2007-01-03 09:38:59 · 33 answers · asked by 28March2007 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
NOT TRUE,, I was born in the 8th month (August), during the 8th month of preggy, and by golly, I still have a pulse and a heartbeat.
2007-01-03 09:42:47 · answer #1 · answered by D.C 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not true!!!!! Babies born in the 8th month are almost close to full term and have an excellent chance of being 100% healthy, although some need a stay in the NICU for a bit at the beginning. The earliest I've heard of a baby surviving and going on to be completely healthy was born at 23 weeks (a pregnancy is 40 weeks)
2007-01-03 09:47:39 · answer #2 · answered by Mommy...LT 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not true! With the technology today, some babies can actually be saved as early as 24 weeks! The eight month is when the lungs are finishing up development, so it is best to try and get past it...but if labor is unstoppable, they give you a shot of steriods to speed things up.
A baby is actually considered full term at 36 weeks and the chance of survival is like 98%.
2007-01-03 09:55:06 · answer #3 · answered by Sunshine 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To all the people who are questioning where this thought came from, back in the 'good ol days', babies born at 7 months had a better chance of survival that those born at 8 months. This has to do with the amount of surfactant in the lungs (that's the liquid that allows a baby to 'breathe' in the womb). Today's advances have turned the tables greatly on the survival of all preemies.
2007-01-03 09:55:03 · answer #4 · answered by casw1 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That is not true at all! With the technology they have today they can save babies born in the sixth month. I know my nephew was born in the sixth month. If a baby dies that early it is more likely to be from an infection or some kind of birth defect then just being born early.
2007-01-03 09:47:20 · answer #5 · answered by aimeeme_g 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not true, the chance of survival increases after the 6 month of pregnancy (but if its that early the baby will need medical attention for a while to get breathing, feeding and everything settle. my friend's brother's baby was born in the 8th month and had a few weeks of medical help and went home and is still fine to this day.
2007-01-03 09:44:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hi this is an old wives tale that I've heard on a number of occasions. My Grandmother and some of her Friends used to say it. I think it came from children not surviving in the old days as they didn't have the technology that we have today when children are born prem.
2007-01-03 09:46:45 · answer #7 · answered by finabella9 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is completely untrue. Nearly all babies survive in the eighth month with very good birth weight.
2007-01-03 09:43:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very untrue! I have herd stories about babies being born at 20 weeks! The babies may be small, and take awhile to get out of the hospital but, they do survive!
2007-01-03 09:43:38 · answer #9 · answered by kista_1 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my son was born at 26 weeks and weighed 13 OUNCES and was 10 inches long. He turned 1 on December 29 He weighs 12 pounds and 12 ounces now and is 25 inches long
This is for the Moran who thumbed downed my answer why would you do that? and why would you do that to the other answers you thumbed down/ Because you have never been in those kind of situations and God help you if you ever did, because you could not even handle something like that.
God have mercy on your pitiful soul
2007-01-03 09:44:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Untrue. My mother was born 48 yrs ago and she weighed only 2lbs and a couple ozs. Back then they didn't have the technology they have today. She is alive and well and no long term problems from it. I THINK my grandmother said she was born in the 7-8 month.
2007-01-03 09:42:19 · answer #11 · answered by zinntwinnies 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋