Quadruplet surprise for KZN mother

Nobuhle Qwabe, 27, from Nongoma, claims she was unaware of the number of babies she was carrying before giving birth on Sunday night, as she had not been attending antenatal classes during the run-up to her delivery, Zululand Observer reported.

“I honestly didn’t know I was carrying four babies. I was surprised when the nurses told me I was carrying more than one child. I was really not expecting it,” she said.

“But when the doctors arrived and the babies kept coming, I didn’t know what to say. I was shocked, but I’m excited now,” she added.

Sibusiso Sithole, a doctor who helped deliver Qwabe’s babies, said he was called to Benedictine Hospital by the nurses at about 7pm on Sunday night after they realised Qwabe was carrying more than one baby.

Qwabe gave birth to three girls and a boy, who, according to Sithole, weighed between 1kg and 1,3kg and were healthy.

“I’ve delivered many sets of twins before, but I’ve never done triplets – let alone quadruplets. This has been a real miracle,” said Sithole.

The babies are being kept in an incubator at the hospital and will be transferred to a higher level healthcare institution for further care.

Qwabe is unemployed and lives with her grandmother and two sisters. She also has a nine-year-old daughter.

“I don’t know how I’m going to care for the babies, because I only have two hands. I will also need help with baby formula and clothing,” she said.

Meanwhile, KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo congratulated the doctors for delivering the quadruplets successfully.

“A surprise of quadruplets in a district hospital and so well-managed is a miracle. We wish both the mother and babies good life,” Dhlomo added.

– Caxton News Service