Facts About Multiples: Triplets

Facts About Multiples
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Triplets (3)

Most Sets of Triplets
15 sets - Maddalena Granata (Italy, 1839-1886).

Of modern times: 6 sets - Unidentified (Turkey). She had her 6th set in October of 2003.

Most Premature Triplets (All three surviving)
24 weeks (112 days early) - Haven, Jey and Sean Aponte-Tucker (New York, April 16 2002).
24 weeks (112 days early) - Zoe, Ella and Aidan Gough (Arizona, August 21 2005).
24 weeks (112 days early) - Prokup (October 26 2006) 3 girls

Lightest Total Birth Weight (All three surviving)
48.75ozs - The Coffey triplets, Peyton (1lb 4.5ozs), Jackson (14.75ozs) and Blake (13.5ozs) (Virginia, November 1998). (3lbs 3/4ozs)

Lightest Triplet (Individual baby, surviving)
13.5ozs - Blake Coffey (Virginia, November 1998).

Heaviest Total Birth Weight
24lbs - McDermott (England, November 18 1914). One baby was 8lbs, one just under 8lbs and one just over 8lbs. She also had 3 sets of twins.
23lbs - Williamson (Oklahoma)
22lbs 8 ozs - Parker (England, February 21 1972)

There was an unconfirmed report of an Iranian woman who had 2 boys and 1 girl totalling 26lbs 6ozs on March 18 1968.

Heaviest Individual Triplet
8lbs (approx) - One of the McDermott triplets (England, November 18 1914). The other two McDermott triplets would also be around 8lbs.

There is also the possibility one of the Hulse triplets (total 21lbs) or the Parker triplets (22lbs 8ozs total) could also vie for heaviest individual triplet.

Longest Gestation
41 weeks - Mother "Eleanor" (mentioned in Elizabeth Noble's "Having Twins, story circa mid 1980s) Boy (6lbs 7ozs), Girl (6lbs 14ozs), Girl (7lbs)

Longest Delayed Triplet Birth
4 days - Gary, Gordon and Glen Rogers (May 11 and 14 1950)

Oldest Triplets (Deceased, Combined Ages)
291 years - Saima, Laila & Inkeri Karkiainen (Finland, December 7 1902). Saima died Nov 17 2003, Laila Mar 5 2002 & Inkeri Jul 14 1994.

Oldest Triplets (Living)
1916 - Douglas Wilkins, Winnie Le Notre and Elsa Luxon (England, March 21 1916)

Fastest Natural Delivery
2 minutes - Bradley, Christopher and Carmon Duck (Tennessee, March 21 1977).

First Triplet C-Section (USA)
1931 - Raymond, Charles and Harold Norris (Kansas, April 12 1931).

First IVF Triplets
World (1983) - Guare (Australia, June 8 1983) Aaron, Jessica and Chenara
USA - Lusk (California, April 6 1984) 2 girls, 1 boy

First Triplets From Frozen Embryos
Unidentified (Brazil, 1998) By donated eggs
Falter (Maryland, March 17 2003) 2 girls, 1 boy

I have been told there are many mothers that are members of the Triplet Connection that have triplets from frozen embryos that were born earlier than the sets listed here. Please send info if you have any.

Oldest Mother of Triplets
66 years old - Bhateri Devi (India, May 29 2010) 2 boys, 1 girl, IVF
59 years old - Unidentified (France, October 2008) 2 boys, 1 girl, IVF

Oldest Mother of Spontaneous Triplets (No Fertility Methods)
54 years old - Arcelia Garcia (Washington). Arianna, Brianna and CeCelia. She has 8 other children and 15 grandchildren.

Oldest Father of Triplets
64 years old - Deva Singh (India, May 29 2010) 2 boys, 1 girl, IVF (mother was 66)

Youngest Mother of Triplets
13 years old - Unidentified (Sweden), no further information.

Youngest Father of Triplets
No record yet.

Most Triplets Delivered at One Hospital
400+ - Banner Good Samaritan in Arizona has delivered over 400 sets of triplets since 1986.

Ectopic Triplet
Ingram (England, September 1999). Olivia and Mary were conceived normally, while Ronan, was conceived as an ectopic pregnancy (where the baby grows in the fallopian tube instead of the uterus). The tube ruptured, the fetus fell out and attached itself to the outside of the womb, yet was healthy when born by Caesarian section. All three survived and are doing well.

Reunited Triplets
69 years - Florence, John & May Hodder (who go by Gill, David and Helena) (England, May 18 1932). Given up for adoption at 1 day old, they met for the first time at age 69.

Sets Born Per Year (USA)
Since 1989 there have been an average of 1802 sets of triplets born each year in the US (approximately 150 or fewer of the sets would be all identical triplets).

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