10 nurses are pregnant; all work in the hospital’s maternity center (Credit: Disclosure/ Liberty Hospital)
Eleven women at Liberty Hospital Maternity Center in Missouri, USA, are pregnant. Ten nurses and one obstetrician are expected to give birth between the end of this month and November this year.
“They always do things in groups, but we’ve never had 10 nurses pregnant at the same time,” said Nicki Kolling, director of the birthing center. “So it was fun,” he added in an interview with Fox News.
Kolling said hiring female staff to fill in for employees on maternity leave will be interesting, but they will make it work.
The two pros expected to give birth first are Alex Atcheson and Alison Harrell, both aged 37 weeks. According to Alison, it was fun connecting with her patients.
“They tell you about their fight and you’re like, okay, yeah, I’m going through the exact same thing, right there with you,” Alison said. “I run to the bathroom every five minutes,” the nurse revealed.
“It was definitely a support and just wonderful to have that connection,” Alex said. She and Alison are on their third pregnancy.
Doctor Anna Gorman is expecting her second child and said it was unlikely all 11 would be pregnant together. “I think it’s something really unique because they’re all in the same entity. So it’s definitely happening, but it’s very exciting when it’s that big,” the gynecologist said.
According to Christen Burns, 26, she was one of the last to join the hospital’s pregnant women’s club. “I was one of the last to tell everyone I was pregnant,” she said.
The nurse is expecting her first child. “It’s good that there are people around me who are certainly going through the same thing,” she said.