l“Equipoise”
understood as level of TBL at which risks of intervention
are comparable to risks of developing irreversible neurodevelopmental
impairment
–assuming intervention effective in preventing increase in risks of
irreversible neurodevelopmental impairment
lOther ways of
stating the concept of “equipoise”
–Risks of intervention (e.g., phototherapy, exchange transfusions or
medication) to stop rise in TBL ≤ risks of irreversible
neurodevelopmental impairment at that TBL
–Below any given TBL, risks of intervention not worth taking (i.e.,
≥ risk of neurodevelopmental impairment)