Inside Story: Pushing The Limits Of Life
The limits of life have shifted dramatically at the National Maternity Hospital on Holles Street in Dublin, where a baby born at 28 weeks now has a 90 per cent chance of survival, while those born at 24 weeks have a 50/50 chance . In the first episode of our new podcast series Inside Stories, Conor Pope tells Hugh Linehan about the continuing advances being made in premature natal care and what it means for the parents and families.
Conor’s full article about Holles Street can be read here.
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