In August 1950, Mrs Betty Sara, aged 29 years, was confined of quadruplets in the town of Bellingen, New South Wales, which is 500 km north of Sydney. All four babies were delivered vaginally, after a confinement lasting over two and a half days.
Keywords: 1950 obstetrics; prolonged confinement; quadruplets.
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