Kimberly Fugate, exhausted after an intensive labor and grueling cesarean section delivery of identical triplets, was ready to breathe a sign of relief, but the Mississippi mother's doctor had a surprise for her.
"They had got the three out and they said, 'More feet,'" Fugate said. "'More feet' ... that's all I heard and I said, 'Nooo!'"
A fourth identical quadruplet had somehow been missed by numerous ultrasounds, managing to keep her existence hidden until she popped out behind three of her identical sisters last week at the University of Mississippi Medical Center
The girls were also born 13 weeks prematurely.
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In a world where we rely so heavily on technology, this is not to be expected. How could an ultrasound have missed a completely separate heart rate? How could they have not known? Well, believe it or not, technology isn't always right and still makes mistakes. It is hard to imagine that no one knew until all three other girls came out and then there was a bonus.
Byron otis-what a shock! I hope both this woman and her babies are alright. I'm not an expert, but I'm pretty sure that's premature enough to be a little dangerous. And identical quintuplets. That in itself is a shock, not to mention not knowing one is there.
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