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I am curious to know what the conditions are like in private vs gov't (?) medical hospitals there in Egypt.
I am not pregnant but the wife to my husband's brother [I refuse to call that *(&^ %$#^) my SIL] just miscarried at 24 weeks - the baby obviously didn't have a chance - but I am wondering if they had had better healthcare, if the baby could not have had a better fighting chance?
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I don't have much faith in Egyptian hospitals in general (which def was caused by a traumatic experience years ago) so I doubt the kid stood any chance.
For a baby to be born at 24 weeks gestation means a 50% chance of survival (in the Western world) - in Egypt it's most likely a death sentence.
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That's what I thought Tiger, but it's not my friend [it's the wife to my husband's brother].
In all honesty, it was a blessing in disguise at this girl was at her best not even healthy, and doctors had already told her she could never carry a baby to term [she didn't try to not get pregnant]. She's a royal pain to everyone in the family - they do not like her, and are quite vocal about it.
My husband's brother needs to divorce her, and had stayed with her coz of the baby - now that it is no more...he is free INSHALLAH!
It's sad when any life is lost, but everything happens for a reason - I do believe.
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In many Western countries it is now standard procedure not to resuscitate a baby under 26 weeks. They are just too little.
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quote:Originally posted by anthropos: In many Western countries it is now standard procedure not to resuscitate a baby under 26 weeks. They are just too little.
26 weeks?? There is a great chance that the baby will indeed survive.
Which Western countries you are refering to? Any link??
The UK, USA and also Germany have guidelines which state not to give medical treatment to babies under 22 weeks because their chance of survival is zero (I just googled the info).
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[it's the wife to my husband's brother].
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