This is what bothers me. He was considered a miscarriage before he was even born, and the doctors had given up on him before he even had a chance.
"...When Sarah went into labour the following Thursday, she was not surprised: she had spent months reading up on her condition, so she fully understood the risk of premature birth and how midwives would manage it.
But when she asked for the baby to be given steroids to strengthen his lungs before birth, the doctors broke the news that they would not be giving him any care because he was classed as a miscarriage.
'I couldn't believe what I was hearing,' says Sarah. 'I asked to be transferred to another hospital and they said that no hospital in the country would help. I felt so powerless; I wanted to get up and walk out but I couldn't move from my bed.
'The paediatricians kept telling me to consider that he'd probably be stillborn and even if he was alive he'd not be properly developed and would be badly disabled. I said I understood the risks and I still wanted them to treat him, but they refused.
'I said "If he's born alive you have to help him," but the doctor just replied "No, we don't. He isn't a baby - until 22 weeks he's a foetus. So we don't have to help."
Then he closed his folder and they all walked out of the room. 'I felt like I was banging my head against a brick wall. Nobody cared for the welfare of my child.'"
Also, how do we know if the doctors were exact about the number of days short of the 23 weeks' limit?
"...Sarah assumed that since her son was breathing and moving, doctors would now help him - clearly he couldn't be considered a miscarried foetus. And
he was large for his gestation, measuring 28 cm, the size of a 23-week-old...."