What are the pregnancy milestones?

I know 24 weeks is definatly because of viability, but I though I read awhile back about someone looking foward to a earlier one then a later one. I dont remember the timing but I didnt know if there were certain important weeks to make it to?

 

Important Milestones:
The first major milestone is 24 weeks: the threshold of viability. Babies born this early will likely spend at least three months in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and a third of them will survive with no long-term problems.

The second milestone is 28 weeks, when viability skyrockets. Ninety percent of babies who make it to this stage of gestation survive. Long-term complications — including cerebral palsy, vision and breathing problems — are still a possibility, however.

The next milestone is 32 to 34 weeks. Babies born now generally have an excellent chance of survival, without any major long-term complications, though they might not have full lung maturity (which generally occurs between 33 and 37 weeks) and will need to spend time in the NICU. Some babies born at this stage may require oxygen to help them breathe, while others may need to be fed through a nasogastric tube (which runs through the nose into the stomach).

I got this information from this website. :good:

 

Thanks for posting this. I was wondering about this as well.

 

Thanks, that info was very helpful!

 

What she said!