By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A UK woman whose 21 week old infant was allowed to die due to medical rationing guidelines, said doctors refused to treat her son because he was born two days too early. According to a report appearing in London’s Daily Mail, Sarah Capewell, 23, said her son Jayden, who was born four months early, was breathing unaided, had a strong heartbeat and was even moving his arms and legs. However, medical personnel refused to admit him to the neonatal care unit because national guidelines state that babies born before 22 weeks rarely survive and those who do often have severe disabilities. Jayden was born at just 21 weeks and five days. As a result, doctors refused to treat the baby, who lived for almost two hours without any medical support. The guidelines followed by the medics are not compulsory but do advise doctors not to provide medical intervention for very premature children, saying it is not in the best interests of the baby and is not “standard practice.” This is not the first time Miss Capewell experienced the deadly reality of rationed health care in England. She has had five miscarriages, the last occuring in October, 2008, when she went into labor at 21 weeks and four days. At that time, she was told that because she had not reached 22 weeks, she could not be given injections to stop the labor or strengthen her unborn child’s lungs. She was told by doctors to treat the labor as a miscarriage and said a chaplain arrived to discuss bereavement and planning a funeral even before the baby was born. “I was sitting there, reading this leaflet about planning a funeral and thinking, this is my baby, he isn't even born yet, let alone dead.” Her most recent experience was even more harrowing. When Jayden was born, “he put out his arms and legs and pushed himself over,” she said. “A midwife said he was breathing and had a strong heartbeat, and described him as a ‘little fighter.’ I kept asking for the doctors but the midwife said, ‘They won't come and help, sweetie. Make the best of the time you have with him.'” She did so, cuddling the child and taking photos of him until he died two hours later. Miss Capewell is now calling for an official review of the guidelines, especially since discovering that a child born at 21 weeks in Florida survived because she was given the proper medical care. After launching an internet campaign, “Justice for Jayden,” she won the support of Labour MP Tony Wright, who has backed her call for a review of the medical guidelines. He said: “When a woman wants to give the best chance to her baby, they should surely be afforded that opportunity.” © All Rights Reserved, Living His Life Abundantly®/Women of Grace®  http://www.womenofgrace.com