Sunday, February 1, 2009
NY Times 1/28 Post
The article I read in the NY Times was entitled "7 Babies Then (Surprise) Another For Good Luck)". This articles about a woman who gave birth to what she believed to been seven babies but during delivery another was discovered. The woman who chose not to publicize her name gave birth at Bellflower Medical Center in Southern Calfornia at 23 weeks. In total there was 46 medical staff on board to help assist with the welcoming of 2 girls, 6 boys weighing between 1-4 pounds. It wasn't clear to weather or not virto fertilization had to do with the amount of babies born, however it was said that more than likly it was. Virto fertilization is when multiple implants are inserted into the uterus at once to help a woman conceive. I thought the story was very intriguing thats why I decided to write about it.
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i watched an interview with this mother last night on ABC. she asked her doctor to implant 6 embryos, and then 2 split, resulting in 8 embryos. apparently, she wanted both sets of multiple births; she now has 14 children. that's a lot! much is being made about the medical ethics of multiple births as a result of her story.
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