A 29-year-old woman, Chukwunonso Onyejekwe, has died out of complications after been delivered of a set of quintuplet.
Head, Clinical Services and Training, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba, Dr. Emmanuel Ezunu, told NAN on Tuesday that she died 15 hours after the delivery of five female babies.
“The woman in question was brought to the FMC, on the 28 of January, 2019, un-booked; that is to say, she was not a registered patient here.
“Also, when she came, we noticed that her blood pressure was so high and the condition put her in a high risk for a normal delivery.
“So, we recommended a caesarean session for safe delivery and she was moved to the theatre for an emergency CS,” Ezunu said.
The doctor added that the woman never knew she was carrying a set of five babies.
He said late Mrs Onyejekwe told the hospital that the last scan she had revealed she was carrying a set of triplet.
“We delivered the woman of a set of quintuplet, but moments after the delivery she developed respiratory failure.
“We had to rush her to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) where doctors and nurses battled unsuccessfully to stabilise her deteriorating condition.
“Unfortunately, the woman gave up at about noon the next day,” he narrated.
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He assured that the babies were currently under intensive care at the hospital.
(NAN)
