Australian couple welcomes naturally conceived identical quadruplet girls
Jenitar Na'amoana gave birth at 28 weeks to four identical daughters, a rare one-in-15-million occurrence, according to doctors at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.
Jenitar Na'amoana, 34, and her husband Jortham delivered four identical baby girls—Emily, Harriet, Catherine and Alexa—at 28 weeks and four days gestation. The quadruplets resulted from a single fertilized egg that split into four embryos, a phenomenon estimated to occur once in about 15 million pregnancies.
"The fact that we've got four beautiful, healthy babies born at 28 weeks and four days is incredible," said Dr. Alexa Bendall of the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.
The case follows a similar naturally conceived set of identical quadruplets born in Dallas in 2020. Jenny Marr, mother of those twins, offered advice to the Australian parents, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a sleep schedule and ensuring the mother’s well-being.
"Because that's how you're going to survive. Make sure mom takes care of herself," Marr told CBS News.
Medical staff noted that the infants are expected to be monitored closely for development milestones given their premature birth.