Infants born less than 27 weeks Gestation

[JohnR7]

The American Academy of Pediatrics had a artical this month that suggests that the Mortality and neonatal morbidity rate in GA < 27 weeks was higher compared to the rate in GA 27 - 32 weeks. The conclusion was: "one should carefully weigh whether or not to aggressively resusciate and treat these extremely premature infants.

To get an idea of the outcome, one study of 30 surviving children found that at two years of age there were three that were healthy and did not need further medical treatment. 2 at GA 25 months and one at GA 26 months. They found that 30% had a disability. For example, one was blind, two were deaf.

The question then becomes: At what point should doctors "aggressively resusciate" and when should they just let them die?

 

[Evee]

I think as long as there is hope they should not give up.

 

[Serapha]

The question then becomes: At what point should doctors "aggressively resusciate" and when should they just let them die?

I believe that your question can be answered by determining if the need is for "mercy" or for "grace". A merciful decision might indicate that recusitation attempts should be withheld, but a decision concerning "grace" would be "unmerited favor" to try and recusitate the infant.


God is the God of the good times as well as the bad times.... and He is still in control. Whether there are recussitation efforts or not, GOD decides when our time on this world if finished, and GOD allows these infants to have infirmaties that must be endured..... and God gives the grace to endure them.


He's still God.


~malaka~

 

[givenright]

My daughter just wanted the see the world she was so small and very small but, she came in to this world, we thought we could have lost her at 3 pounds ooohhh boy what would we do experts said she could die, she did not, I know that a baby can live maybe not all the time but, they can. They can cry, they can hear. Yet, if I was pregnant and the doctors said you or the baby has to live or die, I would not know what to do, becuase I have four other children that love me and need me, but, I believe every body has a soul even when it is not born yet.
Things happen and us as people can not judge a experience of another, that is between them and the lord.

my daughter has no problems she is a model and she is beautiful and she was born at 27 -28 weeks.

Have mercy on others for everyone does not hold the knowledge you might.


Jennifer
http://givenright.tripod.com