Mahalia Meeuwsen gives birth to rare identical triplets

B.C. couple Mahalia and Mike Meeuwsen are the proud parents of three identical triplet girls, which doctors say only happens once in every 50 million births.

The three babies, Hannah Marie, Rileigh Faith and Isabelle Grace , were delivered on Tuesday by caesarean section at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

While doctors were hoping to do a C-section on Nov. 16, complications with the pregnancy resulted in the decision to proceed with the delivery.

The triplets were conceived naturally without the use of fertility drugs. At birth, Hannah, the first baby delivered, was three pounds two ounces, middle sister Rileigh was three pounds nine ounces and Isabelle was three pounds two ounces.

Mom and all three babies, who were born at approximately eight weeks premature, are said to be doing well. The three premature infants are being cared for in the neo-natal intensive care unit and will likely remain there for some time.

Agencies/Canadajournal

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