Born at 23 weeks, the beautiful babies some doctors would refuse to save

MailOnline ^ | Helen Carroll for the Daily Mail

[Morgana]

More babies than ever are surviving being born at 23 weeks, a stage in pregnancy when they are not considered ‘viable’, and could even legally be aborted.

While hospitals are only obliged to intervene and revive babies born after 24 weeks of pregnancy — also the current abortion limit — to the joy of many parents, increasing numbers of medics are saving the lives of those who arrive sooner.

Research conducted in 2006 suggested that just 19 per cent of babies born at 23 weeks survived. Yet in a study sure to reignite the ongoing debate about lowering the abortion limit, new data from 25 British hospitals shows that many neonatal units have dramatically improved survival rates.

Although there was no difference in the levels of ongoing illness or complications, some units were even able to boast that the majority of 23-weekers are surviving.

Here, five proud mothers share their stories of giving birth at 23 weeks, and the joy their miracle babies have brought to their lives:

‘WE WON’T HELP THEM,’ I WAS TOLD

[lacrew]

My sister had twins @23 weeks.

They not only survived, but they are perfectly normal in every way.

I almost throw up when I consider babies more developed than them are aborted regularly.

[originalbuckeye]

This article is frightening. Every case cited says they were told that their baby wold receive no help if he/she didn't breathe immediately. Is this the case in America these days? People who voted for Socialized Medicine will rue the day Obamacare was passed. I know I have read stories about hospitals in Chicago where babies born alive during partial birth abortions are left to die, even if they come out strong. What has humanity come to??? Life is very cheap in countries controlled by Leftists.