Australian Woman Gives Birth to Identical Quadruplets
Doctors said the pregnancy was one in 15 million and the four girls were born healthy after a caesarean delivery.
- On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, Jenitar Sau gave birth to identical quadruplets at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. Emily, Harriet, Alexa, and Catherine were delivered by caesarean at 28 weeks and four days gestation.
- This rare birth, estimated at one in every 15 million pregnancies, involved monozygotic quadruplets sharing a single placenta. Obstetrician Alexa Bendall described the spontaneous conception as "unheard of" and extremely high-risk.
- Catherine weighed 1,151g, Harriet 1,121g, Alexa 1,120g, and Emily 1,025g at birth. The infants are receiving care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where staff report they are doing "extremely well."
- Parents Jenitar and Jortham, already raising four children aged one to 10, have launched a GoFundMe page for a larger vehicle and medical expenses. The family noted "the reality of caring for four newborns at once has brought challenges."
- The quadruplets will remain in the NICU until reaching full term. Bendall, whom the family honored by naming one infant after, said achieving 28 weeks was a major milestone for the healthy babies.
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The hospital said the girls' mother and her husband, Jortam, already had four children and were "surprised" when they were told they were expecting quadruplets. The post Rare identical quadruplets born in Australia - Doctor's surprise appeared first on in.gr.
The couple, who already have four children, now have four more family members. The mother started an online fundraiser to buy a van.
The monozygous quadruples — the result of fertilization and successive division of a single egg into four embryos — were born from cesarean section at 28 weeks and four days of gestation
This birth is considered a medical sensation: in Australia four single girls have been born.
An Australian woman has given birth to identical quadruplets. It's incredibly rare and the pregnancy is described as "extremely risky."
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