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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Absolutely, they can live normal, healthy lives.

I have two cousins who were born extremely prematurely, both before many doctors even want to try to save them:  [b]one at 22 weeks, one just before 23 weeks,[/b] both just about 1 pound.  I have pictures of my aunt's wedding ring placed over my cousin's arm, like an armband, and she is petite, 90 pounds soaking wet.

And this was many years ago, because one cousin is a sophomore at Notre Dame, the other in high school.  Both brilliant, strong and healthy, with big dreams.  Technology is even better now.

Life is precious.  Maybe someday, we will develop artificial wombs for babies in between embryos and 20-22 weeks.  For now, we should do our best.[/quote]

WOW. I honestly did not know that was possible. [/quote]

I suspect the pp is well intentionally getting the gestational age wrong of their cousins.  The earliest a baby has ever been born and survived was 21 weeks 6 days for a baby born in 2007 in Florida, so it is technically possible.  Several babies have survived that were born at 22 weeks, but to have two in the same family two different pregnancies, back long enough ago that the kids are in college is surprising if not very very unlikely.  They don't even calculate the survival rate of babies born at 22 weeks, but babies born at 23 weeks have an 17% chance of survival. [/quote]

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