Ayesha Sultana was eight-and-a-half months preganant when she was admitted to the Manipal Hospital here with high blood pressure.
Scans and diagnosis revealed that she was carrying quadruplets, according to a hospital release here.
Dr Praveena Shenoi, Consultant Gynaecologist, performed Caesarean and Ayesha delivered one girl and three boys on December 22. While the girl baby weighed 1.8 kg, the boys weighed 1.6 kg, 1.3 kg and 980 gms respectively.
''This is a very rare case since it is a spontaneous conception - one in 6,00,000. Most quadruplets are born as a result of assisted reproduction. The fact that all babies have survived makes it very unique,'' Dr Shenoi said.
''Most quadruplets are usually premature born and the survival rate is poor. In this case, the babes were born after 35 weeks of pregnancy and therefore are more mature,'' Dr Arvind Shenoi, Consultant Paediatrician, said, adding that the babies were doing well, but would be kept in the neonatal ICU under observation for some more time.
As a goodwill gesture, the hospital had waived off the ICU bed charges and doctor's fee for the three babies in ICU care as Ayesha hailed from a poor family.
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