In the UK, infants born below one pound or before 23 weeks gestation are not considered “viable,” which just basically means that health care professionals will not provide care because of the risk of mortality and limited quality of life. Cutoffs like this are not uncommon. In fact, most countries have limitations like this in place.
What started out as a normal afternoon for Valerie Simpson, decorating her first child’s room, soon turned into a horrible nightmare; a nightmare that she hopes will help someone else someday, which is why she is sharing the very intimate and painful story of the loss of her daughter Sophia.
Any baby born before 36 weeks runs the risks of complication from their premature arrival, but Jazen Jamal has persevered through many of life’s challenges and he is only 4 months old.
For Sarah Bradbury, it all feels unreal even now when she is holding her little baby boy in her arms. That is because she not only endured eight miscarriages before him, she also had to see baby Joseph struggle for life born premature at 23 weeks and five days.
There has been a lot of talk about whether doctors should resuscitate a baby that is born before the golden ’24 week’ threshold. One UK couple is thankful that doctors took a chance of their babies and are now able to bring their surviving daughter home.
This week there has been a lot of talk about resuscitating babies born before 24 weeks and whether doctors are doing more harm than good. It is well know that a baby born extremely premature is at risk for being severely disabled and having long-term issues with breathing and feeding. In recent years the survival rates for 24 week babies have almost doubled while the outcomes for babies at 23 weeks haven’t changed dramatically.
Chelsey Hansbrough was due to arrive on 2nd February but instead came into the world on 8th October at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital in Illinois. Her parents Tamika Harris and Charles Hansbrough cannot believe that a baby given 18 percent chance of survival is alive and well.
November is Prematurity Awareness Month. In honor of this, some parents who have had babies prematurely have offered to tell their stories to create awareness about this important cause.
Mom Amanda shares the story of her two sons that were both born premature over four years apart.
November is Prematurity Awareness Month. In honor of this, some parents who have had babies prematurely have offered to tell their stories to create awareness about this important cause.
Our next amazing babies are Amanda and Dylan, the super preemie team that arrived at just 23 weeks 5 days into mom’s pregnancy.
A UK couple, who tried for 5 years to have a baby, has been left devastated after hospital staff refused give their premature baby medical intervention – because she was born one week too early.
During the month of November we contacted some families that had premature babies and posted their amazing stories to create awareness about the March of Dimes Prematurity Awareness Month.
The next amazing baby we would like to introduce you to is Amelia Pearl. This beautiful little girl was born on June 9th 2006 at only 23 weeks 4 days.
