T15

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=97 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="a854e6b0.jpg" border=0 width="78" height="107" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>MENU</B></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ricki Online"><U><B>What's New?</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Transcripts"><U><B>Transcripts</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Biography"><U><B>Biography</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Filmography"><U><B>Filmography</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Image Gallery"><U><B>Photo Gallery</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Ricki Lake Image Index"><U><B>Ricki Lake Show Image Archives</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ricki Online"><U><B>Ricki Reviews</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TV Schedule"><U><B>TV Schedule</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the Site"><U><B>About Ricki Online</B></U></A><A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the Site"><U><B> Site</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Quiz"><U><B>Quiz</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Copyright Terms of Use"><U><B>Terms of Use</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.rickiworld.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rickiworld.com/"><U><B>Ricki World</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="679" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 425 WIDTH="563"><div> <B>Ricki Lake's 24-hour labor at luxury birthing center.</B></div> <bR> <div> Takl show queen Ricki Lake went through a grueling 24 hours of labor to give birth in an unorthodox New Age  birthing center.</div> <div> Ricki had a son - Milo Sebastian Sussman - on March 22. The new born weighed in at a healthy 8 lbs., 40z., but it was a long, tough road for the petite brunette.</div> <div> Ricki, 28, and her hubby, Rob Sussman, were at home in New York City when she realized the baby was on its way.</div> <div> "Her water broke on Friday morning, March 21," says an insider. "She rushed to the hospital and was placed in a special birthing center." But RIcki was in labor until the next morning. </div> <div> Ricki wanted to give birth in the birthing center at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital rather than a traditional delivery room.</div> <div> "Ricki's room in the birthing center was more like a luxurious hotel suite than a hospital room." says a source. "there is a huge, comfortable bed - not a delivery table."</div> <div> "And the woman can have the father, grandparents, other family and friends in with her as she goes into labor and actually gives birth.</div> <div> "The mother's room includes a Jacuzzi, a rocking chair, soft lighting, plush carpeting and an armoir.</div> <div> "There is a wonderful view of the Hudson River, and even music."</div> <div> Women are also incited to bring their facorite foods and beverages to the birthing center. "Ricki brought along a lot of Gaterade," says the source.</div> <bR> <div> -Brian Haugh</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="10d4fa30.jpg" border=0 width="79" height="419" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>