Re: 8 Babies Born to Southern California Woman
From: Joanne Bulley, MD (islesannie@gmail.com)
Fri Jan 30 19:07:05 2009
DITTO ... I have often been astonished at some of the things REI docs
have done for patients ... reversing TLs on patients who had 2-4-or
mode kids on medicaid and still on medicaid ... reversing TLs on
patients in abusive after abusive relationships ... on multiple seizure
&/or mental health meds ...
This one with 6 kids already ...
I am usually a "flaming liberal" but I really object to things like
this. Personal integrity and responsibility are high on my list of
musts.
I realize there are LOTs of ethical REIs.
*sigh* indeed.
Joanne
At Fri, 30 Jan 2009, Anna Meenan, MD wrote:
>
>Apparently she is a young single mother who already has 6 kids and lives
>with her parents. She did have fertility treatments. *sigh*
>
>--
>Anna Meenan, MD
>
>At Tue, 27 Jan 2009, rmodugno@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>What a pity - California is already bankrupt!
>>
>>Robert Modugno MD MBA FACOG
>>Sylva, NC
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: GIN11153@aol.com
>>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@mail.obgyn.net>
>>Sent: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 3:49 am
>>Subject: 8 Babies Born to Southern California Woman
>>
>>Updated 8:02 PM PST, Mon, Jan 26, 2009
>>
>>
>>BELLFLOWER, Calif. -- The world's second-ever octuplets were
>>born Monday at Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center, and doctors
>>said the
>>six boys and two girls were doing well.
>>
>>Today we had an unprecedented, very exciting day in our operating room
>>and
>>labor delivery where our team of 46 physicians, nurses, respiratory
>>therapists
>>as well as surgical techs delivered eight babies, all live born," Dr.
>>Karen
>>Maples said. "It was a truly, truly amazing delivery. The babies are
>>currently
>>in stable condition."
>>Kaiser spokeswoman Mayra Suarez said the birth began at 10:43
>>a.m., and the babies range from 1 pound 8 ounces to 3 pounds 4 ounces.
>>She said
>>the mother has asked to remain anonymous.
>>Doctors said two of the babies, who were delivered by Caesarian
>>section, have had breathing tubes inserted and were on ventilators, and
>>a third
>>needs some additional oxygen. But overall, the infants were crying and
>>kicking
>>and doing well.
>>The mother was also doing well, doctors said. The mother has
>>asked to remain anonymous and asked officials not to release detailed
>>information about her care -
>>- including whether she had been taking
>>fertility
>>drugs.
>>"The delivery process went very smoothly," Dr. Harold Henry
>>said. "We practiced several dry runs and the actual delivery process
>>only took
>>about five minutes to deliver all eight babies."
>>Maples said the babies were delivered about nine weeks
>>premature, and doctors were only anticipating seven of them.
>>"In anticipation of seven babies, we made sure we were prepared
>>by doing some drills, some preliminary dry runs to make sure we had
>>everything
>>in place for these seven babies," Maples said. "But lo and behold,
>>after we got
>>to Baby G, which is what we expected, we were surprised by the discoery
>>of a
>>Baby H, and that was the eighth baby that we delivered."
>>Doctors said the first three to seven days are a critical time
>>for such a mass, premature birth, but said the prognosis looked good
>>for all of
>>them. They also said it was not unusual for doctors to have been
>>surprised by
>>the eighth baby.
>>"It is quite easy to miss a baby when you have seven," Henry
>>said. "When you're anticipating seven, it is extremely difficult to
>>perform an
>>ultrasound."
>>The first live-born octuplets, six girls and two boys, were
>>born in Houston in 1998. One of the girls died after a week.
>>The Kaiser Permanente doctors said they were still getting
>>over the surprise of the octuplet birth.
>>"It was a shock, especially with the eighth baby, my eyes were
>>definitely wide," Maples said. "..
>>. And this patient was incredibly
>>courageous,
>>very strong, did all that we asked to ... have an optimal outcome for
>>delivery.
>>She was a marvelous patient."
>>
>>Video of the doctors talking here:
>>
>>http://www.nbclosangeles.com/health/women/Eight-Babies-Born-to-Southern-California-Woman.html
>>
>>
>>
>>Gail
>>
>>
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--
Joanne Bulley, MD
solo gyn
Keene, NH
