Mother surprised by premature identical quadruplets
An expecting mother in the US got a number of Valentine's Day surprises including an early labour and an extra child on top of the three she already knew about.
Kimberly Fugate from the US state of Mississippi was 28 weeks pregnant with identical triplets when she went suddenly into labour on Friday when she was rushed to the University of Mississippi Medical Centre.
"We were trying to get as long as we could — as many days in as we could with the pregnancy. They just decided that morning they were coming," Ms Fugate told local news station WAPT.
"They had got the three out and they said, 'More feet. More feet' ... that's all I heard," the mother said about the birth performed by caesarean.
"And I said, 'Nooo!' It was an instant shock," the mother said about the surprise birth which came one day before her 42nd birthday.
The 13-week premature girls are all identical; an extremely rare occurrence given Ms Fugate fell pregnant without the use of treatment or fertilisation drugs said Dr James Bofill, a professor of maternal foetal medicine who works at the hospital.
"The odds of spontaneous quadruplets is one in every 729,000 live births," Dr Bofill said, adding the chances of all four being identical was "almost incalculable".
Mother Kimberly, her husband Craig and their 10-year-old daughter Katelyn set up a Facebook page for the four new members of their family so relatives can keep tabs on their progress while they remain in neonatal care.
The mother hopes to have them home by early May, around the same time as their originally scheduled due date.
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Identical quadruplets, naturally conceived by a 42yo woman is totally unheard of!
Imagine picking a 4 yolker egg out of your egg carton, you'd be like : catsurprised:
