Quadruplets Born in Australia from Single Fertilized Egg

In Australia, four daughters were born from a single fertilized egg that divided into four parts, a naturally occurring and extremely rare conception. According to doctors, such a conception has a probability of only one in 15 million, making it an extremely extraordinary event.

On July 14, 34-year-old Jenita Saou Namona gave birth to four daughters through cesarean surgery at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in Queensland. Namona, already a mother of four, and her husband Jortham were not planning to have more children, so the family was surprised to learn of the quadruplet pregnancy, the hospital said.

According to Dr. Alexa Bendle, a maternal-fetal specialist involved in Namona's treatment, all four infants developed from a single fertilized egg. She stated that the birth of identical quadruplet infants occurred when the egg divided into four parts after conception. According to her, such an event is considered extremely rare worldwide, and they have no information of a similar birth having occurred in Australia before.

According to medical statistics, the probability of naturally occurring quadruplet pregnancies is only about one in 700,000. However, the probability of four identical quadruplet infants being born from a single fertilized egg is even much lower, drawing the attention of doctors. Most quadruplet pregnancies occur after the use of assisted reproductive technology.

Namona's pregnancy was high-risk because all four fetuses shared a single placenta. In such cases, the risk of premature delivery, miscarriage, congenital problems, and other complications is high, so her regular monitoring by a team of specialist doctors began from the 10th week of pregnancy. At 25 weeks, she was admitted to the hospital for continuous treatment and monitoring.

Dr. Bendle said that the birth of four healthy infants at 28 weeks and four days of gestation is a very encouraging achievement. Although the mother had minor bleeding during the surgery, her condition was controlled, and her health is now good, she informed.

Currently, all four newborn babies are undergoing treatment in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Their names are Emily, Harriet, Catherine, and Alexa. Dr. Bendle mentioned that one of the babies was named in her honor, which she considers a beautiful tribute.

She stated that while this event is medically highly nghiên cứuable, for her, the greatest happiness is successfully bringing a healthy mother and four healthy babies safely into the world.