What's the chance of your baby surviving outside the womb at 31 weeks? =D?

Question

i will be 31 weeks tomorrow. Does my baby have a good chance of surviving outside the womb without any complications if I gave birth now?

I do not hope to go into labor anytime soon but I was just curious. I only would like serious answers please.

Answer 1

Once you pass the 30 weeks mark, babies have over a 90% survival rate. My best friend is 32 weeks and I know she was so excited to make it to the 30 week mark because while the baby might need to stay in NICU, they almost always survive unless there's another condition. Congrats on making it to 31 weeks and I wish you a happy and healthy 7-11 more weeks!

Answer 2

A friend of mine had her baby at 31 weeks this past April. He weighed 3 pds 8 oz. He spent 3 months in the NICU, but now he is a normal 4 month old. He looks about 3 months old, but other than that he is doing great!

Answer 3

Hello, this is interesting but 24 weeks is the accepted standard of vibality, or the time an unborn child has a decent chance surviving outside of the womb. Weird huh!? Good luck with the little one :D

Answer 4

I had a friend who delivered a baby at 27 weeks. She weighed less than 2 pounds and has had health and development problems all of her life. She is doing well now though and is 14 years old. It would be possible for the baby to survive, but it would probably not really be healthy.

Answer 5

Well, the biggest problem in prematurity is the relatively immature lungs. The rest of the organs are generally OK and functioning well. The lungs however need around 24 weeks for the cells (Type II pneumocytes) to produce a substance called surfactant. This prevents the lungs from collapsing on itself when the baby starts to breathe. Babies born premature are given a shot of steroids (dexamethasone) to help surfactant production. Since you are on the 31st week already your baby has probably produced enough surfactant for normal lung functions. But he/she wouldn't lose anything by staying in the womb for a few more weeks. :-) I have delivered babies that are premature (27-36 weekers) and require special incubators or medicines for them to survive. Rest well and don't strain youself out!!! congrats in advance!! :-)

Answer 6

Very good. There's still a good chance the baby will wind up in the NICU that early, but it's far, far more likely that the baby will survive now. He/she is only a few weeks away from full term, and while it still needs time to grow, everything needed for survival is there! (Lungs need the most time to mature.)

Answer 7

The baby would have a pritty good chance at survival outside of the womb at this point. I mean look at the babies born at 24 weeks (twins)...Watch the discovery health channel. They have a lot on preterm births!!

Answer 8

Yes, we have a baby in our family that was born at only 26 weeks, she was very small and had to stay in the nicu for a few weeks but she did great, and is now a healthy chunky 7 month old.

Answer 9

I was actually told yesterday that they can survive out of the womb at 25 weeks. But that doesn't mean there wouldn't be alot of complications.

Answer 10

Well, the baby would likely survive, but there would be complications. Your baby would likely spend 2 months in the NICU. Hope you carry your baby to term, and good luck!