Danielle Busby delivered Olivia Marie, Ava Lane, Hazel Grace, Parker Kate and Riley Paige by C-section at The Woman's Hospital of Texas. It took just four minutes for the birth of all five, the hospital said.
"We are so thankful and blessed," Danielle Busby said in an announcement from the hospital. "And I honestly give all the credit to my God. I am so thankful for this wonderful hospital and team of people here; they truly all are amazing."
The Busbys, who are recording their experience on their blog, It's a Buzz World, are part of a select group. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, there were only 66 higher-order multiple births in the United States in 2013, the latest figure available.
Dr. Alexander Reiter, maternal-fetal medicine specialist with Houston Perinatal Associates, delivered the quintuplets with help from more than a dozen other medical personnel. Additionally, seven board-certified neonatologists were among the five medical teams assembled to provide care after the babies' arrival.Danielle Busby, who has an older daughter, had IUI, or intrauterine insemination, for both of her pregnancies.
"Danielle is a trooper, and her positive attitude definitely shined through the pregnancy and the delivery," Reiter said.
"The baby girls did well during the delivery and are currently requiring only modest support of their breathing," said Dr. Jayne Finkowski-Rivera, The Woman's Hospital of Texas neonatal intensive care unit medical director, who assisted during the delivery.
"They were all in the appropriate weight range for their gestational age, which is due to their mother's excellent efforts to have the healthiest pregnancy possible, Finkowski-Rivera said. "They have made a strong start in life, and we are excited to watch them grow and mature."
Last year The Woman's Hospital of Texas delivered 318 sets of Twins and 16 sets of Triplets.
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