could a baby survive at 20 weeks pregnant??

Answer 1

i think it's possible, a 21 week old babe was born and lived a few weeks before sadly scumming to phenomena....sadly most hospitals have policies that say not to medically intervene with a baby 24 weeks and younger (there is a lawsuit going on right now with a woman who delivered a baby at 24 weeks and her baby was taken and layed on a table and no one would help the infant as it struggled to breath the woman begged and screamed for someone to help her baby but no one would she was merely informed it was against hospital regulations ..so sad that poor woman)...i really think if it wasn't for this there would already be a baby who survived being born at this age

Answer 2

The youngest known to survive, I believe, is now 21 weeks. That child spent six months in NICU, had a brain hemorhage and multiple other problems, and went home with an oxygen tank. She is also considered a miracle baby because she survived.

It is theoretically possible that a 20 weeks gestation baby could survive, but unlikely. The child's chances of survival climb with each passing week, though.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Youngest ever surviving is 21 weeks and it was a story that was out recently and they said it was a miracle. The doc in the interview said they usually do not even try to save the baby cause there is no chance that early, but they said they could tell this girl was a fighter. She weighed only 10 ounces I think. If you google it you should find the story it is really amazing

Answer 4

Amillia Sonja Taylor (born 24 October 2006) is known to be the world's tiniest premature baby. She was born to Eddie and Sonja Taylor just after 22 weeks of gestation,[1] after being conceived by in vitro fertilisation. Amillia was 9 inches long and had, at birth, only 10 ounces of body weight. She suffered digestive and respiratory problems, together with a brain hemorrhage. Amillia was discharged[2] from the Baptist Children's Hospital on 20 February 2007.

During the birth, which was a cesarean section, Amillia suffered injuries during the birth that were related to her extreme prematurity. The Scottish newspaper The Scotsman reported "Her lungs were strained, her paper-thin skin ripped, she had suffered a mild brain haemorrhage and her left ear and scalp were hanging off." This illustrates the extreme delicacy of human infants that are still developing, and highlights differences between full-term and extremely premature babies.

A 2006 University of Florida study suggests that extremely premature African-American baby girls, such as Amillia, are 2 1/2 times more likely to survive than are white baby boys of the same gestational age. Premature baby girls of all races are more likely to survive than boys, but African-American baby girls had the best survival rates of all. The study did not assess quality of life issues, such as complications of the brain or lungs.[3]

Answer 5

It was commonly thought 24 weeks was the earliest a baby could survive, hence the abortion cut of being 24 weeks but that was proven wrong when baby Ameilia was born at 22 weeks and 6 days and survived. All be it with intense medical care and attention.

At 22 weeks a doctor might not even attempt to save the life.

Answer 6

Probably not as their body isn't ready to survive on its own. 24 weeks is usually the mark that premature babies have to pass, but even then they don't always survive and may have problems all their life. The youngest premature baby was born at 21 weeks 6 days not too long ago.

Answer 7

At 20 weeks, the foetus is just about 5 months. At this age, the baby can not survive outside the body of the mother.

Answer 8

i have read a story where a baby survived at 20 weeks but the survival rate is very small usually.

Answer 9

Chances are not likely. The youngest baby ever to survive that is known was 22 weeks with intense life support for the first several months of it's life.

Answer 10

No. Medical science and technology is getting closer...but a baby born at 20 weeks couldn't survive. The youngest premie to survive was born at 22 weeks and she was an EXTREMELY rare case.