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HBO @ Noon: Octuplets, Anyone?

Item: Surviving Octuplets Born for Second Time Ever: Doctor: Eighth Baby Was a 'Tremendous Surprise'/ABC News

More Info: After she gave birth to seven babies, a California woman -- and the massive 46-person team of doctors that was assisting the birth -- thought she was done. But one last baby, perhaps hiding behind the others, had other ideas. When the baby popped out Monday at 10:48 a.m., the woman, whose name the hospital did not release, became the second ever to give birth to surviving octuplets -- six boys and two girls.

Question: What advice would you give to a woman who'd just given birth to eight surviving infants?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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