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Jharkhand woman gives birth to quadruplet, three survive

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Press Trust of India Medininagar (Jharkhand)

A 30-year-old woman on Saturday gave birth to a quadruplet in Jharkhand's Palamau district, a senior health official said.

One of the four newborns died within half-an-hour of birth, Civil Surgeon Dr John F Kennedy told PTI.

The three other babies, who are under-weight, are admitted to the neonatal care unit of the district hospital here, he said.

The four babies were born in a primary healthcare centre and then referred to the district hospital, Kennedy said.

The condition of the mother, a resident of Pindra village under Chenpur police station limits, is stable, he added.

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First Published: Dec 07 2019 | 6:20 PM IST

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