Australian mother Kim Tucci who gave birth to
quintuplets on January 28, 2016, just shy of 30
weeks, released a photo shoot of her surprise
newborns. According to BBC, 26-year-old mother took just two
minutes to give birth to her four daughters and one
son, who were conceived naturally. A team of 50
doctors and nurses assisted with the planned
caesarean and all of the children were born healthy. Tiffany weight 1170g
Penelope weight 1160g
Beatrix weight 1210g
Allie weight 1200g
Keith weight 1269g Mrs Tucci's story gained prominence through her
Facebook page, Surprised by Five, where she
recorded the details of her pregnancy. Family
photographer, Erin Elizabeth who helped document
Mrs Tucci's pregnancy, organised the quintuplets'
photo shoot. "50 fingers 50 toes, 6 hearts beating at once. My
body fought the toughest of battles to get five babies
here safely," Mrs Tucci wrote when she posted the
photos.
"Everything I did I did for them." In an interview with Australian current affairs
program 60 Minutes in April, Mrs Tucci said she felt
like her body was "shutting down" during the
pregnancy and that doctors originally offered her the
choice of saving two of the babies while terminating
the others, due to serious health risks to both her and the unborn children
.
"No-one thought I could do it, and I did, I showed
everyone in my life," Mrs Tucci told 60 Minutes. She
and her husband Vaughn already have a nine-year-
old son and daughters aged two and four.