Baby born at 27 weeks, can it survive?

It is completely possible for a 27 weeker to survive - the odds are in the baby's favor. My son was in the NICU for a month (he was born at 37 weeks) and I saw many tiny babies that were even younger than that. A baby born at 27 weeks who is otherwise healthy (no illness or disease), will need help breathing (as lungs won't be developed) and will probably be in a closed bed or isolette to help keep the baby's temperature stable. There may be other medical intervention needed but without any details on your cousin, no one can really say. Your cousin's baby will likely be in the NICU for at least a few months, if not longer.

Born At 27 Weeks Survival Rate

At 27 weeks 1 day, the baby has a 90% chance of survival in ideal circumstances (access to a high-level NICU).

The baby will be almost guaranteed to have a brain bleed which may or may not later impair brain function, will need lung support and may need long term lung support, will need help eating with a feeding tube and might for a very long time, is at high risk of a specific heart defect, and is generally not going to come out of this scratch free.

To be frank, there is no way a 14 year old girl can hope to parent this child through the two or three months it'll spend in a NICU if they survive, and the extraordinary care they will possibly require for life. If adoptive parents were already designated, they need to step in. If none were, a family member needs to step up to the plate because even if this girl is deluded enough to think she can parent, she most certainly cannot do this.

"It happened" is ridiculous. This is one of many reasons why abortion is legal and accessible. A 14 year old girl cannot be what that baby needs.

Each Body is different, some are stronger some aren't. You are talking about 2 bodies, your cousin and the baby. Also technology is very advanced and that means the hospital is suppose to do everything in its power to keep both alive. Nothing left to do but pray and hope.

I'm sorry, but there are a thousand things that could go wrong. Too many to list and too many to give specifics. For example, coworkers daughter gave birth to twins around the same time, one died and one survived. The one that survived has physical problems but is mentally ahead of the game.

She could definitely lose the baby, if the baby does survive it will most likely have problems for a very long time.

To be honest, there are so many things that could happen that I think you shouldn't worry or guess until you know for sure.

a baby that is born over 24 weeks has a pretty good chance of survival, but the longer the baby stays inside the better the chances.... if she is at a good hospital, with good doctors everything will probably be fine :)

i hope your cousin and her baby will be fine, there is nothing that says premature baby or full term baby can survive, every case is different. I delivered my baby on 32 weeks and i was so scared he won't make it and doctors were weird with their answers! and it stayed in ICU for 20 days and then i was able to discharge him, it was very difficult because of his tiny weight but it's a process.

My advise your cousin is very young and needs all of you by her side, she needs positive people and lots of help.

My daughter was in NICU when she was born. She was born at 35 weeks and they take her up there just to be safe....There was a 27 weeks old baby up there. He was VERY sick:/.....But he was alive. We were in the NICU for 8 days and when we left he was in the same condition as we went in there.

I'll pray for your family hon!

At 27 weeks a baby can survive quite easily.