Lisbel Binet, a 22-year-old marketing student at Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) bore quadruplets yesterday morning at the Hospital de la Mujer Dominicana. Listin Diario reports the babies-three girls and one boy-were premature but are stable in the health center’s Intensive Care Unit. Two of the girls weighed 2.1 pounds, the other weighed 2.4 pounds and the boy weighed 1.9 points, totaling around 8 pounds. The quadruplets’ father, Eduardo Canario, who is also a marketing student at UASD, asked for help from the government or from any person who may contribute to the infants’ care. Dr. Jose Garrido Calderon, who was in charge of looking after the pregnancy and birth of the babies, explained that their stay in the hospital will depend on their development as they are high risk and require a lot of attention due to their low weight. Canario thanked God and the hospital’s medical staff. However, he explained the babies will require costly medical treatment and he and his wife need financial assistance to cover expenses. Documents have been submitted to the Presidential Social Plan office as well as to the First Lady’s office asking for help, but there has been no reply yet. Individuals wanting to contact the new parents of four may do so by calling 809-596-7560 or 809-441-7906.
El Caribe indicates the babies’ condition is reserved for the next 48 hours according to Dr. Noemi Carmona, who is looking after them. Both parents are unemployed.