Viability!

Week 24 is an important week because this is the tipping point of viability, or baby bunny surviving outside the womb in some kind of emergency. Obviously I want Bunny to stay in there as long as he is safe and comfortable but sometimes things just happen. On my baby forums there are some women who are on total bed rest because their waters have broken and even some people with December due dates who have delivered already due to early labor, or issues with the placenta, low amniotic fluid, etc. Here is a little bit more about the subject from Wikipedia:

21 and less -  0%
22 - 0-10%
23 - 10-35% - We have completed here
24 - 40-70% - We are currently here
25 - 50-80%
26 - 80-90%
27 - 90%
30 - 95%
34 - 98% 

A baby's chances for survival increases 3-4% per day between 23 and 24 weeks of gestation and about 2-3% per day between 24 and 26 weeks of gestation. After 26 weeks the rate of survival increases at a much slower rate because survival is high already.


To celebrate our increasing chances of survival here is a picture of my cat in baby clothes.