kunle Adelabu
It was a quadruple joy for one Mrs Faniyi who was delivered of a set of quadruplets at the General Hospital, lkorodu, through a successful caesarean section, after waiting for 11 years to have a child.
The all – female quads were delivered 10minutes interval from one another, and weighed 2.45kg, 2.25kg, 1.7kg and 2kg respectively.
According to the statement posted on Thursday on the hospital’s social media handles, a team of the doctors, nurses and other medical personnel of the hospital, led by Dr Femi Aletan, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, performed the successful operation.
“We are proud to announce the birth of a set of quadruplets at our Mother and Child Center”, the information on the GH social media page announced.
“The delivery which was through a caesarean section conducted by a team of doctors and nurses including Obstetricians, Paediatricians, Anaesthesiologists and Perioperative Nurses led by Dr Femi Aletan, Consultant, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, and Dr Dehinde Akinlolu. The set of quadruplets (all females) weighed 2.45kg, 2.25kg, 1.7kg and 2kg respectively.
“The Faniyi quads were delivered at a gestational age of 34 weeks and 3 days. All the babies were delivered within 10 minutes from one another on Friday, February 17, 2023, with the first arriving at 12:20pm. The babies are all in good health and doing well”.
“The mother, Mrs Faniyi, a 37-year-old, who waited for 11years before the delivery of the set of quadruplets, is filled with immense joy”.
“We, at General Hospital, Ikorodu, say congratulations to the family”.
