An Australian family has expanded from three to seven members in just a few minutes after the arrival of quadruplets. Amber, Amon, Amy and Amana were delivered by mum Belinda Lotsu at King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) at 32 weeks and three days on Tuesday.
“Lots of planning went into the birth of the babies so we have complex care teams, maternal fetal medicine teams, all our multi-disciplinary teams come together,” said KEMH nurse and midwifery coordinator Jourdin Ross.
Two-year-old Carl is now adjusting to life with three little sisters and a younger brother. Their parents are coming to terms with having five children under three years of age.
“The first one came at 16 minutes past 10am and the fourth one came at 20 minutes past 10,” father Emmanuel recalled.
Married for 16 years, Belinda and Emmanuel struggled to conceive for many of them. Turning to IVF, they transferred two embryos, which developed into four healthy babies. Initially told they were expecting triplets, a scan at 23 weeks revealed the surprise.
“I told the doctor it was not true,” Belinda said.
Quadruplets are extremely rare, with only 14 sets born at King Edward Memorial Hospital in its 110-year history. The last set was delivered in 2020.
The Lotsu family now faces a waiting period, as the newborns will spend the next few weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit before heading home to Kalgoorlie.
