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Quintuplets born in Poland

20.01.2021 08:20
A set of quintuplets has been born in the western Polish city of Poznań.
One of the newborns at a maternity hospital in Poznań, western Poland.
One of the newborns at a maternity hospital in Poznań, western Poland.Photo: PAP/Ginekologiczno-Położniczy Szpital Kliniczny w Poznaniu

The four girls and one boy—Anastazja, Klara, Laura, Wiktoria and Maksymilian—are said to be doing well.

They were born prematurely in the 29th week of pregnancy. The smallest of the babies weighs less than 700 grams.

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They are expected to remain in incubators for several weeks.

Statistics show that quintuplets are born once in every 55 million pregnancies.

(mk/gs)