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Preemie Triplets Go Home After More Than Month In Hospital
It was the fourth time the Mercy Hospital's obstetrician delivered triplets.
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY — A family of triplets were discharged on Wednesday from Mercy Hospital.
The children were born on Sept. 9 at 30 weeks and remained in the neonatal intensive care unit until their discharge as mom, Wendy Pacheco Enriquez went into early labor.
Geraldo weighed 3 lbs. 7 oz., Thiago was 3 lbs. 7 oz. and Axel checked in at 3 lbs. 14 oz.
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The babies all weigh more than 5 pounds after 40 days in the NICU, the hospital said.
They were delivered by Dr. Francine Guzman, the hospital's director of clinical ob/gyn and were cared for by Dr. Swarna Devarajan, director of neonatology.
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It's the fourth set of triples for Guzman and Devarajan in their 22 years working at Mercy. The hospital said triplet pregnancies happen 1 in 8,000 births.
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