Surprise: The Bailey Babies are born

PHOENIX (Feb. 20, 2006) — In a bit of a surprise delivery, Stacy and Steve Bailey, of Surprise, Ariz., welcomed four new lives into the world at Banner Good Samaritan on Friday, Feb. 17, beginning at 3:28 p.m. These babies are surviving sextuplets, as one set of identical twins died in utero in the weeks leading up to delivery.

Married since 1994, the Bailey’s have anxiously anticipated having children for many years. Meet their new arrivals:

Brenna Megan, 1 lb., 0 oz., born at: 3:28 p.m.
Shelby Morgan, 1 lb., 12 oz., born at: 3:29 p.m.
John William, 2 lbs., 4 oz., born at: 3:31 p.m.
Andrew Bennett, 3 lbs., 5 oz., born at: 3:32 p.m.

The Bailey Babies, including a second set of identical twins (Brenna and Shelby), were delivered by cesarean section after just under 29 weeks of pregnancy. John Elliott, M.D., of Phoenix Perinatal Associates and medical director of Maternal Fetal Medicine at the hospital, elected to deliver the babies a bit earlier than expected due to concerns over the condition of one of the babies who appeared to be in distress.

Stacy, who is a telemetry nurse at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, is expected to be released from the hospital this week. Steve, who owns a medical transport company, has been running his business from his wife’s hospital room since early January when Stacy was admitted to the Banner Good Samaritan to stave off pre-term labor.

The babies were delivered at Banner Good Samaritan, and are now being cared for in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. The partnership between the two hospitals means mom can recover at Banner Good Sam, but remain only one floor away from her babies at Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Elliott, his colleagues at Phoenix Perinatal Associates and the nursing staffs at Banner Good Samaritan and Phoenix Children’s Hospital, have developed an international reputation for their care and management of women delivering high-order multiples (triplets or more). Many of the quintuplets delivered at Banner Good Samaritan – and more than half of the quadruplets – came to Phoenix from another part of the country. Discovery Health Channel (BirthDay) and Discovery Channel (Maternity Ward) have both filmed documentaries at Banner Good Samaritan on the topic of high-risk obstetrics.

Located in downtown Phoenix, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center has been providing medical care to Arizona and the Southwest since 1911. Banner Good Samaritan is owned and operated by Phoenix-based Banner Health, a not-for-profit organization. The hospital was recently named a Solucient “100 Top Hospitals” for cardiovascular care, and recognized as a Magnet facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor a hospital can earn for its nursing care and practices.

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For interviews and updated information on Mrs. Bailey, please contact Banner Good Samaritan at 602-239-4411.

For updated information on the Bailey Babies’ conditions, please contact Phoenix Children’s Hospital via pager 602-202-2229.