Question about Vday?!

[SnowWhite90]

Cant wait to hit Vday, its such a milestone on here!

Im just wondering, does anyone know the survival rate of a baby born at 24weeks gestation?! Id imagine the baby would be in intensive care for a long time, have to have injections to strengthen the lungs etc?!

Does anyone know any women who have delivered this early and who now have a happy healthy baby?!

 

[AngelUK]

I have found this article that might answer the question. I have only skimmed through it myself cause I am too scared to know more :/ https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7340288.stm

 

[lalitas charm]

I dont know anyone with 24 week babies but a girl at work had her baby at 27 weeks and he is a happy and healthy 2year old!! I think it was tough at the start as mum was very sick and then obviously he was ill also but he is perfect now

 

[Star7890]

''Between 23 and 26 weeks gestation every day your baby stays in the womb it has an extra 3 percent chance of survival. By 26 weeks the odds go up to 80-90 percent''

 

[SabrinaKat]

and doctors MUST treat baby from 24 wks if in an accident, born too early, etc...

best wishes

 

[bananaz]

What I've read is that 24 weeks is considered the limit of viability because that's when over 50% of babies survive. So the odds still aren't fantastic, but they are in baby's favor.