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March 23
- 24 weeks - 3rd trimester begins; the week
after which they can survive; daily monitoring starts soon thereafter
(or hospital stay) (NTS - non-stress test - once or twice daily)
April 20
- 28 weeks
April 27
- 29 weeks
May 4 -
30 weeks - I may be checking into the hospital for constant monitoring
May 11 -
31 weeks
May 18 -
32 weeks - 7 months - after this chances
of surviving and being normal are very good; their lungs should be developed
enough so that they don't have to be on ventilators
May 25 -
33 weeks
June 1 -
34 weeks
June 8 -
35 weeks - maximum time they can stay in
the womb; if they stay this long, they can go home with the mother; otherwise
they stay in the hospital
July 13 -
40 weeks - full term
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