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To: HamiltonJay

There is undoubtedly another side of the story. How premature was the newborn? If she was born in the early second trimester, she could have been too small to survive. The incubator may have kept her comfortable, but would not extend her opportunity to live if she were severely premature.


10 posted on 08/08/2012 8:39:08 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

Nearly 40 years ago, my younger sister was born at 27 weeks. I know that neonatal care has progressed quite a bit since then. If the incubator was keeping her alive, then she had a chance to survive, thrive, and live a nice long life.

With life, one has a chance.


27 posted on 08/08/2012 10:42:59 AM PDT by ro_dreaming (G.K. Chesterton, “Christianity has not been tried and found wanting. It’s been found hard and lef)
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To: nikos1121

I was going to say the same thing.

Prematures don’t live very long in third world countries.

About all you can do is keep them warm (which is what the incubators do).

But a lot of times these stories will result in better medical care at the hospitals involved....


42 posted on 08/09/2012 8:23:18 PM PDT by LadyDoc
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