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Octu-Mom Fears Hospital Won't Release Babies

Suleman says hospital is worried about her ability to care for eight more children

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 25, 2009 2:20 AM CST

(Newser) – Nadya Suleman has told TV talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw that the hospital where her octuplets were born will not release them unless she can prove her ability to care for the babies, reports the Los Angeles Times. A distressed Suleman—due to appear on two episodes of the program starting tomorrow—called McGraw after speaking to hospital officials, who expressed concern about her ability to care for the children, he said.

The unemployed 33-year-old single mother lives in a three-bedroom home with her mother and her six other children, and supports her family with welfare checks. The hospital declined to comment on Suleman's case but said all mothers of multiple births are advised on what they will need to care for their children.

Nadya Suleman speaks at a fertility clinic in Los Angeles in a 2006 interview.
Nadya Suleman speaks at a fertility clinic in Los Angeles in a 2006 interview.   (AP Photo/KTLA)
Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center in Bellflower, Calif. Nadya Suleman has said the hospital has expressed concern about her ability to care for her octuplets.
Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center in Bellflower, Calif. Nadya Suleman has said the hospital has expressed concern about her ability to care for her octuplets.   (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Josiah, one of the octuplets Nadya Suleman gave birth to in January.
Josiah, one of the octuplets Nadya Suleman gave birth to in January.   (AP Photo/NBC NEWS)
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What she is telling me is that unless and until she has a better living arrangement, that they are not likely to release the children to her. - Dr. Phil McGraw

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Doctor-Zaius
Mar 1, 2009 6:00 AM CST
She is trying to drum up the cash. She had these kids because she thought they would be her meal ticket and she would be a media darling. She thought wrong.
Doctor-Zaius
Feb 28, 2009 5:59 AM CST
I think a woman that goes out of her way to have 14 children when she has no job and her home is in foreclosure SHOULD be checked out by the authorities before they endanger these kids. Children are not property owned by their parents. Their safety should count for something.
AdaptAndOvercome
Feb 26, 2009 11:49 PM CST
Good question, Shannonals. She's making money that she won't use to pay her debts. She's willing to let her mom lose her home even after she received $168,000 settlement and didn't help her with the mortgage. The hospital or the doctors have a right to call the police and Child Protect Services if they feel a child is being abused or is in harms way. HELLO! How much harm will there be if these kids go home with a lunatic? LOTS. Do you want to hear about their deaths because mom was suffering from post partum depression a few months down the road, when she needs more money or a reason to right a book.

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