Word: septuplets
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...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...