After 18yrs of wait, woman gives birth to five babies in KogiA 42-year-old woman has been delivered of five babies (quintuplets) at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja, Kogi State, after 18 years of barrenness. Political elites manipulate restructuring — Emir of KanoSpeaking with NAN, the woman expressed gratitude to God for the rare gift of five babies, saying that her wait for 18 years did not end in vain. NAN further reported that the quintuplets, three boys and two girls, weighed 1.3kg 1.6kg, 1.7kg, 1.8kg and 1.9kg, respectively. However, the first baby, who weighed 1.3kg was still inside the incubator as at the time of NAN visit. The Chief Medical Director of the FMC, Lokoja, Dr Olatunde Alabi, said that exprienced gyneacologists and padsetricians were deployed to manage the woman from pregnancy to delivery.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 20, 2019 06:00 UTC