Australian Woman Gives Birth to 4 Identical Daughters in 1-in-15-Million Pregnancy
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Updated · CBS New York · Jul 22
Australian Woman Gives Birth to 4 Identical Daughters in 1-in-15-Million Pregnancy
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jul 22
Summary
Jenitar Na'amoana, 34, delivered four naturally conceived identical daughters last week after a single fertilized egg split into four embryos, an event doctors described as extraordinarily rare.
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital said Emily, Harriet, Catherine and Alexa were born healthy at 28 weeks and four days, with Dr. Alexa Bendall calling the outcome incredible.
The birth came after Na'amoana and her husband, Jortham, had thought their family was complete with four children already.
A similar case drew attention in 2020, when a Dallas family welcomed naturally conceived identical quadruplet boys, underscoring how unusual the Australian birth is.