By: Express News ServicePune | Updated: September 15, 2025 10:27 PM IST 2 min readA 30-year-old woman gave birth to quadruplets at Satara’s district hospital in what was her third delivery. She had already delivered twins in one pregnancy and a single baby in another—bringing her total to seven children.Satara District Civil Surgeon Dr Yuvraj Karpe said it was a milestone event for the government-run health facility, especially as their team of doctors not only ensured the mother’s survival but also took care that the four babies were responding well to treatment in the neonatal intensive care unit.The woman, a labourer, was 34 weeks pregnant and hails from Gujarat. She had sought treatment initially at the sub-district hospital at Koregaon before being sent to Krantisingh Nana Patil District Hospital, Satara.“Her condition was serious and recognizing the high-risk nature of the pregnancy, our team took special measures to ensure her safety providing continuous monitoring and care,” Dr Karpe said. The woman delivered quadruplets (three baby girls and one boy) on September 12.“This successful delivery is important as it shows an increasing level of trust from both urban and rural areas place in the hospital’s medical team,” Dr Karpe added.The babies have low birth weight. In her first pregnancy, the woman gave birth to twins—a boy and a girl. Her second pregnancy resulted in the birth of a single girl. Now, in her third, she has given birth to quadruplets.Dr Karpe, along with Dr. Rahuldev Khade, Dr. Sadashiv Desai, Dr. Tushar Masram and gynaecologists Dr. Neelam Kadam and Dr. Dipali Rathod Patil took efforts to ensure the successful delivery.Story continues below this adAccording to Dr Karpe, while some families have a genetic predisposition for multiple births, the delivery of quadruplets is still exceptionally rare. “Further inquiry shows a history of twin births in the woman’s extended family, though this is the first instance of quadruplets,” he added.Click here to join Express Pune WhatsApp channel and get a curated list of our stories© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:pune