Word: septuplet
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
BORN. To a devout Muslim couple wishing to remain anonymous; SEPTUPLETS, five boys and two girls, only the third set of surviving septuplets in the world, each weighing about 2 to 2 1/2 lbs.; at Georgetown University Hospital; in Washington. Though listed in critical condition, the seven initially seemed healthy, and one--the smallest--is breathing on her own. Dr. Siva Subramanian, chief of neonatology at Georgetown, said of the littlest septuplet, "Somebody said girls are tougher. It's absolutely true...
...wean the babies off their breathing tubes and IV infusions, and then start them on breast milk and formula to get their tiny digestive systems working. All the while, the doctors and nurses will be watching carefully; they're well aware that in the only other live septuplet birth, to a Saudi woman in September, three of the babies died a month later. They'll be giving the parents as many chances as possible to touch, hold and care for their children. On Friday, Bobbi and Kenny held Kenneth for the first time. "It was incredible," said Bobbi...
CARLISLE, Iowa: Septuplet update ? Joel McCaughey, the littlest of the bunch, was put back on the breathing machine Monday after using his own lungs for 24 hours. Meanwhile his mother, Bobbi McCaughey, has gone home for the first time in 37 days. "We would like to get back to normal as soon as can be," said Peg Hepworth, Bobbi's mother...
| 1 |