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So actually it's better if you have a c-section because that means a longer hospital stay, thus more time for baby's feeding and vitals to be observed by the doctors and nursing staff. Yes, it's best if you can keep the baby in till 37 weeks, but 35 weeks is very safe, nearly as good survival rates as full term.See if you can extend your insurance with COBRA or get emergency MediCal/medicare, birth and the hospital stay will be expensive.Source(s): OB nurse.es, it's best if you can keep the baby in till 37 weeks, but 35 weeks is very safe, nearly as good survival rates as full term. See if you can extend your insurance with COBRA or get emergency MediCal/medicare, birth and the hospital stay will be expensive. Source(s): OB nurse.
Previously it was thought that infant mortality risk was similar for babies born between 37 and 41 weeks. But the new study shows that this risk is increased when babies are born between 37 and 39 weeks of gestation, and that this risk decreases with each additional week of pregnancy.eviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD. May 23, 2011 -- Babies born between 39 and 41 weeks of pregnancy fare better than infants born during weeks 37 or 38, a study shows. A term birth is considered 37 to 41 weeks, but the new study suggests it is more of a continuum. The findings appear in Obstetrics & Gynecology.