Ethiopian Woman's Joy at Rare Quintuplets After 12 Years of Trying
A woman in Ethiopia has given birth to quintuplets after trying to conceive for 12 years. Doctors describe the spontaneous five-baby delivery as an extremely rare event in East Africa, where the natural rate is below one in 50 million.
A woman living in the southern Ethiopian city of Hawassa has given birth to quintuplets after waiting 12 years to conceive. The delivery happened naturally without medical intervention, and both the mother and the five babies are reported to be in good health.
Doctors at the public hospital said the spontaneous five-baby rate is roughly one in 50 million worldwide and is even rarer in Africa. The medical team had placed the expectant mother under specialist monitoring through the third trimester.
The family said they have received an outpouring of solidarity messages across the country on social media. The Ethiopian Health Ministry confirmed that the state will cover milk, supplement and follow-up care costs for the quintuplets during their first months.
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