Rare identical quadruplets born in Australia
Summary
An Australian woman gave birth to rare identical quadruplet girls at 28 weeks through a cesarean section. The pregnancy was very risky because the quadruplets came from a single fertilized egg splitting into four, sharing the same placenta, which is extremely unusual.Key Facts
- The mother is 34 years old and had four children before these quadruplets were born.
- The babies were born on July 14 at 28 weeks and four days by cesarean section at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.
- Identical quadruplets occur in about one in 15 million pregnancies, and sharing the same placenta is very rare.
- The pregnancy was considered extremely high risk, with the mother admitted to hospital at 25 weeks for monitoring.
- The four girls are named Emily, Harriet, Catherine, and Alexa (named after the obstetrician Dr. Alexa Bendall).
- The babies are currently in neonatal intensive care and doing well.
- The mother started an online fundraiser to help buy a large van to care for the newborns and her other children.
- Naturally conceived quadruplets occur in about one in 700,000 births, making this case especially rare.
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