Texas Quintuplets Born In Less Than 5 Minutes, Hospital Says

Texas Quintuplets:

A rare set of quintuplets were delivered in less than 5 minutes in Texas, a Dallas hospital said Monday.

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center stated the quintuplets, three boys and two girls, are in stable condition in St. Paul University Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where they will remain for the next several months until they reach weight, post-birth age, and health markers.

Born at 27 weeks and five days, on August 9th, Will Edward, David Stephen, Marcie Jane, Seth Jared, and Grace Elise weigh between 1 pound, 12 ounces to 2 pounds, 11 ounces.

“We praise God for His mercy and love in bringing these five new lives into ours,” said the parents of the quintuplets, Carried and Gavin Jones, who are Christian missionaries. “The whole delivery went flawlessly from beginning to end. The doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, respiratory therapists, and everyone else on the UT Southwestern team were amazing.”

Carrie and Gavin, 35, also have an 8-year-old son named Isaac.

“For all the anxiety that a quintuplet pregnancy generates, Carrie and Gavin are the perfect couple to have held it together,” said Dr. Santiago-Munoz, who had helped with the delivery of two sets of quintuplets before coming to UT Southwestern. “A birth like this takes a village.”

The rare quintuplet births are the first delivered at St. Paul Hospital and the third quintuplet delivery by specialists in the Ob/Gyn Department at UT Southwestern.

On average, only about 12 sets of quintuplets are born each year in the United States. In 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 16 sets of quintuplets. - Via the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Photo credit: Mr. and Mrs. Carried and Gavin Jones