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.
Yes, it's very common. Most babies arrive between 37 weeks and 41 weeks of pregnancy, usually within a week on either side of their expected due date (HSCIC 2015, NHS Choices 2015) . On the flip side, it's very common for twins, and particularly triplets, to arrive before 37 weeks of pregnancy (NCCWCH 2011) .