A 41-year-old woman named Mrs Maureen Anyaegbu has welcomed a set of quadruplets at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Ebute Meta, Yaba in Lagos state after five years of marriage.
The babies – three girls and one boy – were delivered on August 6 by a team of 20 medical personnel in a surgery that lasted six hours.
According to Punch, Maureen and her husband, Nonso, had been married for over five years and had become worried she did not conceive.
The couple reportedly sought medical and spiritual help in order to conceive during the five-year period.
Nonso said throughout their waiting period, he ensured no one pressured his wife or blamed her for their inability to have children.
The 43-year-old man explained that when his wife became pregnant, they hoped for only one child, but were surprised when the scan result showed triplets.
The new father who is a quantity surveyor revealed that he was shocked and excited when the doctors told him that his wife had been delivered of quadruplets instead.
He added;
When my wife took in, we went for a scan, which showed it was not one. In the latter days of the pregnancy, even up till two days to delivery, the scan stated it was three. But on the day she was in labour, the matron came out and said, ‘Congratulations, we brought out four babies.’ It was a miracle. We have been praying to God for one or two, but he chose to shock us with four.
Nonso urged couples waiting for their own babies to be patient and not neglect medical help, saying; “the longer the wait, the bigger the surprise.”
While noting that his wife conceived naturally, he said the family would appreciate support from well-meaning Nigerians.
The new mother, Maureen, said commended her husband’s support during the period, adding;
If you are waiting for anything in life, don’t allow anyone put you under any pressure. Sometimes, you may be touching other people’s kids, just like any other person, but some people would read meanings to it. But don’t ever be moved.
Speaking on the childbirth, Dr Job Adebayo of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, FMC, Ebute Meta, said the patient was monitored until she went into labour.
He noted that a cesarean section was planned for her delivery due to the number of babies, adding;
After I brought out the third baby, I wanted to remove the placenta when I found something kicking my hand. Lo and behold, it was the fourth baby in the amniotic sac. The last child was the heaviest of them all. The other babies were 1.5 kg, 1.56 kg, 1.6 kg, but the last child weighed 1.9 kg; they are all doing fine.
