MARSABIT— A 20-year-old first-time mother from Oltorot, Loiyangalani Ward in Laisamis Constituency has delivered healthy quintuplets at Marsabit County Referral Hospital.
The woman gave birth to three boys and two girls through normal delivery at 4PM on Monday.
Marsabit County Referral Hospital CEO Kussu Abduba said both mother and babies are stable.
“The babies are in our newborn unit because they are of low birth weight, between 840gms and 1000gms. There are no complications reported. The mother is stable and the babies are also stable. Doctors and nurses are closely monitoring them,” Mr. Kussu said.
Abduba said the babies have been placed in incubators.
He revealed that the mother had been attending antenatal clinic at Oltorot Dispensary during her pregnancy,” confirmed Mr. Kussu
“The hospital will support the mother and babies. We have already given them a mother-baby kit. We also appeal to people of goodwill to support the mother and the babies,” he added.
Nurse in Charge of Maternity, Sarah Qabale, said the mother walked into the hospital early Monday morning.
An earlier scan had indicated twins, but doctors were not aware it was quintuplets until delivery.
All five babies were born premature, at an estimated 6 to 7 months, and have been placed in incubators.
