Another set of quadruplets have been born in LUTH recently, and we all hope they grow up to achieve this feat and even better.
Barely two months after a set of quintuplets (five babies) were born at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi-Araba, a set of quadruplets (four babies) has been safely delivered through Caesarean section.
The babies, delivered last Thursday, are the third set of quadruplets delivered at the health institution within the last two years.
Hospital sources revealed that the mother, Mrs. Victoria Olayiwola and the babies, three females and one male, are doing fine in the well-equipped neonatal unit of the hospital.
They were born premature at an undisclosed gestational age. At birth, they weighed 2.02 kg, 1.85kg, 1.75 kg and 2.02 kg and are said to be in fairly stable condition.
The feat, according to findings, is not unconnected with the large and fully-functional neonatal unit system comprising 29 incubators, widely acknowledged as the largest in the country and backed by a qualified medical staff.
It was further gathered that quadruple birth is a type of multiple birth in which the mother gives birth to four offspring from the same pregnancy.
The occurrence and frequency, however, varies across human populations. Factors such as maternal age, socio-environmental factors, increase in the use of contraceptives, the race of human population, increase in the spontaneous abortion rate, and seasonal variations are among the factors that could influence multiple birth, including twinning (two babies), triplets (three babies) and quadruplets (four babies). Information on quadruple rates in general is limited.
Though there are no documented data for LUTH, a recent study at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, showed frequency of twin-births of around 46.5 per 1000 deliveries and 46.2 per 1000 deliveries was recorded for Ilesa and Ile-Ife respectively.
The frequency recorded for Ogbomoso and Ado-Ekiti was 38.5 and 22.1 per 1000 deliveries respectively.
The overall average frequency of 40.2 per 1000 deliveries for the four hospitals ranks among the highest recorded rates of twin births in the world.
The maternal age group of 25-29 years had the highest occurrence of twin births, while the lowest was recorded in the 45-49 years age group.
The analysis reveals high incidence of twinning in the studied areas and supports previous assertion that the southwestern part of Nigeria has the highest multiple birth rate in the country, notably twinning.
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