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Rare Quintuplets born to a Surrogate Mother
By Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, PHOENIX,
Apr 27, 2005 - 7:42:38 PM
Two Phoenix-area families are celebrating the rare birth of quintuplets this morning at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center. Even rarer is the fact that these quintuplets were carried by a surrogate mother.
Enrique Moreno and Luisa Gonzalez of Gilbert, Ariz., are the parents of five baby boys, carried by Teresa Anderson of Mesa, Ariz. Teresa and Louisa found each other through an Internet posting by Luisa, who was searching for a surrogate mother.
The babies, the fifth set of quintuplets born at Banner Good Samaritan, were delivered by perinatalogist John Elliott, M.D., through caesarian section after a 33-week, 2-day pregnancy. "There are no statistics kept on the number of quintuplet births to surrogate mothers," said Dr. Elliott, who delivered the quintuplets. "Suffice to say, it's incredibly rare."
Following a formal adoption process required for surrogate births, Luisa and Enrique will be the parents of five baby boys:
Baby Boy A Enrique weighed 3 lbs, 14 oz; and was born at 7:35 a.m.
Baby Boy B Jorge, 3 lbs, 13 oz; 7:36 a.m.
Baby Boy C Gabriel, 3 lbs, 15 oz; 7:37 a.m.
Baby Boy D Javier, 3 lbs, 7 oz; 7:38 a.m.
Baby Boy E Victor, 3 lbs, 8 oz; 7:40 a.m.
Following delivery at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, all five babies are being cared for at Phoenix Children's Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery (NICU), which is normal in cases of high-order multiple births. The Phoenix Children's Hospital NICU is located inside Banner Good Samaritan adjacent to the Labor & Delivery area.
The Morenos described the experience as amazing. "I cannot say enough about Teresa and what she's done for us," said Luisa. "She has give me my dream; she has given us our family."
Mrs. Anderson entered Banner Good Samaritan on April 18, 32 weeks into her pregnancy. "I feel great," she said moments after the surgery was completed. "I thought it was amazing. It was just a wonderful blessing to see those babies and hear their cries."
The Anderson-Moreno babies are the first set of quintuplets from Arizona to be born at Banner Good Samaritan; the previous four sets originated in Illinois, Pennsylvania, California and Texas. About half of the quadruplets delivered at the Phoenix hospital originated in another state, and another set was born to a woman from Russia.
Previous to Mrs. Anderson, women from all over the country who are carrying triplets, quadruplets and quintuplets have sought care through Phoenix Perinatal Associates. John Elliott, M.D., and his colleagues at PPA have delivered all five sets of quintuplets, 68 sets of quadruplets and more than 400 sets of triplets at Banner Good Samaritan since 1986. Banner Good Samaritan is also an international referral center for high-order multiples and many other kinds of high-risk obstetrical cases.
In 2005, Banner Good Samaritan perinatalogists also conduct a specialized fetal surgery program. In early April, fetal surgeon William Clewell, M.D., delivered healthy twins to a Yuma, Ariz., couple after performing a first-of-its-kind in utero procedure to deflate a cyst that blocked one child's bladder and place that child at risk.
Dr. Elliott, medical director of Maternal/Fetal Medicine at Banner Good Samaritan, his colleagues at Phoenix Perinatal Associates, and the nursing staffs at Banner Good Samaritan and Phoenix Children's Hospital have developed a national reputation for care and management of women delivering high-order multiples (triplets or more).
Dr. Elliott has presented findings on how prolonged pregnancies involving high order multiples can significantly improve neonatal health and reduce the cost of delivery and perinatal care. "As high order multiples become more common, physicians are beginning to have a greater understanding of how to care for mom," Dr. Elliott said. "Of course, the extended time in the womb is critical in the development of the babies."
Over the past decade, more Arizona families chose to deliver their babies at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center than any other center in the state, enhancing the hospital's reputation as one of the nation's most respected birthing centers. As a Level III Perinatal Center, Banner Good Samaritan is nationally recognized for its care of high-risk mothers, especially mothers delivering triplets or more.
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