Texas mom gives birth to all-girl quintuplets
A Texas family is welcoming the nation's first set of all-female quintuplets. Danielle Busby delivered five baby girls on April 8 at the Woman's Hospital of Texas in Houston, the hospital said in a press statement.
The girls were born by C-section after 28 weeks and 2 days, and the hospital says they're doing well.
"The baby girls did well during the delivery and are currently requiring only modest support of their breathing," said Dr. Jayne Finkowski-Rivera, medical director of the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit, who assisted in the delivery. "They were all in the appropriate weight range for their gestational age, which is due to their mother's excellent efforts to have the healthiest pregnancy possible. They have made a strong start in life, and we are excited to watch them grow and mature."
The quints are named Olivia Marie, Ava Lane, Hazel Grace, Parker Kate and Riley Paige. Mom and dad Danielle and Adam Busby also have an older daughter Blayke.
"We are so thankful and blessed," Danielle Busby said in a statement released by the hospital. "I honestly give all the credit to my God. I am so thankful for this wonderful hospital and team of people here, they truly all are amazing." The family is posting updates about the babies on their blog, itsabuzzworld.com.
The quintuplets were conceived using a technique called IUI, or intrauterine insemination.
"Danielle is a trooper, and her positive attitude definitely shined through the pregnancy and the delivery," said Dr. Alexander Reiter, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist with Houston Perinatal Associates. He delivered all five babies with a team of more than a dozen medical personnel.
In addition to being the first all-girl quints ever born in the U.S., the hospital says the Busby girls are the first anywhere in the world since 1969.