A Montana woman gave birth to a set of identical triplet boys in early December. The odds of this occurring – especially without the aid of fertility drugs – are minuscule.
Jase and Jody Kinsey of Miles City, Montana, welcomed their identical spontaneous triplets to the world on December 5 of 2014.
Identical spontaneous triplets occur after one egg is fertilized and divides in two, creating identical twins. If one of the embryos split again, identical triplets occur.
“To have a patient with spontaneous identical triplets is incredibly rare,” Jody’s doctor, Dr. Dana Damron, maternal fetal medicine physician at Billings Clinic told the Billings Gazette.
Although still rare, identical triplets are more common if fertility drugs are used.
The chance of having spontaneous identical triplets is about one in a million. The three Kinsey boys were the first of their kind Dr. Damron had seen in his practice.
Dr. Damron’s primary concern for the boys was making sure each triplet was growing equally and symmetrically.
“Having to deliver early is another one of our greatest fears and worries,” he told the newspaper.
As a precaution, Jody, 30 years old, saw him every four weeks. She stopped working in September and was admitted to the clinic in November after early labor signs appeared.
The triplets were delivered just before the 32 week mark, which, according to Dr. Damron, is expected, as he says that the gestational age for triplets is 32 to 33 weeks.
The boys were born in “excellent condition,” he said.
The three were born in “excellent condition,” Damron told the Billings Gazette. The first, Cade, weighed 3 pounds, 13 ounces; Ian came next at 3 pounds, 11 ounces; and Milo was born last at 4 pounds, 1 ounce.
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