The youngest child thought to have survived a premature birth in the United States was Amillia Taylor ( born on 24 October 2006 in Miami, Florida, at 21 weeks and 6 days gestational age, approx . 153 days vs . possibly expected gestational period of 40 weeks, approx . 280 days ).
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On the basis of medical testimony the District Court concluded that Carhart's D & AMP; X procedure is . . . safer than the D & AMP; E and other abortion procedures used during the relevant gestational period in the 10 to 20 cases a year that present to Dr . Carhart.
