Rare quadruplets make six for Chinese mother

A Chinese woman has given birth to identical quadruplet girls in Shanghai, mainland media reports.

The mother with the surname of Wu, 29, and her daughters, who were born last Friday, are all in a stable condition at the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Hospital of Fudan University, China News Service reported.

The rare identical quadruples weighed between 780 grams and 1,120 grams at the time of their births, and all of them achieved the second highest score of nine out of 10 in the Apgar newborns evaluation assessment.

Doctors said the quadruplets were born prematurely, when they had reached only 29 weeks old, so they would need to remain in intensive care for a few more days.

The mother, who has previously given birth to a son and a daughter, became pregnant with the quadruplets naturally.