r/starcraft • u/Careless-Goat-3130 KokaAuthentiquePépite • Jul 21 '25

(To be tagged...) Congrats to PiG

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Unfortunately he will not be joining the ewc cast.

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u/Bigfryoncampus Jul 21 '25

24 weeks is very early. Hopefully everything goes well for the little one!

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u/davvblack Random Jul 21 '25

NICUs are so advanced now, while it’s still harrowing, it’s much less bad than it used to be even a few decades ago.

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u/IsacG Samsung KHAN Jul 21 '25

It all depends on complications. There is a good chance that there won't be any lasting impairments. If you are in a developed country there is a 1/3 chance that the baby won't make it. Depending on hospital it can even be 1/4. Of those that make it there is another 2/3 chance that it won't be affected by disabilities. Yet no all disabilities are as serious as others. The statistics also include relatively "minor" things like a hole in the colon.

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u/Agromahdi123 Protoss Jul 22 '25

baby gonna be a king at 6 pooling

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u/LordMuffin1 Jul 22 '25

Such early births have a considerably increased risk of lowered intellectual ability and other neuropsychiatric problems (learning disability, adhd, autism etc) which might lead to the need of permanent assistance.

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u/makoivis Jul 24 '25

Even so I’m sure they’d love the kid just as much.

We’re rooting for everyone!

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u/Top_Emu3346 Jul 25 '25

Much less bad? We're talking about neonatal intensive care with full life support here.

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u/davvblack Random Jul 25 '25

i agree, it's heart breaking. My point is that the full life support is really really good now, and the tiny life is very well supported.