Surprise birth of premature quintuplets

A woman in India has giving birth to premature quintuplets surprising herself and her doctors.

The 25-year-old gave birth naturally to the five baby girls at a district hospital in Ambikapur on Saturday morning. According to The Mirror, the mother, Manita Singh believed she was pregnant with just one baby.

Quintuplets - Image source: Facebook. — Quintuplets – Image source: Facebook.

The babies weighed between 1kg – 1.5kg each and are currently being kept in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) due to their weight and the risk of infection. Hospital employees have called them ‘five-star babies’ as they are most likely the most premature quintuplets babies born in India to date.

“The babies are premature and were just six to seven months in the womb. They all have very low-birth weight (LBW) and survival rate of LBW children even in best hospitals is low,” said Dr NP Pandey, chief superintendent of Ambikapur district hospital. Dr Pandey said the birth of quintuplets is not new in India, but he has never heard about premature quintuplets in the country.

The baby’s father and Manita’s husband Mahesh Singh, 26, said:

“I am extremely grateful to God for blessing us with not one but five children. We were heartbroken when we lost our first child, a son, immediately after birth two years ago. I believe God has compensated the loss. I only hope that they all survive and I can give them a wonderful life.”

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19 Comments

- - mom111362 said
  - 24 May 2016
    12:26 am
they look a good size considering!!! good luck to them and the family

- - hayley445 said
  - 21 May 2016
    9:51 am
Wow those nappies look so huge on them!

- - mom134803 said
  - 08 May 2016
    3:40 am
Beautiful blessing indeed and good to hear these babies are welcomed by loving parents who’re grateful for them ! Hope they all survive and these parents get some help from family and community !

- - Threelos said
  - 04 May 2016
    9:43 pm
What an amazing story. Really hope they’re all ok.

- - mom81879 said
  - 29 Apr 2016
    1:11 pm
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if they all survived? Not even the Dr has very high hopes of that, probably because of lower hospital care in India. And even if they survive babyhood, if their parents are poor, a long life is most likely not on the cards for these bubs

- - Lizbef said
  - 18 Apr 2016
    7:31 am
So tiny and so precious, I hope they all pull through

- - lizgh said
  - 18 Apr 2016
    6:21 am
I am so happy for her. Positive thoughts for them to get stronger and leave the hospital healthy.
I was just wondering how did she not get a clue that she was pregnant with more than one baby, and also did she not have a scan done in any moment during pregnancy?!

- - mom105503 said
  - 17 Apr 2016
    10:15 am
Wow one baby as a surprise would be scary enough but 5, let’s hope they continue to thrive.

- - mom156049 said
  - 17 Apr 2016
    9:31 am
Wow 5 babies to care for at once!! I hope she has a great support network. Can only imagine the size of her belly!!!

- - Threelos said
  - 07 Apr 2016
    5:35 pm
Oh wow, what a shock! Those tiny legs poking out of the nappies are amazing ❤️

- - curlytops said
  - 06 Apr 2016
    4:29 pm
what an amazing story that she did not know she was carrying more than one! I wish her and her babies health and happiness.

- - mom90758 said
  - 04 Apr 2016
    2:32 pm
And she didn’t know she was expecting quintuplets? Don’t they get ultrasounds in India? I’m glad the delivery went well. I wish these little babies all the best!! I hope they will all make it.

- - BellaB said
  - 04 Apr 2016
    11:09 am
Wow. And also, OMG! I hope they thrive.

- - mom156049 said
  - 04 Apr 2016
    10:10 am
Wow what a blessing. Five little rainbow babies. Wishing them all a long, healthy and happy life xx

- - kjgarner said
  - 04 Apr 2016
    10:04 am
Wow that is amazing! Congratulations!

- - Mum to one said
  - 04 Apr 2016
    9:29 am
Sending all my well wishes to this family, hoping the baby girls live a long and healthy life. ❤️

- - mom164575 said
  - 04 Apr 2016
    8:50 am
may God bless them with a healthy long life

- - Sam said
  - 04 Apr 2016
    8:37 am
Bless them – I cant help notice how big those nappies are too!!
- june11 replied
  
  04 Apr 2016 , 10:46 pm
  The nappies are huge yet the babies don’t look that tiny considering how premature they are. The nappies look like they are the normal size for a 6 week old full term baby unless the photo is deceiving. They have more hair than a lot of babies have at full term.