“Even with all available factors considered, it still isn’t possible to definitively predict survival,” ACOG warns. Generally, viability is considered to be 23 to 25 weeks today—down from about 28 weeks in 1973—though babies born so early have only about a 50 percent chance of survival and often suffer long-lasting complications. Artificial uteruses could someday lead to even younger preemies…
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