Imagine going in for a routine pregnancy scan and discovering you’re expecting not one, not two—but four identical babies.
That’s exactly what happened to Australian couple Jenitar and Jortham Na’amoana in what doctors describe as an extraordinarily rare pregnancy.
The four girls were born by caesarean section at 28 weeks and four days after a naturally conceived pregnancy.
Even more remarkable, they are identical quadruplets, formed when a single fertilised egg split into four embryos.
Doctors say the odds are astonishing. Maternal foetal medicine specialist Dr Alexa Bendall estimated the condition occurs in about one in 15 million pregnancies.
“To share the same placenta… this is unheard of,” she added.
Rare Birth Stuns Australian Doctors
Because of the high risks, Jenitar was admitted to hospital at 25 weeks for close monitoring.
Despite the challenges, all four babies—Emily, Harriet, Catherine and Alexa, who was named after Dr Bendall—are doing well in neonatal intensive care.
“We’ve got four beautiful, healthy babies… it’s incredible,” Bendall said.
The family, who already had four children, is now adjusting to life as a household of ten and has launched a fundraiser to buy a larger vehicle.
Some surprises change your day. Others change your entire life—and this one came with four tiny bundles of joy.
