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"Dr. Campbell told us this is really
unusual," said Mary Adams, mother of Danielle Faith (2 lbs., 10.5 oz.), Kayla Marie
(2 lbs., 2 oz.), Caitlin Beth (2 lbs., 1 oz.), and Logan Keith (3 lbs., 4.5 oz.). "He
said couples had a better chance of winning the lottery than of having quadruplets
spontaneously."
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(Aug. 1997) -- For Mary and David Adams of Stanford, Ky., the
birth of three daughters and a son on Aug. 21 at the University of Kentucky Hospital
Birthing Center was a "one in a million" experience.
"There were no
fertility drugs involved," said Berry Campbell, M.D., UK obstetrician.
"Their’s was a spontaneous birth of quadruplets and the chances of that
happening are about one in every 500,000 to one-million births."
"Dr. Campbell told us this is really unusual," said Mary Adams, mother of
Danielle Faith (2 lbs., 10.5 oz.), Kayla Marie (2 lbs., 2 oz.), Caitlin Beth (2 lbs., 1
oz.), and Logan Keith (3 lbs., 4.5 oz.). "He said couples had a better chance of
winning the lottery than of having quadruplets spontaneously."
Mother and babies are doing very well, according to Campbell. "The babies are in
the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the UK Children’s Hospital -- which is the normal
procedure for premature births," Campbell said. The Adams quadruplets were born at
just over 30 weeks gestation.
Despite their early arrival, "all four are in stable condition and are doing
fine," said Thomas Pauly, M.D., director of neonatology and medical director of the
UK Children’s Hospital.
Mary Adams is no stranger to multiple birth -- she has a twin sister, Deanna.
Mary and David Adams also have a son, Brent Alan, age 2 1/2. "Brent knew we were
having four babies," said Mary Adams, "but, of course, at 2 1/2, he doesn’t
really know what that means!"
With the birth of the Adams babies, a total of four sets of quadruplets have been born
at UK Hospital in the past 10 years.
By Mary Margaret Colliver |
