bernita lewiaby, christian, in the "support" study at the same hospital. bernita: christian was born yl: how much did he weigh? bernita: he was 1 lb, 9 oz. aryl: she says a hospital worker told her the study was just to collect data. bernita: she asked would i be interested in christian being in they wanted to use his medicale future. and i tod use any records they wantedll you there was a possible risk of death? bernita: no, there were no risks discussed. sharyl: "support" stands for "surfactant positive airway pressure and pulse oximetry randomized trial." funded with $20.8 million tax dollars, it was a coll institutes of health and two dozen research bodies, including duke and yale universities and medical schools. researchers eady knew that without enough oxygen, pged or die. but too much oxygen, they could go blind. the "support" study was searching for the sweet spot. dr. john lantos: the question is -- what level of oxygen would be optimum in order to save as many babies as possible without sharyl: to find out, the infants were randomly assigned, as