Tag: quintuplets

Mississippi Couple Welcomes ‘1 in 60 Million’ Preemie Quintuplets With 4 Identical Girls

After struggling to conceive, first-time parents from Mississippi have welcomed rare quintuplets and among them, four are identical baby girls. As their babies go from strength to strength in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the delighted parents are looking forward to taking them home. Haylee and Shawn Ladner welcomed five of their babies on…


Mom of 7—Who Had 2 Sets of Twins—was ‘Planning on 8th’ but Delivered Quintuplets Instead

A Polish mother of seven has successfully given birth to premature quintuplets, hospital officials in southern Poland said on Feb. 14. She reportedly called the birth a “miracle.” The two boys and three girls were born through a cesarean section on Sunday, in the pregnancy’s 28th week, at the University Hospital in Krakow. The hospital…


Mom Beats Infertility, and Now 4 of Her Surviving Quintuplet Preemies Are Thriving: ‘It Changed Us’

An Ohio couple, who were once high school sweethearts, became pregnant with quintuplets after a two-year battle with infertility. A terrifying journey ensued, including losing one newborn and several close calls. After 385 days in the NICU, the proud parents finally reunited four happy, healthy babies at home. Hannah and Jake Merton, aged 22 and…