{"id":95043,"date":"2016-05-27T17:49:50","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T21:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=95043"},"modified":"2020-06-30T10:49:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T15:49:10","slug":"new-study-shows-that-up-to-71-of-premature-babies-can-survive-if-given-active-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/new-study-shows-that-up-to-71-of-premature-babies-can-survive-if-given-active-care\/","title":{"rendered":"New study: Up to 71% of premature babies can survive if given active care"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics just released a new study<\/a> that shows that medical advances continue to make the point of viability earlier and earlier in pregnancy. The study, conducted in 2015, tracked 106 micro-preemies, babies born at either 22 or 23 weeks gestation (which is 20-21 weeks post-fertilization), at the University of Cologne Medical Centre in Germany from 2010-2014. Of these 106 babies, 86 of them received active care instead of palliative care. 58 of those babies survived until hospital discharge (67%), with 20% of them surviving without any severe complications.<\/p>\n

According to the results section of the study:<\/p>\n

In total, 58 of 86 infants (67%) who received active prenatal and postnatal care survived until hospital discharge. The survival rate was 61% (17 of 28) for infants born at 22 weeks of gestation and 71% (41 of 58) for infants born at 23 weeks of gestation.<\/em><\/p>\n

The study is relevant considering that pro-abortion activists are furious about yet another state passing a 20 week abortion ban<\/a>. This study just further shows why these bans are needed. Scientifically, we know that preborn children are human beings. As their viability gets earlier, it becomes clear that there truly is no reason for late-term abortions to take place.<\/p>\n