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Maplewood hospital sees 81 births in a week
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. -- A doctor at Saint John's Hospital in Maplewood says there are two hospitals of thought when it comes to baby births during a recession. "If they have less disposable income, they might not go out and have more time at home, they might have a few more babies that way," said Dr. Ron Less. "On the other hand people might actually be thinking it might cost them more in the long run, so were not sure, we're really not sure what to expect." He can say lately he's seen more in the way of deliveries, all types. A combination of single births, sets of twins and triplets. During a typical week doctors deliver about 55 babies at St. John's. This past week, 81 deliveries have kept everybody's attention. "From the time you're here, to the time to go home and that can be 8 to 12, to 16 hours," said nurse Anna Ledin. The week was capped off with a set of natural-born triplets, something that hasn't happened in more than ten years and it's the first for the Chang-Yang family. "We're very excited," the family said through an interpreter. The odds of having triplets are one in nearly seven-thousand and two of the girls were twins, making the pregnancy even more rare. Mom and the babies are doing fine and the additional three daughters nearly doubles the family of four to seven. Eight is the daily delivery average for the hospital, but lately it's been 12-13. "Sometimes you sit around and wait for it and then the dam breaks open," joked Dr. Less. "It's fun."
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