Rotunda reveals 100 percent survival rate for premature babies at 28 weeks

Rotunda has released riveting research in light of the approaching World Prematurity Day.

Over the past few decades, the survival rate for babies born prematurely has risen.

A baby is considered premature if it is born before 37 completed weeks gestation. In babies born preterm, the chance of survival at less than 22 weeks is close to zero.

And now, the maternity hospital has broken records by revealing that all premature babies born there at 28-weeks-old have survived.

This means that all 200 babies born pre-term at 28 weeks in 2017 survived. How amazing!

In previous years, this number had only been up to 95 percent.

Professor Fergal Malone, Master of The Rotunda Hospital, credited the improved statistic to a combination of well-trained staff and modern advances in neonatal care.

He told Newstalk: “I am delighted to announce these results [for] World Prematurity Day, which is one of the most important days in the year to raise awareness of the challenges that families face as result of a preterm birth.

"The team at the Rotunda utilises the latest cutting edge research to optimize the early diagnosis of preterm birth, preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction.

"Combined with significant improvements in integrated obstetric and neonatal care, this underpins these excellent outcome results for some of our most vulnerable babies.

"More families than ever now have healthy surviving babies because of continued advances in obstetric and neonatal care at the Rotunda".

Fergal said this is one of the hospital’s biggest achievements, especially since the increase in patients and limited budget Rotunda is faced with.

“To consistently deliver such a high clinical standard, despite the pressures of a demand-led clinical service, within a restricted physical hospital infrastructure, and with significant funding constraints is testament to the commitment of each and every member of the Rotunda team.”

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