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‘One in 15 million’: Brisbane woman gives birth to identical quadruplets

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Jenitar Na’amoana’s already had four children when she learned of surprise pregnancy ‘unheard of’ in AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 34-year-old woman from Brisbane has defied the odds and delivered four naturally conceived, identical quadruplets in what is believed to be an Australian first.Jenitar Na’amoana, who already had four children, was not planning having another but the quadruplets emerged from a “one in 15 million” pregnancy, splitting into four from a single fertilised egg. The parents of the four naturally-conceived girls were taken by "immense surprise" with the pregnancy, the hospital said. A Queensland family has grown by four after an extremely rare pregnancy with identical quadruplets all sharing one placenta.

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