what are the chances of a baby being born at 34 weeks surviving? And what kind of complications occur?

Answer 1

Your baby should be fine. Actually, I was in your same postion.My doctor gave me steroids for my baby as I got farther along. She did this in case my child came early ( which he did) so that his lungs would be fully developed. He came at 32 weeks and they did have t ohook him up to a breathing machine right after birth , but it was nothing major and he was just fine. He is 7 years old now and smart as a whip.He developed at a steady pace and has had no complications since his birth. Dont worry too much, your baby should be fine. 32 weeks is still viable.

Answer 2

My nephew was born at 34 weeks and as a precaution they put him on the respirators and he was off of them in a day. They just had to keep him in an incubator for a while and in the hospital longer. He was perfectly healthy and the smartest kid I know. If a baby is born premie, it does not mean that it is a bad thing, some people give birth early naturally. I know a couple of people who have given birth to their children 1 to 2 months early and the babies were perfectly healthy. Some babies could have defects causing them to be born early or due to a stressful or traumatic event.
I don't know the survival rate, but from what I have seen and been through, there is a very good chance the baby will be just fine.

Answer 3

I was born at 32 weeks and weighed 4 pounds. I was in an incubator for 2 weeks and went home. And that was in 1968- the technology is a lot better now, they give women steroid injections to speed up the prenatal development of the baby just before a premature birth. Retinopathy (retina of the eye) of prematurity sometimes occurs, as do lung problems- since they're one of the last organs to fully develop.
Anyway, I'm 6'2 and 200 pounds, 38 years old with no health problems- so I'd say 34 weeks ain't bad.

Answer 4

The baby will be fine, especially if they know she/he is going to be early. The respiratory system is the last to fully develop, so if they know the baby is going to be born early (i.e. unstoppable contractions, water broken, etc) they can give the mother a drug to help provide surfactant for the baby's lungs (to get them elastic). It used to be Celestone (don't know what they give nowadays, probably all kinds of new advances) and a 34 weeker should be just fine.
Really from 36 weeks on, all they're doing is fattening and ripening up.
The biggest downside of a delivery this early is that the baby is more fragile than even an ordinary newborn, in the sense of sensitive to cold/heat, less resistant to bugs and viruses, needs more frequent smaller feedings, needs tons and tons of sleep, and lots of TLC. It's just better in every way if the baby can stay inside the mama til he's fully baked, but as far as survival he will be fine.

Answer 5

A baby born at 34 weeks has a good chance of survivng, provided that complications with the baby's health weren't the reason for the preterm labor. A main concern is that the baby's lungs may not be developed yet and he may be small, but they would hook him up to an oxygen machine and IVs to get him breathing and fattened up. The baby would most likely be fine at that time.

Answer 6

Nowadays, most babies born at 34 weeks have a really good survival rate. Full-term is 37wks on up, so 34 weeks isn't TOO terribly early, at least not anymore; not by today's standards.

Complications could be breathing difficulties (most likely), lower birth weight (obviously), or perhaps even bleeding in the brain, though at 34 weeks that risk isn't quite as high as it would be, say, at <30wks.

Answer 7

the chances of having a baby survive at 34 weeks gestation are very good...some of the complications could include immature lungs...there is medication that speeds up immature lungs...underweight is an issue, as well...sometimes apnea occurs (baby stops breathing)... but usually babies born at 34 weeks do very well

Answer 8

In this day and age the odds are pretty good if the baby hasn't been born with any significant health problems. If that is the case it all depends on the specific ailment/condition.
any complications would again depend on the presence of any ailment/condition.
I gave birth to triplet boys at 34.5 weeks and there was nothing wrong with any of them and they are currently 2.5 yrs old. My sister-in-law gave birth to my nephew at 28 weeks and it was a long haul a lot of procedures and praying, but he went home three months later and today is 5years old and you would never know he we a preemie.

I hope this helps.

Answer 9

My sister in law delivered at 35 weeks 3 days and she had a normal vaginal delivery. The baby weighed 5 lbs 13 oz and was 18 1/4 inces long. They came home the next day and she is a very healthy 9 month old. My mom had my sister at 25 weeks and my sister lived 5 months in the hospital on life support before she passed.

Answer 10

My girl was born at 36 weeks at Bethesda Naval Hospital. She is doing great. There were other seriously premature babies in the ward, including one boy that was alive and well at 24 weeks.

With today's advanced practices, we can save more babies than before. Don't you worry.