Sextuplets, mother stable after birth
The mother of sextuplets suffered acute heart failure shortly after the delivery but is now stable, doctors said in Phoenix.
The heart problems were due to the huge volume of blood that Jenny Masche, 32, was carrying in her body while pregnant, Dr. John Elliott said at a news conference at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center.
When the babies were delivered Monday, some of the extra blood was lost and “stretched her heart and blood vessels to a very, very critical level,” Elliott said.
The babies, three girls and three boys, were in stable condition. The sextuplets were almost 10 weeks premature and weighed from 2 pounds, 1 ounce to 3 pounds.
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