this whole story is weird

Reckless

A reader, who had a high-risk pregnancy, writes in about Sarah Palin reportedly choosing to give a speech then flying halfway across the country, on 9 hours of flights (including a stopover), AFTER her water broke, then landing and choosing to travel to a small town of 7,000 people rather than remaining at a hospital in the state's largest city, Anchorage (population 250,000) - all this BEFORE she gave birth to a child she knew in advance had Down's Syndrome.

(Americablog)

a lot more at Daily Kos, though their take is not considered gospel...
It still shows a lot of oddness in this story....