Berlin – Quadruplets Born To 65-Year-Old Mom Still In Critical Phase

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    Christoph Buehrer, left, director of neonatology at Charite Hospital and Wolfgang Henrich, director of gynecology at Charite Hospital, brief the media about the situation of 65-year old mother Annegret Raunigk and her quadruplets, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 27, 2015. The 65-year-old teacher from Berlin has given birth to a girl,Neeta and three boys, Dries, Bence and Fjonn, by cesarean section at the hospital on Tuesday May 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)Berlin – Doctors caring for quadruplets born prematurely to a 65-year-old Berlin woman say the babies are still in intensive care, but have been gaining a little weight and are being given their mother’s milk through feeding tubes.

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    Mother Annegret Raunigk left intensive care 48 hours after the delivery and is doing well. She gave birth by cesarean section to a girl and three boys during her 26th week of pregnancy at Berlin’s Charite Hospital on May 19.

    The director of obstetrics at Charite, Wolfgang Henrich, said Wednesday Raunigk is believed to be the oldest mother to have ever delivered quadruplets.

    Raunigk already has 13 children aged 44 to 9 from five other fathers. She traveled abroad to have donated, fertilized eggs transferred — a procedure that is illegal in Germany.

    THE BABIES

    Neeta and her three brothers — Dries, Bence and Fjonn — weighed between 655 grams (1 lb., 7 ounces) and 960 grams (2 lbs., 2 ounces) each at birth. Their exact weight today is not known because they are too fragile to be put on a scale.

    Neeta is the smallest but is fitter than her three brothers, said Christoph Buehrer, Charite’s director of neonatology. She underwent successful surgery this week to close two small holes in her intestines.

    All four babies will remain in intensive care for several weeks and are supported by machines helping them breathe. “Breathing is their most critical vital function,” said Buehrer, adding that it’s not clear yet whether the children will have any long-term health issues because of the premature delivery.

    PREGNANT AT 65

    Both doctors refused to discuss the mother’s controversial decision to have children at her age, saying it has no impact on their job of ensuring the children are well treated.

    “They need our help, they’re getting our help,” Buehrer said.


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    Mazal1
    Mazal1
    8 years ago

    If these are Arabs of illegal aliants of any type then they they should be deported to Europe immediately!