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Extremely Premature Baby Survival Still Low

emaxhealth.com     May 9, 2008       Send to a friend

There has been no improvement in survival of babies born before 24 weeks' gestation or extremely premature, the current legal limit for abortion. ... Survival of extremely premature babies in a geographically defined population: prospective cohort study of 1994-9 compared...


'No rise' in survival rates for very premature babies

inthenews.co.uk     May 9, 2008    Send to a friend

There has been no rise in survival rates of babies born before 24 weeks of pregnancy in the past 12 years, a new study claims today. ... Researchers from the University of Leicester say their findings suggest the limits of viability for the survival of premature babies...

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Abortion: the battle lines are drawn

independent.co.uk     May 9, 2008    Send to a friend

A study of the survival rates of premature babies has provided a vital boost to pro-choice campaigners, ahead of one of the most significant parliamentary debates on abortion for a generation. ... Anti-abortion MPs are demanding a cut in the 24-week time limit on the...

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Survival rate for premature babies fails to improve

telegraph.co.uk     May 8, 2008    Send to a friend

Survival rates of babies born before the 24-week abortion limit have not improved significantly in the past decade, doctors have claimed ahead of a Commons debate on the law. ... The University of Leicester research, published in the British Medical Journal, comes as...

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