premature birth?
a very good friend of mine went into labour at just 22 weeks today. i am worried obviously but i have promised her mum i would find out info on what will happen and i cant find a thing. Here are the questions i need answered, 1, as her waters have broke and she has dialated will she have to give birth like normal? 2, if her twins are born now the chances are slim i know, but if (god forbid) the worst does happen will she have to bury the babys? only she has always said she wouldnt want that. I dont know what the rules are here in the uk i mean do hospitals dispose of bodies still or is this all in the past? i know this is a grim subject but i promised answers and i dont want to let her down. many thanks.
just because she has broken her water and is dialated doesnt mean that she will give birth naturaly, that depends on the baby and if it is destress.
January 16th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
just because she has broken her water and is dialated doesnt mean that she will give birth naturaly, that depends on the baby and if it is destress.
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January 16th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
just depends on the medical technology there and what all takes place I don’t live there but just have to ask the hospital or where ever she has the babies
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January 16th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
if her water has broke, they will deliver. 22 weeks is very premature. its possible for them to survive, but they have a lot of obsticles to overcome. yeah, she should bury them, they are little babies. would she really consider just throwing them away? no matter how hard it is to imagine, she should at least give them a burial.
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January 16th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
I don’t know what will happen, but I will pray for your friend!Good luck and God Bless!
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January 16th, 2010 at 7:43 pm
among extremely premature infants include:
Placing the infant in a warmer or isolette. Premature infants are easily susceptible to infection, and preventing this is a key priority.
Infants under 32 weeks typically do not produce enough surfactant in their lungs to enable them to breathe on their own. In these cases, surfactant will be administered to assist them.
In extremely premature infants, a breathing tube may be inserted in the infant’s trachea, and a respirator and supplemental oxygen may be used.
Adequate nutrition, via a feeding tube or, in extremely premature infants, intravenously. If a feeding tube is used, expressed breast milk may still be used, which may lower the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis.
Infants born more than 2 weeks prior to 40 weeks show physical signs of their prematurity and may develop other problems as well. Common problems in infants with severe to moderate prematurity (26 to 34 weeks) include jaundice, hypoglycemia, hypocalcemia, infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS), bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), intracranial hemorrhage, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and rickets.
The earliest gestational age at which the infant may survive is referred to as the limit of viability. As NICU care has improved over the last 40 years, the limit of viability has declined to about 25 weeks (400-500 grams). As risk of brain damage and developmental delay is significant at that threshold even if the infant survives, there are ethical controversies over the aggressiveness of the care rendered to such infants.
Sorry but these are some of the facts I found. If the worst should happen it is the parents who will be responsible for the burial of the children. Good luck and hopefully all will be well
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check these sites out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premature_birth#Aspects_of_prematurity
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/premature-birth/DS00137 (this one is alot more positive than the first one)
January 16th, 2010 at 8:12 pm
my aunt gave birth at 22 weeks and the baby died a few hours after. she was able to have a funeral for the bub but this was about 10 years ago. ur friend would probably have a better chance of her baby being ok with all the new technology. hope that helps a bit i hope she will be ok bub too!
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January 16th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
TWINS HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF SURVIVING AND MOST ARE PREMATURE!!!!!!SO THATS GOOD NEW LOOK ON GOOGLE.COM FOR SPECIFIC INFO EACH CATOGORY AND PRAY AND HOPE ILL PRAY FOR HER
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January 16th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
I was in the hospital with, and my twins (born at 34wks 5 days) shared a room in the NICU that were born at 24 weeks. I realize that this is older than your friends babies, but close. I also know a woman that went into labor at 20 weeks. The twins in the hospital stayed there for a few months but they are still alive today and doing great. The woman that I know had her little boy when he weighed ‘almost’ a pound and a half. He’s a normal one and a half year old today. The field of medicine dealing with preemies has advanced in leaps and bounds. Have faith these babies have God on their side. She will have to bury them if the worst happens (God forbid), but there are usually governmental funds to help with the burial of infants. If she doesn’t want to bury them what does she want to do? Tell her not to think negative. Pray hard, be supportive and encourage the babies to thrive, tell her and her family to be there to talk to them and show their love. Don’t give up on them because they got a much too early start on life.
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January 16th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
my mom had my brother at 24 weeks, they gave her steroids during labor to mature his lungs and he was still in neonatal intensive care for three months, but he is a perfectly healthy 14 yr old now. There is always hope.
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January 16th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
well. they are really PREMATURE! But yes they can stop the labor if she was dialated all the way and her water broke, but theycan only delay i for a wee and then the babies HAVE to come out! about the whole funeral/bury thing…..i dont really know. i live in the us and have no earthl idea. give them my prayers. luvs u, luvs me.
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