When I still worked in EMS (been about 6 years now) 25 weeks was the 'cut off' - anything before 25 weeks and the mortality rate goes way up. Oddly enough, I remember when I was in training 20 years ago and being told that 30 weeks was the 'cut off'. Just goes to show the advancements that have been made.
One of my most rewarding calls was for a woman who gave birth in the back of an ambulance at 24 weeks gestation. At that time, babies born that premature, especially outside the hospital, rarely survived. Not only did the baby make it, but last I heard (going back a quite a few years) he was starting high school (probably in college by now). His middle name is actually Scott because I delivered him. So, while its no ideal for her to be born that early, she seems to be doing well. On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:16 PM, Dana<dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > > there *should* be beer. > > If it helps, James was about that length when he was born I think, and five > pounds exactly. Today he is a 6'4 and a healthy teenager with the > constitution of a horse. Apart from hay fever his only medical problems in > the last five years have been skateboarding accidents. > > On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Scott Stewart > <sstwebwo...@bellsouth.net>wrote: > >> >> Dude, you just bought yerself an invite to her first birthday party.... >> there WILL be beer.. >> >> -- >> Scott Stewart >> ColdFusion Developer >> 4405 Oakshyre Way >> Raleigh, NC 27616 >> (h) 919.874.6229 (c) 703.220.2835 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 8:41 PM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: we are in labor >> >> >> Surfactant - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_surfactant >> >> Basically, its kind of like lubrication for the lungs. >> >> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 8:28 PM, Scott Stewart<sstwebwo...@bellsouth.net> >> wrote: >> > >> > An update, >> > >> > As I said earlier our daughter is about 6 weeks premature, so her lungs >> are >> > not fully developed, she's got a pretty tough fight ahead of her. She'll >> be >> > intubated tonight and they'll administer some kind of surficant (sp?) to >> her >> > lungs, that she would've had if she'd been full term (If anyone can shed >> > some light on this I'd appreciate it) >> > >> > Right now they're saying that the next 48 hours will be the worst... >> > >> > Please keep my family in your good thoughts, prayers and energy. >> > >> > You guys rock... all of you, our dysfunctional extended family (you too >> Sam >> > :) ) >> > >> > -- >> > Scott Stewart >> > ColdFusion Developer >> > 4405 Oakshyre Way >> > Raleigh, NC 27616 >> > (h) 919.874.6229 (c) 703.220.2835 >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Michael Grant [mailto:mgr...@modus.bz] >> > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 7:09 PM >> > To: cf-community >> > Subject: Re: we are in labor >> > >> > >> > My heartfelt congrats to you! Having babies is the shizz! >> > Glad everyone is healthy. >> > >> > On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Scott Stewart >> > <sstwebwo...@bellsouth.net>wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> Hey all.. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Were in pre-term labor, baby will come about a month early, but she's >> >> strong.. she'll be in the NICU for a couple of weeks but she'll be >> fine.. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Scott Stewart >> >> ColdFusion Developer >> >> 4405 Oakshyre Way >> >> Raleigh, NC 27616 >> >> (h) 919.874.6229 (c) 703.220.2835 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:302543 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
