A housewife, Mrs. Blessing Etoor, defied doctor’s
instruction that she would be delivered of her babies by
Caesarean section.
Mrs. Etoor, an indigene of Eleme in Rivers State by
marriage, who now has 10 children (six girls and four
boys) through multiple births, eventually gave birth to
triplets around 1am on Monday at home the natural way
without going through the knives.
It was gathered that Mrs. Etoor, who was formerly a hair
dresser, was able to push for the first baby to come out
before help finally came her way from a local nurse.
Narrating how she was delivered of the remaining two
babies, Mrs. Etoor, said her husband was able to bring in
somebody that helped her.
She said, “I gave birth to the babies in the house. I was not
feeling labour; I was just calling on my husband to give me
water to take my bath. I sat back and lay down. Just as I
was sleeping, water began to rush out.
“Then I asked my husband to run out and bring somebody
to take me to the hospital. But then he should ask his
younger brother to come and stay with me. Before the
brother came, it was like something was coming out of me.
“I asked my children to help me stay on the ground. I was
calling my first daughter, Faith, to help me. Just as I lay
down with my back on the ground, I started feeling the
baby trying to come out.
“I pushed and the first baby came out. So, I called on my
husband to bring somebody in to help me. With the help, I
was able to be delivered of the other two babies.”
Mrs. Etoor pointed out that her two elder sisters had given
birth to twins, stressing that her family has a history of
multiple births.
People have been visiting the one-bedroom apartment of
the Etoors on hearing how the woman from Ekiti State
shunned doctor’s directive and gave birth to triplets at
home.
Her husband, Mr. John Etoor, recalled that he had kicked
against the Caesarean section written on her card by the
doctor at the General Hospital, Nchia, because none of his
wife’s family had the history of undergoing such a method
of giving birth.
He added that though he never prayed for multiple births,
he had accepted them because they were given to him by
God.
Mr. Etoor, however, called for financial support from
government and public-spirited individuals, adding that the
babies were currently at home while the doctors had,
according to him, told him to bring the babies when they
are in stable condition.
instruction that she would be delivered of her babies by
Caesarean section.
Mrs. Etoor, an indigene of Eleme in Rivers State by
marriage, who now has 10 children (six girls and four
boys) through multiple births, eventually gave birth to
triplets around 1am on Monday at home the natural way
without going through the knives.
It was gathered that Mrs. Etoor, who was formerly a hair
dresser, was able to push for the first baby to come out
before help finally came her way from a local nurse.
Narrating how she was delivered of the remaining two
babies, Mrs. Etoor, said her husband was able to bring in
somebody that helped her.
She said, “I gave birth to the babies in the house. I was not
feeling labour; I was just calling on my husband to give me
water to take my bath. I sat back and lay down. Just as I
was sleeping, water began to rush out.
“Then I asked my husband to run out and bring somebody
to take me to the hospital. But then he should ask his
younger brother to come and stay with me. Before the
brother came, it was like something was coming out of me.
“I asked my children to help me stay on the ground. I was
calling my first daughter, Faith, to help me. Just as I lay
down with my back on the ground, I started feeling the
baby trying to come out.
“I pushed and the first baby came out. So, I called on my
husband to bring somebody in to help me. With the help, I
was able to be delivered of the other two babies.”
Mrs. Etoor pointed out that her two elder sisters had given
birth to twins, stressing that her family has a history of
multiple births.
People have been visiting the one-bedroom apartment of
the Etoors on hearing how the woman from Ekiti State
shunned doctor’s directive and gave birth to triplets at
home.
Her husband, Mr. John Etoor, recalled that he had kicked
against the Caesarean section written on her card by the
doctor at the General Hospital, Nchia, because none of his
wife’s family had the history of undergoing such a method
of giving birth.
He added that though he never prayed for multiple births,
he had accepted them because they were given to him by
God.
Mr. Etoor, however, called for financial support from
government and public-spirited individuals, adding that the
babies were currently at home while the doctors had,
according to him, told him to bring the babies when they
are in stable condition.
