A woman has given birth to quintuplets in a hospital in Berlin.
The Charité obstetric hospital announced on Thursday that the two girls and three boys were born at the end of September.
The five children and their mother are doing well, and the newborns had already more than doubled their birth weight, the hospital said.
“The birth of quintuplets is a medical rarity,” the statement said.
The birth of quintuplets is an extraordinary event even for experienced obstetricians, as well as a particular logistical challenge, said Wolfgang Henrich, director of the hospital.
An interdisciplinary team of 25 people was present at the birth.
The five children were born by cesarean section at the end of the 28th week of pregnancy.
“A birth like this requires a perfectly coordinated team of obstetrics, anesthesia, neonatology, midwives and operating room nurses,” Henrich said. “We are happy that everything went well and that mother and children are doing well.”
“We are happy to be able to hold our five children safe and sound in our arms,” the mother said, according to the hospital statement. / Telegraph /