WEBVTT 1 00:01:24.180 --> 00:01:28.560 Dr. Gibbs, did you know that Mrs. ... I'll start this over so I get the name right. 2 00:01:33.400 --> 00:01:42.060 Yes, we did. When did you find us out? On Saturday last. Were you able to make any preparations for this unusual birth? 3 00:01:43.080 --> 00:01:56.240 Yes, we did. Dr. Holcomb prepared the nursery for the ... in the knowledge that we would deliver quintuplets, and we made our preparations in the delivery room in Labor America. 4 00:01:56.240 --> 00:01:59.940 What sort of preparation could you make for a birth like this, since they are rather unusual? 5 00:02:00.560 --> 00:02:08.640 It was primarily personnel. We got plenty of people around. We discussed the means of anesthesia and what method we would use for anesthesia. 6 00:02:09.320 --> 00:02:15.780 We had the laboratory, necessary laboratory material ready for blood tests and things like this. 7 00:02:15.780 --> 00:02:28.660 And then Dr. Holcomb had the necessary incubators for the ... for use after the babies came. There's considerable preparation that should be done. 8 00:02:32.700 --> 00:02:35.780 Well, what sort of preparation to do yourself, Dr.? 9 00:02:35.780 --> 00:02:56.780 Well, there isn't a whole lot of reading you can do. I thought a good deal. There isn't a lot of experience in the scientific literature available, and I consulted with some consultants in the field and asked their opinions as to various technical matters concerning the management of her pregnancy and labor. 10 00:02:59.060 --> 00:03:00.840 Did Ms. Hanson know that she was having these babies? 11 00:03:00.920 --> 00:03:01.560 Yes, she did. 12 00:03:01.960 --> 00:03:03.040 How did she take it at the time? 13 00:03:03.040 --> 00:03:16.220 Well, she knew that the more babies that she was carrying, the less likely that she would continue on with the pregnancy. 14 00:03:16.940 --> 00:03:24.200 Let's put it this way, that the more she had, the more likely that she would deliver prematurely, and consequently this concerned her. 15 00:03:24.460 --> 00:03:26.840 Well, was she aware of the poor chances for their survival? 16 00:03:26.960 --> 00:03:27.940 To a degree, yes. 17 00:03:29.840 --> 00:03:31.760 How about the babies? Did they have a good birth? 18 00:03:31.760 --> 00:03:32.620 They did. 19 00:03:33.460 --> 00:03:34.180 Good healthy ones, or? 20 00:03:35.040 --> 00:03:37.900 Well, as healthy as you'd expect a child of a half baby to cry. 21 00:03:38.720 --> 00:03:42.980 Show me with your hands right up in front of your face, Dr., just how long these babies were when you delivered them. 22 00:03:43.340 --> 00:03:44.280 Let that look. 23 00:04:00.320 --> 00:04:08.520 Dr. Monroe on the left, pediatrician at Lackland Air Force Base Hospital, and Dr. Fulcom, chief pediatrician at Lackland Hospital. 24 00:04:08.520 --> 00:04:18.600 Can you give us a brief history of what happened after the babies were born, Dr. Fulcom? 25 00:04:20.240 --> 00:04:23.940 Well, of course we were prepared for the delivery of these babies. 26 00:04:25.960 --> 00:04:33.120 We had a team of five doctors that were on hand both in the delivery room and in the nursery. 27 00:04:33.120 --> 00:04:44.360 Two of the doctors worked as a team in the delivery room, giving initial care to the infants for the first few minutes after birth. 28 00:04:45.040 --> 00:04:53.220 The babies were alert, vigorous, pink right from the time of birth. 29 00:04:53.220 --> 00:05:03.660 We then carried them to the premature nursery, and each was placed in her own individual isolette. 30 00:05:05.600 --> 00:05:06.920 What was your part in this, Dr. Monroe? 31 00:05:06.920 --> 00:05:13.580 I was one of the doctors who would alternate the care of the babies. 32 00:05:15.240 --> 00:05:24.580 Specifically, I was on duty last night when the last baby survived through the night. 33 00:05:24.580 --> 00:05:39.940 The range of weights was between 1.5 and 3.4, 1 pound 5 and 3.4 ounces, and 1 pound 13 and a half ounces. 34 00:05:40.540 --> 00:05:41.920 None of them weighed as much as 2 pounds? 35 00:05:41.940 --> 00:05:43.200 None weighed as much as 2 pounds. 36 00:05:44.300 --> 00:05:47.140 All babies that weigh under 2 pounds seldom survive, is that right? 37 00:05:49.020 --> 00:05:49.020 38 00:05:54.580 --> 00:05:54.580 39 00:06:04.320 --> 00:06:05.980 What is your name? 40 00:06:06.240 --> 00:06:07.760 Right, Information Officer. 41 00:06:10.600 --> 00:06:12.400 This is Captain Kent, Information Officer. 42 00:06:12.740 --> 00:06:14.560 I'm just giving this on the film. 43 00:06:14.880 --> 00:06:17.600 No, wait, wait, just now. I'm just giving that for information on the film. 44 00:06:19.420 --> 00:06:25.020 Captain Kent, can you tell us what Lieutenant Hammon has had to say on this matter this morning since the babies have all died? 45 00:06:25.340 --> 00:06:25.720 Aye.