Woman gives Birth to Quadruplets

Woman gives Birth to Quadruplets 17 Years after

A woman who  gave birth to quadruplets after 17 years of marriage has advised couples in need not to lose hope, but strive to seek medical help.

Mrs Victoria Olayiwola, who resides at Abule-Egba with her husband, gave birth to three girls and a boy  at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) on February 9.

The babies who were born through Caesarean section, weighed between 1.75kg and 2.2kg

Forty-two  year-old Victoria told journalists   in Lagos that people should not keep their pains to themselves but reach out for medical assistance.

She said that reaching out had paid off for her family, adding that with trust in God and patience, hope would always be kept alive.

“Words cannot describe how I feel right now and I am very thankful to God for my bundles of joy,” she said.

The mother told newsnen that she was extremely joyful at the delivery of her babies who were all healthy and felt very strong, hale and hearty.

She said that she was not under pressure from her in-laws during the waiting period.

Victoria encouraged parents who were expecting multiple births to have faith in Nigerian medical doctors rather than go abroad as there are good hands in the country.

Her husband, Olusegun, a Pastor, said that seeking constant medical consultation coupled with faith in God and lack of pressure from family members rekindled their hope.

The 48-year-old husband said that even before his wife conceived, he had told everyone who cared to listen that he would not give birth to less than three babies at God’s given time.

 “Therefore when after the first scan, we were told we would have triplets and about three weeks later we were told we were now going to have quadruplets, I was not surprised”, he said.

Olusegun said that they did not consider adoption an option as they had been certified okay by medical experts and they knew that God’s time is the best.