Sharjah (Union)
In a rare case globally, Burjeel Specialized Hospital in Sharjah received 3 identical twins (Ghaith, Shumukh and Sheikha), with a difference of only two minutes between the first and the third, after a caesarean section for the 35-year-old mother. The hospital’s medical team announced, in a press release, that the mother and the three twins are in good health, as they underwent a program of superior medical care and follow-up in accordance with the best international standards. The weights of the twins were 1,390 kg for the first girl, 1,450 kg for the boy, and 1,650 kg for the other girl. Dr. Mona Saad, a consultant obstetrician and gynecologist at the hospital, who supervised the birth of the triplets, said: “This is the mother’s first pregnancy, and she was born after 33 weeks of pregnancy, while the best delivery is after 35 weeks of pregnancy.” She added: “The mother entered the hospital a week before the birth, due to the occurrence of a type and manifestations of premature birth.”