This stage is actually not very far prior to birth—somewhere around 34-36 weeks (out of 40) (again as I recall without having to look it up).
Actually a good bit earlier than that. Like 24, 25 weeks I think is the age where you get 50% survival (with intensive medical care, but you seem to say that’s ok).
Ok… then I should clarify. If the mother has 100% chance to live, but the foetus has only 50% chance to live… and only on seriously intensive care… I do not consider that an equal chance to live.
I use the 34-36 week limit because women are encouraged to continue to 34-36 weeks if at all possible (based on what my mother tells me—who is an experienced midwife).
I guess the 34-36 weeks cutoff is, for me, a reasonable chance at living on just minimal life support. ie the mother and the child have a roughly equal chance of survival… thus it becomes a choice between them where external factors of who they are (or potentially could be) are the main issue—rather than simply based upon survival probability.
Actually a good bit earlier than that. Like 24, 25 weeks I think is the age where you get 50% survival (with intensive medical care, but you seem to say that’s ok).
Ok… then I should clarify. If the mother has 100% chance to live, but the foetus has only 50% chance to live… and only on seriously intensive care… I do not consider that an equal chance to live.
I use the 34-36 week limit because women are encouraged to continue to 34-36 weeks if at all possible (based on what my mother tells me—who is an experienced midwife).
I guess the 34-36 weeks cutoff is, for me, a reasonable chance at living on just minimal life support. ie the mother and the child have a roughly equal chance of survival… thus it becomes a choice between them where external factors of who they are (or potentially could be) are the main issue—rather than simply based upon survival probability.