‘1 in 15 million’: woman in Australia gives birth to identical quadruplet girls
- Posted on July 22, 2026
- By South China Morning Post
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An extraordinary medical case has emerged in Australia where a woman naturally conceived identical quadruplet girls from a single fertilized egg, a phenomenon so rare it occurs in approximately 1 in 15 million births. Medical professionals regard this spontaneous multiple conception as potentially unprecedented in Australian medical history. The quadruplets developed through a natural division process of one embryo, defying typical odds for identical multiples. This remarkable occurrence highlights the complex nature of human reproduction and the surprising possibilities that can emerge even in modern medicine.
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