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Quintuplets Born Naturally After 12-Year Infertility

5/9/2026

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Bedriya Delivers Quintuplets

Bedriya Adem delivered quintuplets at Hiwot Fana Hospital on May 5.
The five newborns—four boys and a girl—were healthy and weighed 1.3–1.4 kg each.
Dr Mohammed Nur Abdulahi said the mother and infants remain under medical care.
Doctors reported the pregnancy happened naturally, a chance estimated at one in 55 million.
After 12 years of infertility, Bedriya hopes community and government support will help her farming family.

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Bedriya Faces Costs

Harari regional officials have acknowledged the quintuplet birth but announced no concrete aid for the family.
The delivery stretched Hiwot Fana Hospital’s neonatal incubators, which now care for five infants at once.
Subsistence farmer Bedriya Adem now faces monthly costs of several hundred dollars for formula, diapers and pediatric follow-up, far beyond her income.
Local community members have started a donation drive for clothing and supplies for the newborns.

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Bedriya Delivers Quintuplets

Bedriya Adem delivered quintuplets at Hiwot Fana Hospital on May 5.
The five newborns—four boys and a girl—were healthy and weighed 1.3–1.4 kg each.
Dr Mohammed Nur Abdulahi said the mother and infants remain under medical care.
Doctors reported the pregnancy happened naturally, a chance estimated at one in 55 million.
After 12 years of infertility, Bedriya hopes community and government support will help her farming family.

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