A
30-year-old woman, Mrs Funmi Oguanigie, on Friday gave birth to quadruplets at
the Eko Hospital in Lagos.
The
delivery is the first in a single delivery in the
hospital in 25 years.
Oguanigie,
a resident of Anthony Village in Lagos State, was delivered of two boys and two
girls at about 3 p.m. by a team of doctors, led by a Chief Consultant
Gynaecologist and
Obstetrician at the hospital, Dr Adegbite Ogunmokun.
Obstetrician at the hospital, Dr Adegbite Ogunmokun.
The
babies, who weighed 2.22kg, 2.29kg, 2.24kg and 1.94kg respectively, were
delivered through caesarian section.
Speaking
with NAN shortly after the delivery, Ogunmokun said that mother and children
were in stable condition.
He
said that the babies were conceived through In-Vitro- Fertilisation (IVF),
carried out by the hospital.
The
doctor said that this was the first time such number of multiple babies would
be delivered at the hospital since the hospital was established in 1988.
The
gynaecologist expressed delight over the feat, advising couples desiring babies
to seek medical help early.
“
We encourage them to report their cases early. There is help out there; every
problem has a solution. We give God all the Glory,’’ he said.
Ogunmokun
said that the IVF process would take between six and eight weeks, costing about
N750,000 which patients could pay installmentally at the hospital.
Source:
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