The wife of a medical practitioner at the University of
Calabar Teaching Hospital, Dr. Ekpo Edet, has delivered a set of quintuplets
after 10 years of marriag.Quintuplets are five children born at one birth.
Edet, whose wife gave birth on Monday through normal
delivery, said they had been without a child for 10 years.
He said that his joy knew no bound when his wife
successfully delivered three girls and two boys.
Although our correspondent could not gain access to the new
mother on Tuesday, elated Edet described the newborns as “precious gifts from
God.”
He said, “I want to thank God almighty for this precious
gift of five children. He is a faithful God; the children are kicking and in
good condition.
“God has been faithful to my family; five children at a go
is, indeed, a wonderful blessing to me and my wife.
“It is not going to be easy taking care of the children; I
am soliciting support from all well-meaning Nigerians, all my friends and well
wishers,’’ he said.
Chief Medical Director of UCTH, Dr. Thomas Agan, said the
development was a moment of joy for the couple because they had waited for so long to have a baby.
“I am very excited to see one of my staff in a happy mood.
The Lord has done it for them. Five children at a go is a very big blessing to
the couple.
“This is the first time in the history of the state that a
woman is delivering five children at a go and all the babies are perfectly in
good condition.
“I am happy that the UCTH has also set a record of
delivering five children safely from one mother. The quintuplets are weighing
between 1.45kg and 1.75kg. They are currently in the Special Care Babies Unit
of the hospital,” he said.
Earlier, wife of the state governor, Dr. Linda Ayade, had
visited the couple, saying that the quintuplets were a blessing to the state
and Nigeria at large.
During the visit, Ayade made a donation of N1m to the couple
and another N500,000 to the medical experts who ensured their safe delivery.
The wife of the governor also donated an incubator machine
to the hospital on behalf of the state government, with a view to enhancing the
hospital’s service delivery.
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