Mortality rates for gastroschisis have fallen dramatically in HICs from 60% in the 1960's to less than 4% today. This has resulted from improvements in neonatal resuscitation and peri-operative management, awareness of complications such as abdominal compartment syndrome, and the provision of parenteral nutrition (PN). Gastroschisis has been suggested as a bellwether procedure for neonatal surgery capacity in low resource settings because there are usually no co-morbidities, yet the condition tests all the key elements that go into the successful management of a newborn with a surgical condition.