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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Micropreemie is the term doctors use for babies either born before the 26th week of pregnancy or weighing less than 1.75 pounds (28 ounces) at birth. Because they're so tiny and weigh so little, micropreemies are at greater risk than even a preemie baby for health issues and disabilities as they grow older. Still, hospitals are doing amazing things to take care of micropreemies – even those born super early – and making sure they have the best odds of overcoming their challenges.

Even micropreemies have a fighting chance, though, thanks to technology and medical advances. In a study of roughly 11,000 extremely premature babies, those born at 22 weeks had a 28 percent survival rate, while those born at 23 weeks had a 55 percent survival rate. But the even better news in the study came when researchers looked at these babies at 2 years old. About half of these micropreemies (born between 22 and 26 weeks) had no or mild disabilities and another 29 percent had moderate ones. Only 21 percent of preemies had severe disabilities like cerebral palsy, blindness, or neurological delays.

https://www.babycenter.com/baby/premature-babies/whats-the-outlook-for-a-premature-baby-born-at-28-31-33-or-3_10300031

Medically reviewed by Liz Donner, M.D., pediatric hospitalist

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What are those stats for micropremies gestated in corpses?[/quote]

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