Jenitar Sau Na’amoana gives birth to a rare set of identical quadruplet girls in Australia.
Jenitar Sau Na’amoana, a 34-year-old mother of four, recently delivered four identical quadruplet girls at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. The babies, named Emily, Harriet, Catherine, and Alexa, were born via cesarean section on July 14 at 28 weeks and four days. Medical experts described the pregnancy as a "one in 15 million" occurrence because the quadruplets were conceived naturally from a single fertilized egg that split into four. Dr. Alexa Bendall, a maternal fetal medicine specialist, noted that such a spontaneous occurrence is believed to be an Australian first. While the pregnancy was considered high risk due to the fetuses sharing a single placenta, Na’amoana and her husband, Jortham, were surprised by the news of the multiple births. The girls are currently in the neonatal intensive care unit and are expected to remain in the hospital for an extended period. The family has launched a fundraiser to cover medical and living expenses as they transition to a household of eight children.