The Region : Septuplets to Be Delivered by Caesarean

Caesarean surgery has been scheduled for this morning at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange to deliver Patti Frustaci’s septuplets after their prospective mother’s condition deteriorated from “good” to “fair,” hospital officials said. A hospital spokeswoman said Frustaci’s doctor would not elaborate on the change in the patient’s condition, but she said surgery for the 30-year-old English teacher from Riverside will begin between 8 and 10 a.m. A team of 36 doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists will be on hand for the births.