Four babies from Alabama, known as the “Quads of Aubs,” have made history by becoming the most premature quadruplets to survive birth, arriving 115 days early.
Guinness World Records announced on June 11 that Lainey, Kali, Lennon, and Koen Bryant were born on May 31, 2024, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) hospital. Their original due date was September 23, 2024.
The previous record, set in 1997, was held by quadruplets born 104 days early in Australia.
Becca and Lavareis Bryant, the babies’ parents, celebrated their first birthday with family and friends. “Hearing our babies were the most premature quads put into perspective how lucky we were that all of them made it,” Becca said.
The delivery involved a specialized team of 30 maternal-fetal and neonatology experts, with each baby receiving individual care to maximize survival chances. Dr. Colm Travers of UAB explained that the critical first week for extremely premature infants was supported through the UAB Golden Week care program, focused on minimizing complications.
Becca Bryant, a cardiac ICU nurse, went into early labor after her cervix shortened. The quadruplets had a rare trichorionic quadra-amniotic pregnancy, sharing three placentas instead of four.
She described her labor as sudden and emergent: “I started getting pretty sick, pretty fast. Then, it felt like just a few minutes later, I was on the operating table.”
The naturally conceived quads spent about six months in the neonatal intensive care unit before going home in December 2024.
While complications remain, the babies have made significant progress under the care of their parents. Becca and Lavareis, a police officer and twin himself, say their calm and quick reactions help them navigate parenting quadruplets. “If anyone was supposed to have quads, it was y’all,” Becca said.
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