Vierlingsgeburt in München Two identical twins

Birth sensation: Munich quadruplets: Two identical twins

02/11/2014

Multiple births are always an unusual event. In a Munich hospital, there was recently a Vierlinggeburt. The small sensation: The four girls and boys are two identical twins.

Mother and children are well
In a Munich clinic quadruplets were born. The small sensation: "The four preemies are two identical twins". As the Municipal Hospital Harlaching announced, "both the mother and the two boys and the two girls are well". The two twin couples had to be brought by caesarean section in the 25th week of pregnancy. It was reported that "the preemies were born on 11th August".

Risky multiple births
There were no complications despite the risky multiple birth. Among the problems that can occur in a multiple pregnancy, in addition to premature birth or premature birth and the increased water retention, especially in the legs and pregnancy-related high blood pressure, varicose veins, anemia and impairment of the maternal abdominal organs. According to the doctors, Raya (birth weight: 740 grams), Danya (680), Ali (790) and Khalid (740) are expected to be released from hospital around the middle of November. As a hospital spokesman said on Saturday, it is normal for premature babies that they would have to stay in the hospital for about three months.

33 doctors and nurses at birth in use
It was reported that the parents from Abu Dhabi had deliberately decided to give birth in Germany after learning that they were expecting quadruplets. Nonetheless, the quadripartite birth was an extraordinary event for the hospital, which is experienced in caring for multiple births. The nursing divisional director of the children's clinic, Birgit Fritz, said: „Quadruplets are really a sensation that probably occurs only once in their careers.“ A total of 33 doctors and nurses were on duty at birth.

Most of the multiple births are twins
In the past twenty years, the number of multiple births nationwide has increased significantly. In 2012, there were 11,648 twin births and 230 mothers gave birth to triplets in the Federal Statistical Office. In three cases at least four babies were born, such as the „mirror“ writes. According to the magazine, a rare quadripartite birth was reported at the beginning of 2012 by the Leipzig University Hospital: There, a 31-year-old had given birth to monozygotic quadruplets. In the past year, the University Hospital Münster (UKM) has decided on a very nice gesture. Responsible persons had promised to take the cost of diapers for one year from a parent couple. The mother had given birth to five-year-olds. (Ad)