This was the woman's 6th pregnancy. Her previous five pregnancies were singletons and delivered vaginally. This time, she went into labor at 34 weeks. Doctors identified a high-risk pregnancy with a knotted umbilical cord. After a consultation, due to the urgency and insufficient time to transfer the patient, the hospital declared a code red. Dr. Hoang Van Toan, head of the obstetrics and gynecology department, along with the surgical team, the pediatric department, and the emergency and intensive care unit, coordinated the cesarean section.

The three baby boys were born healthy. Photo: Hospital provided

The three boys, each weighing over 2 kg, were born healthy with good reflexes and did not require oxygen support. After initial neonatal care, the babies were stable and transferred to incubators in the pediatric department for further monitoring. Currently, both mother and babies are doing well.

Naturally occurring triplets are rare, with a global incidence of 1 in 8,000 births. While some hospitals in Vietnam occasionally report cases of natural triplet pregnancies, most are delivered via cesarean section due to the mother's inability to deliver all three babies vaginally and the increased risks associated with multiple pregnancies.

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