Totally Her interviews Kristen, the mother of a 36 weeker. Her problems began at 23 weeks. Her son was a twin whose brother died in the womb.

Today this Miracle Child would be 21 years old. To put the story in even more perspective, Eric was born at 24 weeks and had a 20% chance of making it and he was at the threshold of viability (the ability to survive outside of the womb). Most preemie books do not even list anything below 23 weeks.