Christine Bolden, Michigan Woman, Gives Birth To Twin Boys While In Coma Due To Brain Aneurysms
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2012/04/22 19:09:10
A 26-year-old woman killed by a brain aneurysm, delivered twin boys at a Grand Rapids hospital.
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Nameless 2012/04/22 19:24:16
+4I know I am going to catch a lot of flack for this - but sometimes medicine interferes where it should not. The mother died and a month later doctors delivered 25 wk old fetuses... Sometimes things are just not meant to be - but because we cannot face it and have the ability to defy death in some instances, we do so. The fetuses should have been allowed to die with their mother. It was not meant to be.
I disagree, her family members certainly seem thankful.
The truth is that most premies do not thrive well at all.
Moderate prematurity
"Moderate prematurity refers to babies who are born between 28 and 32 completed weeks gestational age with a birth weight range between 1000 and 1500 g (between about 2 lbs 3 oz and 3 lbs 5 oz). About two-thirds of these premature babies will develop normally. Another 20% will have mild or moderate disabilities, and about 15% of these babies will suffer from severe disabilities.
The more premature the birth within this category, the higher the incidence of long-term problems. But even younger and sicker babies within this age group are at minimal risk, unless they had severe growth delay in the womb, show signs of brain damage on a head ultrasound, or have severe lung damage. And even some premature babies with these risk factors turn out fine.
Extreme prematurity
Extreme prematurity refers to babies who are born before 28 completed weeks gestational age with a birth weight of less than 1000 g (less than about 2lbs 3oz). Many of these babies, especially those born around 25 weeks or less, will not survive. In this category as a whole, only about one-third of surviving babies born extremely prematurely will grow up normal. Another third will have mild...
The truth is that most premies do not thrive well at all.
Moderate prematurity
"Moderate prematurity refers to babies who are born between 28 and 32 completed weeks gestational age with a birth weight range between 1000 and 1500 g (between about 2 lbs 3 oz and 3 lbs 5 oz). About two-thirds of these premature babies will develop normally. Another 20% will have mild or moderate disabilities, and about 15% of these babies will suffer from severe disabilities.
The more premature the birth within this category, the higher the incidence of long-term problems. But even younger and sicker babies within this age group are at minimal risk, unless they had severe growth delay in the womb, show signs of brain damage on a head ultrasound, or have severe lung damage. And even some premature babies with these risk factors turn out fine.
Extreme prematurity
Extreme prematurity refers to babies who are born before 28 completed weeks gestational age with a birth weight of less than 1000 g (less than about 2lbs 3oz). Many of these babies, especially those born around 25 weeks or less, will not survive. In this category as a whole, only about one-third of surviving babies born extremely prematurely will grow up normal. Another third will have mild or moderate disabilities, and about one-third will have severe disabilities.
It should be noted that within this group, those born at 28 weeks are less likely to have disabilities than those born at 25 weeks or less. When babies are born this early, every extra day inside the womb reduces the risk of long-term problems in a significant way.
While the vast majority of deaths due to prematurity are now prevented, the survival rate for extremely premature babies born at a gestational age of 25 weeks or less remains at about 50%. Additionally, of those extremely premature babies who do survive, about half will have a disability of some kind, often severe."
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