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This is going to be a heartbreaker, but I need to watch it.

You need to be in this situation before you can comment, but I know what I personally would do.

So very emotional

yes i also worked in scbu and cared for these lovely delicate prem babys.i saw baby die and i saw some very early babys survive,some with disabillitys and some without,at the moment im caring for a child who was born at 24wks,hes three now,he cant talk,he cant walk(although im hoping with the 3hrs of physio im doing every day will change that) im teaching him to sign and we are able to comunicate in our own way,hes a very intelligent child,but ive also seen babys born with terrible disabillities,its a horrible thing to say but its a relief when they pass because they are in terrible pain its a horrible thing to have to watch these babys suffer.x

The disabilities they can be left with are horrendous

I would love to see the baby Matilda born to the police officers in a years time..

Didn't see it...but my instinct says that if a baby is capable of living outside of the mothers body then it has the right to life....

99.9% of me feels that the current abortion limit is too high BUT i've never myself been in that position and i'd need to know more before i dismissed it out of hand as wrong.

Mums word in this rules as far as I'm concerned given my limited knowledge.

WAY too many unwanted and unloved babies are brought into this world with mothers who aren't prepared to admit they can't hack it (baby P god love him the best example) t and that HAS to stop. Children are the most important beings in the world...if in doubt DON'T risk it.

much as i dislike the *rules* of this..one rule does NOT fit all

And i'm sure many won't agree...but that's my honest opinion x

I have recorded it but will have to steel myself to watch, given that I lost my premature daughter years ago and have never got over the loss.

Btw, the programme Limbo Babies is being shown again next Thursday 17th late in the evening on BBC 1 for those who missed it last time.

Lizx

My neice was born at 26 weeks weighing l pound 3 ounces, she was given 2% change of survival. She is now 3 years old, her development is spot on for her age. Although she is very small, she is in size 18 months in clothes. We are very lucky, when she was in hospital she gave us quite a few scares, but fortunatley never had a bleed on the brain, I'm sure that has helped enormously. She was in hospital for 3 months, she came home on her due date.
I can't imagine a 23 week baby, it will be interesting and heartbreaking to watch.

'Life is a stage with one entrance but with many exits'.

I have watched my recording of the programme. It was very sad, but very interesting too to see the little ones fighting and to hear the different views of the doctors, nurses and others involved in the care and admin areas of the health service.

It made me think even more about my late daughter, I have never imagined her growing up with disabilities but I suppose that would have been a possibility had she managed to live. I know the care given now is much better with more understood about the little ones' needs. I have no way of finding out anything now as her records have long been destroyed and there won't be much on my own hospital records.

Rest in peace Zoe and all the little ones who didn't make it.

Lizx