ER: 37-year-old mother of 5 gives birth to quintuplets
An unemployed 37-year-old mother, Hellen Tetteh has given birth to a set of 5 babies (quintuplets) at the St Martin De Porres Hospital at Agomanya in the Eastern region.
The quintuplets were delivered through a Caesarean section on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. All five babies are in stable condition even though they were 28 weeks old. They are currently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to gain more weight, of about 1.5 kg.
The St Martin De Porres Hospital is unable to keep the quintuplets since they have just one incubator.
Hellen Tetteh who already has two sets of twins and a son making them 10 children says she’s quite surprised to deliver quintuplets because scans performed during her pregnancy revealed she will deliver triplets.
She is, however, excited about the gift of the womb but appealing for public support to help care for the babies.
The news of the quintuplets is not the first in Ghana, though the first for the St Martin De Porres Hospital at Agormanya in the Eastern region.
By: Maame Abena Fabia| myactiveonline.com
