Because I grew up as an only child, I always wanted a big family," said Hedaya Badran, 33, from Zemer. Her desire was realized with five wonderful boys, but Hedaya and her husband wanted more. "In this pregnancy, my sixth, which was completely spontaneous, I prayed for a girl." She smiled as she recalled how she was surprised to discover when they did the scan that she was not going to have one daughter, but with three, and because all of them were in a single placenta, they were going to be identical triplets.
"This is a rare occurrence. According to the professional literature, it only occurs in one out of every 100,000 pregnancies," said Dr. Haim David, Head of the Delivery Room at Hillel Yaffe, who delivered Hedaya's three girls. Today, it's rare to see a spontaneous pregnancy with triplets, and the recommendation for a multiple pregnancy is perform selective reduction, because of the risk to the mother and babies. However, in this case, that wasn't an option, because they were all in a single placenta. All we could do was closely monitor the pregnancy and "hold on" to the pregnancy for as many weeks as possible."
From right to left: Dr. Haim David, Hedaya Badran, Dr. Michael Feldman,
Osama Badran and the triplets
Indeed, Hedaya was monitored by the At-Risk Pregnancy Clinic at Hillel Yaffa, and was even hospitalized several times for early contractions. In Week 32 of her pregnancy, on April 10, 2016, a cesarean section was performed, which ended in the birth of three beautiful - and identical - baby girls. The birth weights were 1.735kg, 1.920kg and 1.560kg, and their names are Lujian, Alin and Talin. The three were hospitalized for continued monitoring and treatment in NICU.
Dr. Michael Feldman, Director of the Newborn and Neonatal Care Department, who treated the babies, praises the mother and the babies along with the team that monitored her pregnancy, "First of all, Hedaya's prenatal car was optimal in the given situation. Thanks to the monitoring and the care taken by Hedaya, she was able to reach an advanced week in the pregnancy, giving the babies an excellent chance of being born with minimal health issues. And, indeed, that's what actually happened. Secondly, we can say that even the babies, while still in utero, "shared" the resources - sugar. protein, fat - equally, and actually helped each other, so that their development was normal, and their birth weights was the best we could expect for triplets."
Today, four weeks after being born, gaining weight nicely and developing normally, the baby girls are being discharged to go home with their parents.
"We're very excited," said Hedaya. "My mother is delighted with all the grandchildren and so are we." Her husband Osama added, "We realize that it won't be easy and we'll need a bigger car and find regular help. But we'll manage." Their room is ready, and after five boys, suddenly everything is pink. We are truly experiencing great joy."
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