A woman who was incorrectly reported to have given birth to quintuplets at Karanda Mission Hospital has now been found, and it has been confirmed that she gave birth to triplets, not five babies.
The woman, identified only as Margaret, was located on Thursday, 22 May, by Farai Katonha and Tendai Katonha, leaders of the Twins Association of Zimbabwe (TWA), at a hospital in Harare.
Earlier in the week, the Katonha brothers had visited Karanda Mission Hospital after receiving reports that a woman had delivered five babies and was in need of assistance.
They later confirmed that Margaret had given birth to triplets, not quintuplets. The Katonha brothers said:
Mothers of twins and multiple births face serious challenges from pregnancy, giving birth and baby upkeep.
At least, we have finally located her and she gave birth to triplets not five children.
The father is yet to meet the newly-born triplets and never bought baby preparation clothes.
He is accusing the mother of cheating, and that is the reason she lied to him. The mother didn’t want him to come and see the babies out of anger.
She pleaded for privacy considering the physical and emotional abuse she under went.
As the Twins Association, we respect such privacy and we will try to engage the father for counseling.
We have noted with concern the number of twins and multiple births being delivered daily in several hospitals.
At one of the local hospitals, more than 10 sets of twins and multiple births were delivered.
We continue to urge corporates, churches, and individuals to assist mothers of twins and multiple births.
Valleta Nyamufukudza, who is believed to be the father of the children and who initially announced the birth of five babies, told H-Metro that the mother is his second wife. He said:
To be honest, I am stressed about this issue, she is my second wife. We had some differences and that forced us to separate, we are still together though. We now have four children.
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