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Show MOTHER, 3 OF QUADRUPLETS SUCCUMB IN CHICAGO CHICAGO, Sept 27 (UP) A young mother who had received do prenatal care gave birth to quadruplets and then died with three of the babiea, Holy Cross hospital officials announced Tuesday. Two boys and two girls were bora Monday night to Mra. . Bernice Ecker, 53, wife of a furniture truck driver. Her bus band, Vernon, 29, said ha and his wife didn't expect tha eaby-untiWaauary-aad -had no liira thrra. woul(L-be,mort than one." ' One of the boys was stillborn and tha other two died Tuesday. On of the girls died late Monday night, six min-nutes min-nutes after tha mother. Mra. Ecker had three other children by previous mar- riage. The family lived in crowded three-room apartment ' on tha south side. Ecker said his wife had planned to start prenatal treatments treat-ments next' Friday and had made an appointment with Dr. Edward KroL Tuesday she became ill and called KroL who advised her to go to tha hospital ss quickly as possible. The first boy was. born at 8:55. A girl and another boy followed within five minutes, followed by the second girl at 9:15. The second boy was stillborn. Meanwhile, Mrs, Ecker was hemorrhaging badly and doctors administered transfusions in an attempt to save her, life. Despite their efforts, she died at 11:40 pjn. |