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Army dad watches his wife give birth to quadruplets via FaceTime

Army dad watches his wife give birth to quadruplets via FaceTime
Army dad uses FaceTime to see his quadruplets born. (Adventist Hinsdale Hospital/ Facebook)
Even with more than 10,000 kilometres between them, American army captain Tony Burch was able to witness the birth of his quadruplets.
Posted in South Korea, the 30-year-old dad used FaceTime to watch his wife Mary Pat Burch give birth to the four babies in Illinois.
“He could see the babies as they were taken to the warmers and he got the rundown on how they were doing and how much they weighed,” Ms Burch said in a statement from the hospital.
The couple were already parents to 23-month-old Alice when they were told in August they would be expecting triplets.
During their next ultrasound they were surprised to find out another baby was on its way - increasing the Burch family to seven.
"We wanted a big family, but we thought we'd be able to spread it out more," Ms Burch said.
Tony Burch and wife Mary Pat Burch with their babies. (Adventist Hinsdale Hospital/ Facebook)
Tony Burch and wife Mary Pat Burch with their babies. (Adventist Hinsdale Hospital/ Facebook)
Army dad was able to see his new arrivals four days later. (Adventist Hinsdale Hospital/ Facebook)
Army dad was able to see his new arrivals four days later. (Adventist Hinsdale Hospital/ Facebook)
Director of the neonatal intensive care unit at Hinsdale Hospital, Kim Carmignani, said the birth had been carefully planned with 23 medical staff in the delivery room.
“Lots of rehearsal and planning went into this,” Carmignani said.
“The last time quadruplets were born at the hospital was in March of 2011.”
The father-of-five was able to return to meet his babies face-to-face without technology on a special trip from South Korea four days later.
Ms Burch gave birth to Henry (3 pounds, 8 ounces), Nathaniel (3 pounds, 6 ounces), Samuel (3 pounds, 2 ounces) and Molly (2 pounds 14 ounces) on January 24.
Tony is set to return permanently in June to be with his family. 
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