Duggar Baby Born Prematurely Due to Pregnancy Complication

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Source: People

Michelle Duggar's 19th baby was born prematurely at 1 lb., 6 oz., because Michelle suffered a rare condition during pregnancy that causes high blood pressure, her doctor says.

The condition, preeclampsia, which affects 5 to 8 percent of pregnancies, was discovered when Michelle was admitted to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to evaluate pain related to a gall bladder problem, says Dr. Paul Wendel, director of the hospital's Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

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25 weeks is at the edge of viability.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. A woman her age has no business having babies...

Mother Nature has told her so, in no uncertain terms.

[marshall]

5. I've wondered if Elizabeth Edwards's health problems came out of her late life pregnancies

On top of whatever hormones she had to pump into herself to have a child at age 49 and 51, just having a baby at that age had to be stressful.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. I wouldn't be surprised at all...

[Rage for Order]

12. And younger women have no business having abortions

If the babies are healthy, then Mother Nature is telling them...oh, wait a minute. Abortion is a choice you agree with, so it's okay. Apparently choice is only a good thing when you think someone is making the "right" choice

:eyes:

[TheMadMonk]

13. A right choice is one less likely to have a deletrous outcome. /nt

[marshall]

16. That's an all purpose retort that will fit any argument, any political persuasion

As long as you know what is right and what is wrong.

[pnwmom]

15. Mother Nature let her get pregnant. And Mother Nature gave me a serious problem

with my first pregnancy when I was in my twenties. Does that mean I had no business having children either?

Anyone who is young enough to have a natural pregnancy isn't too old to have a natural pregnancy. The issue is how many children, not her age.

[Dulcinea]

18. How old is she? eom

[MrsMatt]

19. she was born in 1966 according to JimBob's Wiki entry

so that would make her 43.

Personally, I don't think her age was the main issue.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. I had that twice. Luckily I went full-term both tims.

[JI7]

3. i hope their baby is ok, anyone know if her having been pregnant

so many times before could have had anything to do with this ?

i also wonder if she is taking anything to help her get pregnant. not that it's impossible but as she got older it might have been more difficult to have kids and they might have started getting treatment.

[left coaster]

4. In the name of reason..

..would someone please tie that woman's tubes already?

[MadMaddie]

6. I hope the child survives and doesn't have too many complications

but I am disgusted with the Duggars selfishness to the rest of their children. The glamorization of this family is one of the things I hate about this decade.

The mothers body is basically failing her but we can pretty much guess she will be pregant again in a year. She will have her girls take care of the babies.

[Raine]

7. Hopefully the baby will be OK but also

hopefully this one will be her last. I've watched their show because of the bizarreness of their beliefs and have to admit that as people I find them likable but I still think they're NUTZ. :-(

[williesgirl]

8. I had severe pre-eclampsia 26 years ago, but they kept me in the hospital til she was at

30 weeks. Hard to believe they still haven't found what causes this or a cure. I feel for the baby - all her kids - but this is one woman who needs a tubal litigation.

[carpe diem]

9. it's called...

...pushing your luck...

[emilyg]

10. Wishing them the best.

[johnfunk]

14. Duggar herself is the poster child for birth control, a shameless, greedy and selfish loon

... and now she's likely to be saddled with a kid who will be plagued by physical and developmentyal problems.

Way to go, Duggar. You make me puke.

[dugaresa]

17. I can only hope for the best for both the mother and child

i fear for the fate of the baby who was born far too early.