{"success":true,"data":{"id":"48c51d82-1400-4ef9-a815-e7ba2d5a4fbe","title":"After an extremely rare pregnancy, an Australian woman gives birth to identical quadruplet girls","summary":"US Edition Change Support Now × \"Clear search box\") Custom Search Sort by Relevance Date NewsNews World CupWorld Cup SportsSports CultureCulture LifestyleLifestyle MoneyMoney TravelTravel PremiumPremium More More Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the si...","content":"US Edition Change\n\nSupport Now\n\n[×](javascript:void(0) \"Clear search box\")\n\nCustom Search\n\nSort by\n\nRelevance\n\nDate\n\n*   News[News](https://www.independent.co.uk/us)\n\n*   World Cup[World Cup](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup)\n\n*   Sports[Sports](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport)\n\n*   Culture[Culture](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment)\n\n*   Lifestyle[Lifestyle](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style)\n\n*   Money[Money](https://www.independent.co.uk/us/money)\n\n*   Travel[Travel](https://www.independent.co.uk/us/travel)\n\n*   Premium[Premium](https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium)\n\nMore\n\nMore\n\n### Thank you for registering\n\nPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in\n\n# After an extremely rare pregnancy, an Australian woman gives birth to identical quadruplet girls\n\n## An Australian woman has given birth to identical quadruplet girls after a pregnancy doctors described as incredibly rare\n\n[Laura Ungar](https://www.independent.co.uk/author/laura-ungar)Wednesday 22 July 2026 04:10 BST\n\n*   Copy link  \n*   Bookmark  \n\n## Bookmark popover\n\nRemoved from bookmarks\n\nClose popover\n\nShow all 2\n\n### Your support helps us to tell the story\n\nFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.\n\nAt such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.\n\nThe Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.\n\n**Your support makes all the difference.**\n\nAn [Australian](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/australian) woman has given birth to identical quadruplet girls after a pregnancy doctors described as incredibly rare.\n\nJenitar Sau Na’amoana, who is 34 years old and already had four children, delivered the babies last week at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in [Queensland](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/queensland) state.\n\n“We are very excited to be able to care for this amazing little family, a big family now,” Dr. [Alexa](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/alexa) Bendall, a maternal fetal medicine specialist who cared for Na’amoana, said in an interview released by the hospital.\n\nThe babies were conceived naturally and came from one fertilized egg that split into four, “which was incredible,\" Bendall said.\n\n“We think the figures are probably around 1 in 15 million for a case like this to be spontaneously conceived,” she said. “We don’t think it’s ever happened in Australia.”","source_name":"The Independent","source_url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/australian-queensland-alexa-harriet-b3019191.html","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/australian-queensland-alexa-harriet-b3019191.html","author":"Laura Ungar","author_name":"Laura Ungar","published_at":"2026-07-22T03:10:11.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-22T03:10:11.000Z","image_url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/07/22/04/Australia_Quadruplet_Birth_28829.jpg?quality=75&width=640&height=614&fit=bounds&format=pjpg&crop=16%3A9%2Coffset-y0.5&auto=webp","category":"world","topic":"world","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":3,"word_count":413,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot","language":null}}