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INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale)

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On analysis, the 2011 data show that the more premature the infant, the lower the survival rate. Thus survival is 99 percent at 32-34 weeks, 94 percent at 27-31 weeks, 60 percent at 25 weeks, and less than 1 percent before 24 weeks.

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