A 28-year-old woman who gave birth to a set of quintuplets last month died on Sunday. Two of her babies, both boys, died last week while under special care at the hospital.
The woman identified as Evaline Namukhula gave birth to the five babies in Kakamega area of Kenya.
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) chief executive Wilson Aruasa, said Ms Namukhula complained of chest pains and persistent headache on Saturday night and doctors put her on antibiotics and conducted a blood clot test.
According to Dr Aruasa, the MTRH boss said she suffered from pulmonary embolism, a blood clot, which blocked blood vessels in her lungs. Immediately after the scan, she vomited, started sweating and had difficulty breathing before collapsing midday. She was taken to the semi-intensive care unit, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
Her two boys died last week while under special care at the Eldoret hospital. The remaining three girls are doing well and under special attention by nurses”.
The five babies were born on March 10 at the Kakamega County Referral Hospital and were referred to MTRH for specialized care after they developed breathing complications.
