Special report: Life at 24 weeks

When a baby is very premature, parents and doctors are forced to weigh the metrics of life, death and cost.
Angela’s son Toby, in the Royal Prince Alfred hospital neonatal unit.

Angela is staring at the blood-strewn vomit splattered across the bathroom floor. She is in shock.

In a few minutes she’ll be in the car, driven by her husband Kirk, through the Sydney streets to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, where doctors and nurses will fight to save her life as her organs start to shut down.