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[WCCO-TV, March 15, 2011] Four identical twins from Buffalo, Minnesota are now starring in a documentary-style reality show about their life.  They are one of 63 sets of identical quadruplets in the world. Clearly rare. But what are the odds of having a multiple birth? “Naturally quadruplet births occur only in 1 per 500,000 births, [...]

[River Falls Journal, December 13, 2010] The opportunity and excitement of her newest miracle was not lost on Idil Hasbay, who traveled halfway across the globe, from Dubai, a country in the Middle East, to deliver her baby in River Falls with Kevin Hallman, MD, OB/GYN, of the River Falls Medical Clinic. “We liked Dr. [...]

[KARE-TV, October 10, 2010] A Minneapolis couple welcomed their newborn daughter on a unique date that won’t come around for another 100 years. Baby Madelynn was born shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday, October 10th, 2010, or 10/10/10, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Madelynn, whose Hmong name is “Hli Tshiab” or “New Moon” in English, is one [...]

[Wright County Journal Press, Aug. 9, 2010] The first thing you notice upon entering the new Birth Center at Buffalo Hospital is the size. Long corridors and rows of hotel-like postpartum rooms are quite a contrast to the former Birth Center. The space for the Birth Center has nearly quadrupled from about 4,500 square feet [...]

[Star Tribune, July 23, 2010] Starting in August, new mothers will have a chance to multi-task in style in Buffalo, Minn. The local hospital is unveiling its new birth center, where every patient room will be equipped with an iPod docking station, a flat-screen TV and DVD player, a soaking tub, rocking chair and refrigerator [...]

[StarTribune, June 2, 2010] Some say the pendulum has swung too far. The share of babies born before 37 weeks has jumped sharply since 1990, partly because doctors induce labor more often. C-sections have increased by more than 50 percent in the past decade and are now the most commonly performed surgery in the country. [...]

[KARE-TV, April 18, 2010] Imagine having five children all aged two and under. For most of us just the thought is downright scary. But for one Twin Cities couple it’s their reality and they cannot wait. They are expecting quadruplets and already have a two year old at home. They’ve chosen to share their story [...]

[Owatonna People's Press, Jan. 2, 2010] Asher Andrew Oetljenbruns is 2010’s first new resident of Owatonna. Andrew and Katie Oeltjenbruns rang in the new year by starting a new family. In fact, Katie started to feel the baby coming on Dec. 31, but it wasn’t until 2:45 p.m. Friday that the family went into the [...]

[KARE-TV, Nov. 7, 2009] MomsLikeMe.com cyber mom, Lynsee, gave birth to her first child live online early Saturday morning at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. KARE 11 has been following Lynsee throughout her pregnancy and streamed the labor and delivery live on the moms social networking site Twin Cities.MomsLikeMe.com. See the story and watch video [...]

[KARE-TV, Nov. 5, 2009] Of the thousands of babies delivered at Abbott Northwestern hospital, none will be quite like the delivery for momslikeme soon to be mommy Lynsee. While just about everything during the hospital stay is expected to be relatively routine–from the birthing room to the beds for mom and baby–Lynsee’s delivery will have [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Sept.28, 2009] The Perinatal Loss Program of Allina’s Mercy and Unity hospitals is sponsoring the 13th Annual Walk To Remember on October 3rd, 2009 at the Springbrook Nature Center in Fridley from 1 to 4 p.m.  This special day is dedicated to bereaved families who have experienced a loss of a baby or pregnancy. Please join [...]