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Induced labor enables dying man to see newborn daughter

Associated Press

  February 13, 2012

Diane Aulger was about two weeks from her delivery date when she and her husband decided there was no time to wait: Mark Aulger had only days to live, and he wanted to see his child. The expectant mother had her labor induced and gave birth to their daughter on Jan. 18. When tiny Savannah was placed in his arms, Mark Aulger “cried, and he just looked very sad,’’ his wife said. He died five days later from complications related to his cancer treatment.

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