Quintuplets born at a Mississippi hospital in uniquely rare pregnancy
JACKSON, Miss. – The first set of quintuplets born at the University of Mississippi Medical Center are the talk of the city. And it took a small medical army and a lot of planning to pull it off.
On Feb. 16, starting a little after 9 a.m., Haylee Ladner delivered four girls and one boy at UMMC with the assistance of four surgeons, 30 to 35 neonatologists, five anesthesiologists and an array of other physicians and therapists.
Adalyn Elizabeth was born at 9:19 a.m., weighing 2 pounds, 2 ounces and measuring 13.38 inches long. Shortly after, little sister Everleigh Rose came along, weighing 2 pounds, .8 ounces and measuring 12.59 inches. Sister Malley Kate followed at 1 pound, 11 ounces and 12.99 inches long. Magnolia Mae was the last sister delivered, weighing 2 pounds, 2 ounces and measuring 13.18 inches.
Little brother Jake Easton was the last to be born at 9:23 a.m., the biggest at 2 pounds, 5 ounces and 13.77 inches long.
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Most multiple babies born at the hospital in nearly a decade
The Ladner quintuplets are thought to be the highest number of multiple babies born at UMMC since the quadruplets of Craig and Kimberly Fugate were born at UMMC in 2014.
Premature births are common at UMMC, but this particular case is quite mesmerizing. Dr. Rachael Morris said all were born by caesarian section and are faring well for their gestational age of 28 weeks and one day.
The quintuplets have been admitted to neonatal intensive care since birth at Children’s of Mississippi. Haylee has also recovered.
Haylee and Shawn Ladner, 26, of Purvis called the births a true blessing from God. They had documented their journey on YouTube.
'Miracle babies'
Haylee Ladner said they have miracle babies and she thought she'd never get the chance of being a mother after having prior complications.
"Being the mother of five is the greatest blessing in my entire life," Haylee said. "The one thing I'm glad I never gave up on was being a mother."
Dr. Mobolaji E. Famuyide, chief of the division of newborn medicine, said due to the risks of carrying five babies including premature birth, Haylee became a patient of Morris through the Center for Maternal and Fetal Care.
"Team members were willing and happy to be called in even if this happened at 2 a.m., " Famuyide said. "There were five warmers and two rooms ready for the babies, and several neonatologists, neonatal nurse practitioners, nurses and respiratory therapists ready every day. We were ready for weeks for this birth."
"We were terrified until we met with Dr. Morris, who assured us we'd be taken care of," Shawn said.
Morris, associate professor in maternal-fetal medicine at UMMC, said Haylee was admitted to UMMC on Jan. 11 and that she is one of the strongest mothers she has worked with.
Doctor: Pregnancy exceedingly rare
Morris said the four females all survived on one placenta and the male had his own, which makes this particular pregnancy unique.
"Quintuplets are exceedingly rare with a 1 out of 60 million chance of a successful pregnancy," Morris said. "To my knowledge, this particular type of pregnancy has only been reported one additional time, which was a case in Hawaii in 2018 with male quadruplets plus a singleton female.
Morris said there are "very few" published reports of identical quadruplets, like the set of girls born this month, adding the reported incidence is 1 in 10 to 15 million pregnancies.
"This was the most exciting and humbling delivery I have been a part of," Morris said. "The quintuplets are in great condition and we look forward to giving them continuous care."
This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Quintuplets born at University of Mississippi Medical Center
