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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Maroosha Muzaffar

Woman defies the odds and gives birth to rare identical quadruplets in ‘one in 15 million’ pregnancy

An Australian woman has given birth to four healthy identical babies following an “extremely” risky pregnancy with “one-in-15 million” odds.

The quadruplets – named Emily, Harriet, Catherine, and Alexa – were delivered prematurely by caesarean section at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital on 14 July. They were born at 28 weeks and four days - more than two months shy of the full term.

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