years later he returned to UTMB providing clinical care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and doing epidemiological research. He evolved into directing the Pediatric clerkship, and joining the McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine as the Director of the Osler Student Societies and the John P. McGovern Chair in Oslerian Medicine. He resigned his Chair position in 2023 and now is the Emeritus Chair in Oslerian Education. He continues his clinical activities attending on the Newborn Service, working with the Osler Student Societies, and researching in the area of medical humanities.