I do have such an example around me. Children of college classmates, eight-month premature babies. He stayed in the incubator for two weeks and survived various treatments. Especially my friend's child is a premature baby of more than seven months. After birth, the situation is very good, and there is almost no big problem. So is this "seven lives and eight lives" true? Is there any scientific basis for this statement?
Although we can indeed encounter such examples around us, it does not prove that a seven-month-old premature baby is better than an eight-month-old one. In fact, there is no such scientific basis to prove it. As for the folk saying, I think it is the superficial situation caused by "survivor bias", which is based on personal subjective experience and has no scientific theoretical basis.
Because the fetus grows up in the mother's womb, every extra day spent in the mother's belly can gain an extra day of growth, and for the unborn fetus, the mother's womb is the best place for growth and development. Therefore, from the perspective of fetal growth and development conditions, the development of eight-month premature infants is bound to be much better than that of seven-month premature infants.
In the weeks of our pregnancy, the seven-month-old fetus is only 28 weeks, or even 30 weeks. At this time, the development of the fetus in the mother's womb is still in the developmental stage, and various organs and systems of the body are not yet mature, especially the most critical respiratory and digestive systems. Therefore, after such a small fetus is born, it is easy to have various dangers of postpartum development.
For an eight-month-old fetus, it has reached 32 weeks, and the development of the fetus in various organs and systems of the body is relatively mature. Although there is still some time before the 36-week-old full-term baby, it has a strong viability after birth. Moreover, in the follow-up care after survival, there will not be too many problems and fewer complications. Don't blindly believe folk stories.
However, whether it is seven months old or eight months old, as long as the fetus is born before 37 weeks, we call it premature delivery. Premature fetuses will inevitably face many survival problems, especially those born very early. Of course, our medical technology is quite developed now, especially in big cities and specialized hospitals.
As long as the child has good medical conditions after birth and continues to be treated and developed in the incubator, the survival rate is relatively high. Generally speaking, the older a child is, the easier it is to survive and the better it is to treat. But what we need to know is that premature children need to spend a lot of money and material resources to maintain their lives, which is also a big burden for ordinary families.
No pregnant mother wants her child to be born prematurely, so we need to pay attention to prevent premature babies during pregnancy. Pay attention to diet and nutrition intake during pregnancy, avoid all kinds of alcohol and tobacco, do a good job of prenatal examination every month, prevent and control all kinds of high-risk diseases during pregnancy, and maintain good health.
If you encounter signs of premature delivery, you must not give up. You should go to the hospital in time to do a good job of protecting the fetus and let the child stay in the uterus as long as possible, so that even if you have to give birth prematurely in the end, the child's survival rate will be higher.
Important note: It is unscientific to say that premature babies are "seven lives and eight lives" among the people. From the perspective of fetal development, one more month will lead to better development and better living conditions after birth. Although our current medical technology can greatly improve the survival rate of premature infants, as pregnant mothers, we should pay attention to life during pregnancy to prevent the occurrence of premature infants.