Word: caesarean
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...oysters, white mice and cockroaches?the last chosen because they are one of the hardiest insects known to man, having survived as a distinct genus for millions of years. All the organisms involved were painstakingly bred and raised in germ-free conditions. The mice, for example, were born by caesarean section in sterile surgery and raised in a sterile environment...
Even in the last few months before the baby came, when Ethel was confined to bed by a complication in the pregnancy (it was to be her fifth caesarean), she remained active. She continued to see visitors, oversee the children's activities, keep up with her responsibilities as a member of the board of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Corporation, and make plans for "the foundation," the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial. She also supervised the publication details of Bobby's book Thirteen Days, right down to selecting the kind of paper to be used and vetoing some of the advertising because...
...after all, the last male Kennedy of his generation, and on him falls the weight of many and great familial burdens. Some of these responsibilities were apparent last week, when Ted flew down to Washington to escort Ethel Kennedy to the hospital and remained until a caesarean operation was completed and mother and daughter-her eleventh child-were doing well. The following morning Ted accompanied four of Ethel's children to Arlington National Cemetery and knelt beside them at their father's grave...
Born. To Ethel Kennedy, 40, widow of Senator Robert F. Kennedy: her eleventh child, fourth daughter; in Washington, D.C. After eight weeks in bed . since she suffered false labor pains in October, Ethel checked into Georgetown University Hospital a few days before reaching term, was delivered by caesarean section in a 40-minute operation. It was her fifth caesarean, and both mother and 8-lb. 4-oz. daughter were reported in "excellent" shape...
...great deal of work remains to be done, so 18 Little People arrived days ahead of time. They were admitted to the hospital for detailed tests by orthopedists, ophthalmologists, and otolaryngologists. Especially concerned were the gynecologists, for dwarf women's babies usually have to be delivered by caesarean section. Of the dozen conventions the Little People have had, this was by far the most medically oriented. To handle all the examinations, a temporary hospital room was set up in the Lord Baltimore Hotel, convention headquarters...