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Wife of Twitter CEO Tweets During Child Birth

by Kendra Cunningham on August 11, 2009 at 04:58 PM



Sara Morishige Williams, the wife of Twitter CEO Evan Williams, twittered the birth of the couple's first child to over 14,000 followers. Sara's going the old school route by sending in tweets via text message. Here's a sample birth-tweet: "Dear Twitter, My water broke. It wasn't like Charlotte in Sex and the City. Now, timing contractions on an iPhone app."

Starting this morning, Sara updated updated hourly with news of contractions, going to the hospital, and epidurals -- a bit too much information for us. Husand Evan Williams's tweet at 3:55pm EST confirmed the the healthy baby boy's birth; "Yes! @sara gave birth to a perfect baby boy. Both are well. 8 pounds, 21 inches! Smiles all around."


Apparently, the Mercury News writes, birth-tweeting isn't as rare as you might think. Twitter, Facebook, and other live-updating services are gaining popularity in delivery rooms. Some parents are even bringing laptops into the hospital, with some expectant fathers tweeting delivery news up to the very minute. [From: VentureBeat and Baltimore Sun and Mercury News]

Tags: birth, top, tweet, twitter, weird

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