In rare case, woman delivers quadruplets over 5 days; firstborn dies

Bareilly: In a rare obstetric case, a woman from UP’s Sambhal gave birth to quadruplets over a span of five days through normal delivery at a private hospital in Moradabad. However, the firstborn child died on Friday evening, a hospital official said.Amina, in her late 20s, delivered a baby boy, weighing around 710g, at TMU Hospital on May 9. She later gave birth to another boy and two girls on Thursday. Hospital spokesperson Mandeep Singh said the firstborn child, who had an extremely low birth weight and was born prematurely, could not survive despite efforts.“Of the remaining newborns, one is stable and breastfeeding, while the other two require special medical care,” Singh said.Doctors said Amina was diagnosed with four fetuses early in her pregnancy, making it a high-risk and medically complex case. Throughout the pregnancy, she remained under close monitoring at TMU Hospital and underwent check-ups every 15 to 20 days. She also suffered from hypertension and liver-related complications, requiring multiple hospitalisations. Amina and her husband run a grocery store.According to the medical team led by Dr Shubhra Agarwal, labour began on May 8, but doctors deliberately delayed the remaining deliveries after the first child was born to allow the other fetuses more time to develop in the womb. “The biggest challenges were premature delivery and low birth weight,” Agarwal said.