An Australian family is celebrating the arrival of four identical baby girls after a rare, naturally conceived quadruplet pregnancy that doctors described as an extremely high-risk case.

Jenitar Na’amoana and her husband, Jortham, welcomed their daughters Emily, Harriet, Catherine, and Alexa on July 14 through a caesarean delivery at 28 weeks and four days at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.

The girls are monozygotic quadruplets, meaning they developed from a single fertilized egg that split into four embryos. Dr. Alexa Bendall, a maternal fetal medicine specialist who cared for Na’amoana throughout the pregnancy, estimated that identical quadruplets occur in approximately one out of every 15 million pregnancies, making this an exceptionally rare event.

Because the babies shared the same placenta, the pregnancy required close monitoring, and Na’amoana was admitted to the hospital at 25 weeks. Doctors said reaching 28 weeks was a major milestone, and the four newborns are now receiving care in the neonatal intensive care unit and are doing well.

The parents, who already have four children, described their daughters as “four precious miracles” and expressed gratitude after the births. The family has launched a fundraiser to help purchase a larger vehicle to accommodate their growing family.

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