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A Texas mom defied the odds with the birth of rare identical quadruplets during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Doctors dubbed it a “miracle,” as the chances of having identical quadruplets are between 1 in 11 million and 1 in 15 million.
Jenny and Chris Marr were preparing to welcome triplets when, during a routine doctor’s appointment three years ago, they were surprised to learn that they were having quadruplets.
The news left the Texas mom in shock.
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Jenny and Chris defied the odds with the birth of their identical quadruplets, as they had no family history of multiple births and didn’t undergo any fertility treatments.
“It sounds horrible to say, but I don’t know if it was necessarily tears of joy. We were completely overwhelmed and, frankly, terrified,” Jenny told The Washington Post in an interview.
According to one expert medic, Dr. Brian Rinehart, “This situation is so incredibly rare that there are only about 72 documented cases of spontaneous, identical quadruplets ever.”
The Texas mom went into labor at 28.5 weeks on March 15, 2020, just a day before the national lockdown was imposed.
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The babies were safely delivered at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, despite the stressful and unusual circumstances.
“They were all born in three minutes. It’s incredible,” Jenny told Today. “We called them our baby birds because they really looked like baby birds.”
Born at just 28.5 weeks, the premature boys spent almost ten weeks in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit.
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Chris and Jenny named them Hudson, Harrison, Henry, and Hardy.
“After their birth via C-section, three of the quadruplets needed oxygen, and they were all underweight, with first-born Harrison weighing 2 pounds 6 ounces, while the next brother, Hardy, came in at 2 pounds 10 ounces,” wrote Daily Mail.
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Henry was born at a weight of 2lbs 6.7oz, whereas the youngest, Hudson, weighed in at just 1lb 15oz.
“It was kind of hard to wrap our head around but we’re doing good with it. It’s fun, it’s exciting. To be able to share these little miracles … it’s just been really special,” Jenny told CBS.
The boys recently turned three and are now in perfect health.
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Dad Chris admitted, “We confuse them from time to time,” and revealed that they put ankle bracelets on the boys to help differentiate between them.
Jenny’s OBGYN told Today that she had never delivered quadruplets before until she helped bring Jenny and Chris’s miracle babies into the world.
The doctor remarked that the delivery was extremely uncommon, and it was unlikely that they would encounter such an event again.
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“It’s unbelievable,” said Dr. Lauren Murray. “It’ll never happen again in my career.”
After the miraculous birth of their babies, the OBGYN joked with the Texas mom that she should purchase lottery tickets, given the rarity of the event.
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“I told the mother to go buy a few lottery tickets because those are the kinds of odds we’re dealing with. What a miracle it was,” added Dr. Murray.
What are your thoughts on the Texas mom’s extraordinary delivery of identical quadruplets during the pandemic?
