{"id":225752,"date":"2020-06-17T10:50:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T15:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=225752"},"modified":"2020-06-29T20:59:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T01:59:44","slug":"global-map-hospitals-saved-22-week-preemies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/global-map-hospitals-saved-22-week-preemies\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Not hopeless’: Global map shows hospitals confirmed to have saved 22-week preemies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Across social media, the organization TwentyTwoMatters<\/a> is sharing the stories of babies born at 22 weeks who were provided with medical support at birth, and therefore, are thriving today. At hospitals across the country, there are disparities in how premature babies are treated. Desperate parents at some hospitals have\u00a0watched helplessly<\/a> as medical professionals refused to help, while parents at other hospitals have watched medical professionals do everything possible to save their children. TwentyTwoMatters seeks to raise public awareness about the survival rates of babies born so young and has created a map<\/a> of hospitals willing to help rather than walk away.<\/p>\n

As the age of viability (the ability to survive outside the womb) continues to move closer to the 21-week mark, most hospitals still lag behind, believing that it’s impossible to save a baby born younger than 24 weeks.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Lies We Were Told\u201d<\/p>\n

We are thankful for the handful of mothers who used their voices and participated in our series \u201cThe Lies We Were Told\u201d <\/p>\n

We are still willing to accept your videos until THIS Sunday & add them to the series! #TwentyTwoMatters<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/aVf7qypsGg<\/a><\/p>\n

— TwentyTwoMatters (@22Matters) June 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n