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Sixteen nurses at once pregnant at Arizona hospital Sixteen nurses get pregnant at Arizona hospital ICU
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Pregnancy might just be catching at a hospital in Mesa, Arizona, where 16 nurses are expecting at once.Pregnancy might just be catching at a hospital in Mesa, Arizona, where 16 nurses are expecting at once.
That's 10% of the nursing staff in the intensive care unit, and patients have started to notice the high pregnancy rate, the nurses said.That's 10% of the nursing staff in the intensive care unit, and patients have started to notice the high pregnancy rate, the nurses said.
At a news conference, the women joked that there must be something in the water, or that maybe it was a joint plan for Christmas holidays off.At a news conference, the women joked that there must be something in the water, or that maybe it was a joint plan for Christmas holidays off.
The group's first birth is expected in September and the last in January.The group's first birth is expected in September and the last in January.
Rochelle Sherman, who is just over a month away from giving birth, said: "I don't think we realised just how many of us were pregnant until we started a Facebook group.Rochelle Sherman, who is just over a month away from giving birth, said: "I don't think we realised just how many of us were pregnant until we started a Facebook group.
"It's like we had some kind of pact going on.""It's like we had some kind of pact going on."
Her colleague Jolene Garrow thanked colleagues who have stepped in to do jobs pregnant women cannot do - such as dealing with contagious illnesses like tuberculosis and shingles, or performing some treatments for cancer patients.Her colleague Jolene Garrow thanked colleagues who have stepped in to do jobs pregnant women cannot do - such as dealing with contagious illnesses like tuberculosis and shingles, or performing some treatments for cancer patients.
The staff will throw a joint baby shower for all the women next week, before they start going on their 12 weeks of maternity leave.The staff will throw a joint baby shower for all the women next week, before they start going on their 12 weeks of maternity leave.
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