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Posted on 09/01/07

Tiny sextuplets born in Vancouver face huge hurdles simply to survive

VANCOUVER -- They're under two pounds each and the odds against them are heavy.The sextuplets born over the weekend at B.C. Women's and Children's Hospital in Vancouver weighed in at about 1.8 pounds each. Their mother gave birth to them 25 weeks into her pregnancy.

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