A 37-year-old Nigerian woman identified as Mrs. Faniyi has given birth to a set of quadruplets after 11 years of waiting.
The good news was announced by the General Hospital, Ikorodu, Lagos State in a Facebook post two days ago.
The babies, all females were delivered through a caesarean section and are in good health.
The hospital said: “We are proud to announce the birth of a set of quadruplets at our Mother and Child Center,” the post read.
“The delivery which was through a caesarean section conducted by a team of doctors and nurses including Obstetricians, Paediatricians, Anaesthesiologists and Perioperative Nurses led by Dr Femi Aletan, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, and Dr Dehinde Akinlolu. The set of quadruplets, all females weighed 2.45kg, 2.25kg, 1.7kg and 2kg respectively.
“The Faniyi quads were delivered at a gestational age of 34 weeks and 3 days. All the babies were delivered within 10 minutes of one another on Friday, February 17, 2023 with the first arriving at 12:20pm. The babies are all in good health and doing well.
“The mother, Mrs. Faniyi, a 37 year old that waited for 11years before the delivery of the set of quadruplets is filled with immense joy.”
