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Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:38 am Post subject:
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Did you see this in the news?
That is amazing! 
I had never heard of such a thing.
Here's a copy of Fox news report:
HELENA, Mont. — A 35-year-old Canadian woman has given birth to rare identical quadruplets, hospital officials said Thursday.
Karen Jepp of Calgary, Alberta, delivered Autumn, Brooke, Calissa and Dahlia by Caesarian section Sunday afternoon at Benefis Healthcare Hospital in Great Falls, Montana, said Amy Astin, the hospital's director of community and government relations.
The four girls were breathing without ventilators and listed in good condition Thursday, Astin said.
"These babies are doing grand," said Dr. Tom Key, the perinatologist who delivered the girls.
The babies were born about two months early and were conceived without fertility drugs, he said. They weighed between 2.6 pounds (1.18 kilograms) and 2.15 pounds (0.98 kilograms).
Jepp and her husband, J.P., declined to be interviewed by The Associated Press.
The couple also have a 2-year-old son, Simon.
J.P. Jepp works for Shell Oil Co., and both parents worked for nonprofit groups until recently, Astin said.
The chances of giving birth to identical quadruplets is about one in 13 million, Key said.
"This is a very big medical event," he said. "Identical quadruplets are extremely rare."
Medical literature indicates there are less than 50 sets of identical quadruplets, said Dr. Jamie Grifo, director of the NYU Fertility Center in New York.
The last reported set were born in April 2006 to a 26-year-old Indian woman.
The Jepps drove 325 miles (523 kilometers) to Great Falls for the births because hospitals in Calgary were at capacity, Key said.
Two of the girls were to be transferred to a Calgary hospital later Thursday. The other two could be moved Friday if their conditions remain favorable, Key said.
They will likely remain hospitalized for four to six weeks, he said.
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Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:10 am Post subject:
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How rare identical quadruplets seem, identical triplets are really rare.
Look here:
Updated: 1:17 p.m. ET Aug. 8, 2007
VIENNA - A British woman has given birth to identical triplets in Austria, something that occurs only once in every 200 million births, doctors said on Wednesday.
Named Zoe, Kim and Amy, the girl triplets were delivered by Caesarean section on Monday in their mother’s 32nd week of pregnancy, a few weeks premature, a statement by the main hospital in Feldkirch in western Austria said.
The tiny trio, each weighing in at 3.3 pounds and measuring 15.7 inches, were doing well although they would remain attached to respirators in the intensive care unit for several weeks to ensure no complications set in.
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Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:14 pm Post subject:
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| yah all the weirdo's live on that side of canada except for quebec.
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Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:16 am Post subject:
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They are from my City 
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Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:04 am Post subject:
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Don't tell us that you had anything to do with this? 
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