Oklahoma initiative targets optional early births Updated: Thu, Apr 28, 2011 An increase in the number of early Cesarean deliveries and induced labor without a medical cause is a factor in Oklahoma’s high infant death rate, medical experts said at a news conference Thursday. Health Commissioner Terry Cline said inducing labor or scheduling Cesarean births before 39 weeks of gestation... Read More

One now, one later Published: Tue, Jan 4, 2011 Illinois woman gives birth to one twin in 2010, one in 2011 Read More

Authors to sign books at Oklahoma City store Updated: Tue, May 4, 2010 Three authors will be signing copies of their work from 2:30 to 5 p.m. May 15 at Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 NW Expressway. The event will feature Loralyn Hamilton, author of Pixie Dust: Magical Insights for Childbirth and Life with Little One; Vicki Thomas, author of A Portrait of Life, A Small Glimpse Into... Read More

Hamilton book-signing event set Updated: Thu, Apr 15, 2010 Author Loralyn Hamilton will be signing copies of her book Pixie Dust: Magical Insights for Childbirth and Life with Little One at 6 p.m. April 29 in Oklahoma City. The event will be at 42nd Street Candy Store, 4200 N Western Avenue, Suite C. Hamilton's new work is described as an adorable and informative... Read More

Pregnant? Nauseous? Published: Thu, Mar 5, 2009 The two seem to go hand in hand. But morning sickness isn't an indication of an unhealthy pregnancy. In fact, up to 85 percent of pregnant women experience nausea during pregnancy. Roshan Kaderali, an obstetrical nurse, midwife, childbirth educator and doula, teamed with a Food and Drug Administration-compliant... Read More

Woman gives birth to own grandchildren Updated: Mon, Oct 1, 2007 SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) -- A 51-year-old surrogate mother for her daughter has given birth to her own twin grandchildren in northeastern Brazil, the delivery hospital said. Rosinete Palmeira Serrao, a government health worker, gave birth to twin boys by Caesarean section on Thursday at the Santa Joana... Read More

Blanchard family adds 3 without fertility drugs Updated: Fri, May 26, 2006 A Blanchard couple on Thursday added triplets to their family, which also includes twin girls and a son. In baseball terms, that's almost hitting for the cycle - a single, double, triple and home run. For Graham and Deborah Fishburn, it's a hit regardless. "We didn't see ourselves with this many children in 10... Read More

Couple celebrate birth of healthy quadruplets Updated: Thu, Apr 27, 2006 A Tinker Air Force Base couple are celebrating the safe arrival of their quadruplets. Heidi Peebles, 28, gave birth to quadruplets Tuesday morning at OU Medical Center. She went into labor Monday evening, and the babies were delivered by Cesarean section. Husband and father Daniel Peebles, 29, said Wednesday the... Read More

Even changing diapers a 'wonderful experience' for quads' parents Updated: Thu, Apr 27, 2006 Heidi Peebles changed her quadruplets' diapers Thursday morning for the first time and beamed while describing the event. "It was a wonderful experience," she said, holding a diaper about the size of an adult palm, "because I got to feel like a mom." The 28-year-old Midwest City woman and her 29-year-old husband,... Read More

'C-section murders' investigated Updated: Fri, Nov 18, 2005 It's a disturbing new trend murders being committed by women who desperately want to be mothers. A case in Hughes County is part of a growing number of what some are calling c-section murder, and it may soon be the subject of a book. Gan Matthews heads a NEWS 9 investigation into these Desperate Mothers. Read More

Teen-age mothers build positive futures at alternative school Updated: Sun, May 12, 2002 TULSA -- Pregnant teen-agers and teen mothers do not have to drop out of school and cut their futures short under a Tulsa alternative education program its executive director said has been "pretty much a big secret." The Margaret Hudson Program is being recognized for preventing school dropouts among adolescents... Read More