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St
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irth to septuplets
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An
a seamstress gave birth to four
ind Rerftys and three girls Wednesday, lis-
itractwi Jning intently as doctors told her
■e condition and sex of each child.
1 bandaJwas only the second set of septu-
a get th pbts known to be born alive.
■ Bobbi McCaughey’s septuplets,
Y a publi'Wr 11 two months early by Caesare-
, ^section, weighed from 2 pounds,
ishingc f ounces to 3 pounds, 4 ounces. A
innettsaiMedical team of 40 specialists
months! »lP e d w ‘di the delivery. All seven
-'possibi l v e in serious condition,
dent recoil “AH the babies are so well-
^Mown, so well-developed, it just
si ikes me as a miracle,” said Dr.
■aula Mahone, who helped per-
km the delivery at Iowa
lethodist Medical Center.
It was only the second such birth
ithe United States. There are no
■mt. nown surviving sets of septuplets
iflajj i the wo rid.
The first baby — also the heavi-
HH st—was nicknamed “Hercules”
^M^Because he “held all the others up”
a pyramid formation in the
r omb, Mahone said.
News of the delivery came from
tandfather Bob Hepworth, who
aid his daughter was resting com-
artably. "I’m probably one of the
roudest grandfathers in this coun-
yat this moment,” Hepworth said.
His namesake, Kenneth Robert,
as born at 12:48 p.m. weighings
ounds, 4 ounces. Alexis May came
extat 12:49, weighing2 pounds, 11
unces, followed by Natalie Sue,
2:50, 2 pounds, 10 ounces; Kelsey
Itoavoii
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it.
Ann, 12:51, 2 pounds, 5 ounces;
Brandon James, 12:52, 3 pounds, 3
ounces; Nathanial Roy, 12:53, 2
pounds, 14 ounces; and Joel Steven,
12:54, 2 pounds, 15 ounces.
One of the infants, Joel, was ini
tially listed in critical condition but
was later upgraded to serious. All of
the babies were on ventilators.
“It is not at all unusual for babies
delivered at this stage of pregnancy
to be in critical condition,” Dr.
David Alexander, medical director
of Blank Children’s Hospital, where
the infants will be cared for, said. He
said premature babies often need
help breathing.
“I would ask that all believers
across the world join us in praying
for Bobbi and for the babies that
their health will continue and only
improve,” Hepworth said.
Doctors could not immediately
say whether any of the infants
were identical.
McCaughey, 29, gained 25
pounds during the pregnancy, or
just 5 pounds more than the ba
bies weighed.
“You have to take into account
she has been in bed for a very long.
time and lost muscle mass,” Ma
hone said.
McCaughey was given an
epidural anesthetic and was alert
during the delivery. Doctors told
her the condition of each child.
“As we delivered each baby and
saw the size of the babies and how
vigorous they were, we were very,
very happy,” Mahone said.
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