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Identical Triplet Girls Discharged From German Hospital After High-Risk Birth

Clinicians estimate the natural occurrence of identical triplets at about one in 100 million births.

Overview

  • The babies were born at Kliniken Böblingen in Baden-Württemberg and have been allowed home roughly two months after delivery.
  • They were delivered by cesarean section as preterm infants following complications that included a fetofetal transfusion syndrome.
  • One newborn experienced a brain hemorrhage shortly after birth, required intensive care, and is now reported to be doing well.
  • Care was provided at a highest-tier perinatal center with close coordination between obstetrics, neonatology, nursing staff, and midwives.
  • A separate case of identical triplets was reported in July in nearby Winnenden, which the hospital network described as statistically remarkable.