MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -These babies are called “micro-preemies.” A baby born before 24 weeks has less than a 50 percent chance at survival, say the experts at University of Utah Health. However, according to this 2016 analysis of more than 8, 300 deliveries in the United States, babies born at 24 weeks had a 68 percent chance of survival.

Detailed explanation-2: -A full-term pregnancy is said to last between 37 and 42 weeks. Two thirds of babies born at 24 weeks gestation who are admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) will survive to go home. Ninety eight per cent of babies born at 30 weeks gestation will survive.