In the 29th week, I had four!

Meet the Quartet charming twins, who today celebrate their first birthday. They came to light a year ago when their mother was only-only the 29th week of pregnancy.

Doctors found a pregnant Gillian Holden preeclampsia . This is a dangerous condition causes drop in blood pressure, it can lead to strokes and even death. Although even delivery chetvernyashek time has not yet come (in the case of carrying such a large number of children appropriate for the delivery can be considered a period of 36 weeks), the doctors had to carry out an emergency caesarean section even before the woman managed to refuse enforcement.

All babies who were born so early, had any health problems, due to the fact that their bodies are not fully formed. Therefore, the labor involved a team of 20 doctors and interns, is divided into five parts. The first group took birth, and the remaining four were ready and waiting for his child. Each baby after birth, seek immediate medical help.

Usually doctors consider a relatively safe carrying of no more than three children. If the mother expects the appearance of four or five children, the risk of birth defects is increased by several times. Such children often are born with heart valve defects, defects of the lungs and liver, as well as many other serious complications.

As a rule, at an early stage of pregnancy, doctors offer such mothers to remove one or two embryos to the remaining triplets born healthier. But former nurse Gillian Holden decided to take a chance. For six months, she and her children spent in hospital, until finally strengthened to discharge home.

And now, each time looking at their charming daughters, Gillian makes sure that was right.

Pregnancy and Gynecology

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