I didn't expect it -- I used to have to take three bars to sleep. But last night I woke up at 4 am, put on sweatpants and an army jacket, and walked eight blocks to this deli that makes submarine sandwiches and got one, along with two Cokes, a Nantucket Nectars lemonade and two bags of chips.
Now, according to data from 2011, those born alive at 27 weeks have an 87 per cent chance of surviving, at 28 weeks it is 92 per cent and at 29 weeks, 95 per cent. It means that doctors are working on tinier babies, typically with more complications, than ever before.
About 1 in 10 babies is born prematurely each year in the United States. The earlier in pregnancy a baby is born, the more likely he is to have health problems. Some premature babies have to spend time in a hospitalâs neonatal intensive care unit (also called NICU). This is the part of a hospital that takes care of sick newborns.