Re: chances of survival at 30 weeks gestation?

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Best Wishes

Jenn

At Wed, 21 Jul 1999, Peach, wrote: >
>Hi,
>
>I'm not a doctor, but my daughter was born at 30 weeks, 2 days and she is
>perfect. I went to the hospital after my water broke and they began to give
>me steroids to promote lung development. My daughter was on a respirator
>for 2 days, had some heart value issues which was corrected with medication
>and some other issues that were expected. She was in NICU for 6 weeks. She
>came home with a monitor for her breathing. She was closely followed by a
>variety of doctors for a year. My only advice if you think you're going to
>have a preemie is become familiar with which hospitals have the highest
>level NICU. Some hospitals are better equipment to handle preemies.
>
>If you have any questions, feel free to write.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gtob@att.net [SMTP:gtob@att.net]
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 1999 5:03 PM
>> To: Multiple recipients of list PREGNANCY-BIRTH
>> Subject: chances of survival at 30 weeks gestation?
>>
>> Dear Drs,
>>
>> My question is, what are the chances of survival of a baby born at 30
>> weeks gestation? I hear they are fair but in this 2 part question, what
>> are the common complications that occur when a baby is born this early?
>>
>> My baby has dropped at 30 weeks and they tell me the head is right there
>> at the cervix. I can feel the pressure and when the baby moves it
>> hurts. Also having contractions and on brethine will have cervical
>> measurements in a week. Insight is greatly appreciated.

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