At 24 weeks pregnant, what are the chances of baby surviving, percentage wise?

Answer 1

It's hard to say what percentage. Any baby born at 24 weeks has a loooong road ahead!. Each day is a struggle, but it is possible for the baby to survive.

I worked in a newborn intensive care unit and saw many newborn babies born at 24 weeks. They are so, so little! Some of them died, but many of them made it! Patience, patience, patience!

Earlier than 24 weeks they might let the baby be with the mom where he would pass away in her arms, but at 24 weeks if the parents agree they might take the baby into an intensive care unit where he will be for many, many months . Yes, he can survive, but only with help of ventilators, feeding tubes, and constant monitoring since at 24 weeks the babies are so little that they "forget" to breath, they don't have the sucking reflex to be able to bottle feed, and heart beats might stop. A baby so premature needs 24 hour assistance.

Once a baby can breath on its own, keep heart rhythm, and bottle feed then he can go home. Needs to be followed by many specialists!

Surprisingly, girls are stronger than boys at this stage! Fraternal twins, a boy and a girl born at the same time, the girl might be bottle feeding and breathing on her own sooner, and the boy will need assistance longer! Saw more boys in the unit than girls!!

But I've seen 24 week babies grow and survive, there are still risks for developmental delays, but with constant care and parental involvement it is possible... you'd be surprised!

Answer 2

The chances of survival are better and better all the time, I've seen estimates vary widely between 24-75%. However, when birth is imminent this early, we must consider the quality of life, how much the infant will suffer and it's chance for temporary and permanent disabilities, cost and length of hospital stay and effect on family members/relationships. At 24 weeks the baby is still on the very lower edge of viability, chances are better if the baby is a female, a singleton, and treated with steroids to mature lungs before birth. I don't think most people realize what babies go through in the NICU, even in a Level II NICU which is for the babies who aren't very early and aren't very sick, they have daily blood draws and other tests, IV medications and IVs hanging, monitoring and of course any NICU stay hugely interferes with bonding as a NICU is a locked ICU and usually only two family members can visit and only for certain hours. Also - and this is the real problem - someone else is in control of your baby and you are unable to do much for him/her which really makes the moms feel helpless.

In a Level III NICU where the micropreemies around this gestation age stay, they are full of critically ill infants with brain bleeds, heart defects, impaired vision, necrotizing enterocolitis, some are ventilated for months, their eyes sealed shut, their skin red and translucent. The decision to keep these babies alive is very difficult, sometimes it turns out fine and babies survive and grow, ending up with no long term complications, other times things don't go so well.

Very good info at these websites:
http://www.meriter.com/living/preemie/survivalnew/survival.htm
http://hometown.aol.com/dderleth/extreme.html

Answer 3

I was always told at 6 months there is a good chance that the baby can survive due to todays technology. But there can be severe complications due to underdeveloped lungs and brain bleeds things like that.
Survival to discharge at 24 weeks gestation was 54%, compared to 82% at 26 weeks and 95% at 30 weeks. In infants with birth weights 600–699, survival to discharge was 62%, compared to 79% at 700–799 g and 96% at 1,000–1,099 g. In infants born at 24 weeks gestational age, survival was higher in females but there were no significant gender differences above 24 weeks gestation. Actuarial analysis showed that risk of death was highest in the first 5 days. For infants born at 24 weeks gestation, estimated survival probability to 48 hours, 7 days and 4 weeks were 88 (CI 84,92)%, 70 (CI 64, 76)% and 60 (CI 53,66)% respectively. For smaller birth weights, female survival probabilities were higher than males for the first 40 days of life.

Hope this helps

Answer 4

A friend of mine gave birth to a little girl 13 years ago at 24 1/2 weeks gestation, she weighed in at 1 pound nine ounces and she did wonderfully. At this particular gestation your looking at higher risks of bleeds, infection, ceribrial palsy, learning problems and as my friend daughter blindness caused from Retina Opthy. This particular little girl is amazing though she is completely blind she does everything that all her 13 year old friends do from skating, biking and team sports. The docs are always cautious of the outcome at this little but with alot of prayer and positive thoughts babies at this stage can thrive and grow to become great things. Her sister was pregnant recently with a set of twins and went into labor at 23 weeks and they told her the babies had a 37 to 40 % percent chance of an ok outcome. The chances of babies that young have increased so much in the last 10 years it is amazing the outcome the tiniest baby's are now getting. Think happy positive thoughts.

Answer 5

Try to relax you are out of the woods pretty much. The baby born now could even have a very small chance of survival so with each week you go the odds go up. Think positive thoughts for a healthy baby, good luck.

Answer 6

I dont know the percentage, but they just showed a baby on our news that was born at 24 weeks in england. He was having problems with oxgen transfering from his blood to his lungs, and they gave him viagra and he is doing just fine. he is home now. Are you high risk of premature delivery? If so do everything the doctors tell you too.

Answer 7

the toddler certainly has a raffle to stay to inform the tale, an exceptionally solid threat. My buddy become at 27 weeks and had a healthy toddler. It in basic terms had to be watched for some days and stay on the hospital a sprint longer, however the toddler become healthy.

Answer 8

I am 26 and know that a baby at this stage has a chance but the long term affects are questionable. I would get more detail at
babycenter.com

Answer 9

pretty decent . the baby might would b small and may have birth defects or unfinished development

Answer 10

http://www.healthline.com/galecontent/premature-infants

40%-70%