Baby almost born on Oprah show

Feb 06, 2010

Toronto: Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey just missed welcoming a new kind of guest on her show on Thursday. A pregnant Toronto woman was in the audience of The Oprah Winfrey Show’ in Chicago when she went into labour and almost gave birth to her child on the sets, according to press reports.

According to the reports, Lori McCrindle of Toronto had gone to Chicago with her mother for the taping of Oprah’s world-famous show when her water bag broke (meaning the rupture of the membrane containing the baby in the womb) and she went into labour. The woman was rushed backstage where Oprah helped her go through the contractions and put her in the ambulance to be rushed to hospital. Twenty minutes later, 27-week pregnant Lori McCrindle gave birth to a son, born 14 weeks premature. Named Justin Heath McCrindle, the boy weighs two pounds, 13 ounces, according to the woman. Speaking to the Canadian press from Chicago’s Rush Medical Centre, the Toronto woman said, “I was 27 weeks pregnant...I thought I’d be safe.’’ —IANS ***Jacko doc to face charges on MondayLos Angeles: Michael Jackson’s doctor will be charged in connection with the pop star’s death next week, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office confirmed on Friday.A statement said unspecified charges would be filed on Monday followed by an arraignment. A law enforcement source speaking on condition of anonymity confirmed that Murray would be charged with involuntary manslaughter. The announcement followed days of speculation about the possibility of criminal charges being filed against Murray, the Houston-based physician who was with Jackson shortly before the pop icon died suddenly in June. Murray had initially been expected to surrender to custody on Friday, but charges were delayed amid reports of a disagreement between prosecutors and the Los Angeles Police Department. —AFP

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