Australian Woman Welcomes Rare Identical Quadruplet Daughters

WHO:

AP News - Jenitar Sau Na’amoana, 34 years old, and her husband Jortham are the parents of the quadruplets.

AP News - Dr. Alexa Bendall is a maternal fetal medicine specialist who cared for Na’amoana.

WHAT:

AP News - Jenitar Sau Na’amoana gave birth to identical quadruplet girls.

AP News - The babies were conceived from one fertilized egg that split into four.

AP News - The chance of conceiving quadruplets naturally is 1 in 700,000; the specific case of identical quadruplets is estimated at 1 in 15 million.

AP News - The babies are named Emily, Harriet, Catherine, and Alexa.

WHERE:

AP News - The birth took place at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in Queensland, Australia.

WHEN:

AP News - The babies were delivered by cesarean section on July 14.

AP News - Na’amoana was monitored by a medical team since 10 weeks gestation and was admitted as an inpatient at 25 weeks.

WHY:

AP News - Na’amoana and her husband had not planned to have more children and were surprised by the pregnancy.

HOW:

AP News - Na’amoana faced a high risk of complications due to the fetuses sharing one placenta and was monitored closely throughout her pregnancy.

(UPDATED July 22, 2026 22:24 UTC)

In a remarkable event at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in Queensland, Australia, Jenitar Sau Na’amoana and her husband Jortham welcomed identical quadruplet girls named Emily, Harriet, Catherine, and Alexa, after a cesarean section delivery on July 14. The babies were conceived from a single fertilized egg that split into four, making this occurrence incredibly rare, with the odds of identical quadruplets estimated at one in 15 million. Throughout her pregnancy, Na’amoana was closely monitored by Dr. Alexa Bendall and her medical team due to the high risks associated with the fetuses sharing one placenta, as the couple had not planned for more children and were surprised by the pregnancy.