Times of Suriname

Woman delivers triplets at GPHC

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A pregnant woman turned up at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporatio­n [GPHC] yesterday to deliver twin babies but instead triplets were born.

The mother of the triplets is 21-year-old Latifa Stephen of Paradise, East Coast Demerara, a trainee teacher whose partner is a police officer said to be stationed in Berbice.

This publicatio­n understand­s that this was the first set of triplets delivered at the premier health for this year.

The team delivering the babies included Midwife Carol Trotz, who is said to have a number of complex deliveries under her belt. This publicatio­n understand­s

institutio­n that one of the Ministers of Public Health will be visiting the mother, her newborn triplets and the staffers of the Maternity Unit today to extend congratula­tions for the successful delivery. (Kaieteur News)

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