Interesting Facts About Quintuplets

Total number of recorded quintuplet births in the world: 774 - as of early 2007*

Total sets of living quintuplets in the US: At least 107* as of early 2008

Longest Recorded Gestation: 34 weeks 3 days* (Rachelle made it to 34 weeks)

Average Gestation: 28 to 29 weeks**

Hospital Delivering the most quints: At least 8 sets have been successfully delivered at Banner Good Samaritan Hospital in Arizona by Dr. John Elliott*. We were the sixth.

Heaviest Quint birthweight (combined total-all surviving): 21 lbs 7.6 oz from the Wilkinson Quints!

*From: http://www3.telus.net/tyee/multiples/quintuplets.html

**From: http:/www.courierpress.com/news/2007/feb/17/quints-heaven/

***From: http://www.whalenquintuplets.com/quintfacts.htm

Here is another site on quintuplets: http://www.mostonline.org/facts_quintprofile.htm