All 15 pregnancies occurred among staff working in the labor, delivery and neonatal intensive care unit sections. Their due dates range from April through September.
“I have a white board in my office,” C.J. Catalano, manager of labor and delivery nurses at the hospital, told WCBS-TV. “I put all of their names, when they are due … because I have seven already coming back to cover this crew.”
In March, Maine Medical Center in Portland announced nine of its labor and delivery nurses were pregnant concurrently.
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