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Statistics on Viability at different states

DarcyLongfellowDarcyLongfellow member
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I remember a couple weeks ago someone posted a website that had statistics on the percentage of babies that survived after being born at different ages of gestation -- i.e., 24 weeks -- 30%, 25 weeks -- 40%, etc.

I just tried several different Google searches and couldn't come up with anything!  Does anyone have anything like that?

(I'm 24 weeks on Wednesday, and I wanted something to explain to DH exactly what that means!)

Thanks!

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Re: Statistics on Viability at different states

  • LillyBug923LillyBug923 member
    Viability is the age at which they will try to save the baby should you go into labor early because the baby actually could survive outside the womb. You could explain it to him that way....
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  • vagirl1vagirl1
    It probably varies by hospital as well.  Some hospitals have awesome NICU's and can handle pre-term babies better...while others may not and may not have one to ship it to either.
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  • DarcyLongfellowDarcyLongfellow member

    Maybe I should have said survival rates, not viability rates. 

    I understand what viability IS (that before 24 weeks they won't try to save your baby because there's no chance of him surviving outside the womb).  I was trying to explain to DH that we were almost at the point of viability, but then I was cautioning him that it was still way, way too early because the survival rates are so low.

    Someone the other day posted a link to a website that set out what percentage of babies were expected to survive if born at x number of weeks.  It was a really interesting website.  I was hoping someone had saved it!

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  • M+K=3M+K=3

    Here you go.

    https://miscarriage.about.com/od/pregnancyafterloss/a/prematurebirth.htm

     

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  • DarcyLongfellowDarcyLongfellow member
    imageM+K=3:

    Here you go.

    https://miscarriage.about.com/od/pregnancyafterloss/a/prematurebirth.htm

     

    Yay!  This was exactly what I was looking for.  Thank you so much!!!

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  • ChrysallysChrysallys member
    imageDarcyLongfellow:

    (that before 24 weeks they won't try to save your baby because there's no chance of him surviving outside the womb). 

    That's not necessarily true. I survived.

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  • karelaorangekarelaorange member
    This is something dh and I have talked a lot about.  After 34 weeks, although intervention is needed, the odds of having a 'normal' child are very good (I realize normal is prob not the best word, not trying to offend anyone but hopefully you know what I mean).  Prior to that the odds of having developmental and physical impairments are fairly high.  Be very careful, because NICU doctors love the challenge of saving babies; this is good, I'm glad they are in their profession, but sometimes they play down the risks of intervention.  So if you face early labor it's important to try to get objective opinions on survivability and the risk of impairment.  The NICU doctor will not always be the one to give you that.
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