Ethiopian woman welcomes rare quintuplets after 12 years of trying
A 32-year-old woman in Ethiopia has given birth to quintuplets after 12 years of trying to have a child. The birth was delivered by caesarean section at a hospital in Addis Ababa. The mother and all five babies are reported to be in good health.
A 32-year-old woman at a private hospital in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, gave birth to quintuplets after 12 years of reproductive-health treatment. The three boys and two girls, delivered by caesarean section, are all alive; the mother and the babies are being monitored in the neonatal intensive care unit.
The hospital's chief physician said all stages of the multiple pregnancy had been successfully managed by a top-tier team and that the birth had taken place at around 32 weeks of gestation. Quintuplet births are extremely rare in Ethiopia; the health ministry said the case had been registered as the first such delivery medically managed to a healthy outcome in the country.
The family shared its joy on social media after years of treatment, and relatives and neighbours gathered in front of the hospital to express their support. The hospital said the babies were expected to leave the neonatal intensive care unit in the coming week. The Ethiopian Health Minister announced he would visit the family and offer a financial support package.
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