WA couple expecting triplets deliver rare quadruplets in first such birth since 2020

Key facts

• Belinda Lotsu, 45, delivered quadruplets via cesarean section at 32 weeks and three days on Tuesday.
• The babies – Amy, Amana, Amber, and Amon – weigh between 1.5 and 2 kilograms.
• The quadruplets are the 15th set recorded in Western Australia and the first since 2020.
• The couple already have a three-year-old son, Carl.
• Belinda had a miscarriage before the IVF pregnancy.
• The family moved from Ghana to Kalgoorlie two years ago and have no direct family there.
• All four babies are in specialist neonatal care and expected to go home in four to six weeks.

A pregnancy that kept surprising

Belinda Lotsu, a 45-year-old mother from Kalgoorlie, had hoped for a single healthy daughter after a previous miscarriage. Instead, IVF treatment led to a pregnancy that kept delivering surprises. Initially told she was carrying triplets, a scan more than halfway through the pregnancy revealed a fourth baby. “I’m still surprised that I was able to have four babies at one time,” Ms Lotsu said. Her husband, Emmanuel, recalled the moment they learned the news: “You could see the surprise on her face. She was so surprised and stunned.”

The birth at King Edward Memorial Hospital

On Tuesday, Ms Lotsu delivered one boy and three girls by caesarean section at King Edward Memorial Hospital in Perth. The babies were born at 32 weeks and three days, with weights ranging from 1.5 to 2 kilograms. Jourdin Ross, the hospital’s Nurse and Midwifery Coordinator, said: “She’s done absolutely amazing getting them to 33 weeks for four babies, growing at the rate that they did. They’re all doing exceptionally well. They were all born with really good weights.” The hospital had prepared extensively for the birth, coordinating emergency scenarios, neonatal care capacity, and mother and baby safety. “Beyond clinical care, the hospital wrapped comprehensive support around the family,” Ross said. “Ensuring compassion, dignity and continuity of care during an extraordinary and stressful experience.”

A family far from home

The Lotsu family moved from Ghana to the regional town of Kalgoorlie two years ago. They have no direct family in Australia, but have found support through their church and the local Ghanaian community. “They are the ones we call family over here,” Mr Lotsu said. Their three-year-old son, Carl, is already enamored with his new siblings, often asking to see photos of them on his father’s phone.

A rare occurrence in Western Australia

The quadruplets are the 15th set recorded in Western Australia and the first since 2020. That previous set, also delivered at King Edward Memorial Hospital, was also three girls and one boy. “It’s just a coincidence but it’s amazing really,” Ross said. “No matter how long you’re in obstetrics you just never get over how amazing pregnancy and birth can be.” The state averages five triplet births per year, and has seen only two quintuplet births, in 1989 and 1999.

Recovery and outlook

All four babies – Amy, Amana, Amber, and Amon – are being cared for in the hospital’s specialist neonatal unit. They are expected to be able to go home in four to six weeks. Ms Lotsu, when asked about future children, laughed and said: “God will give them to other people who need a baby. We are OK.”

Coordinated care for an extraordinary event

The birth required seamless collaboration across multiple hospital services, including obstetrics, midwifery, anaesthetics, neonatology, nursing, theatre teams, and support services. Ross noted that the team worked under significant time pressure and clinical complexity. “I think Belinda is an absolute super woman, she is inspirational to everyone,” she added.

The bottom line

• Belinda Lotsu delivered quadruplets after an IVF pregnancy that initially revealed triplets.
• The babies are the 15th set of quadruplets recorded in Western Australia and the first since 2020.
• The family, originally from Ghana, relies on church and community support in Kalgoorlie.
• All four babies are in neonatal care and expected to go home in four to six weeks.
• The hospital coordinated extensive planning for the rare birth, involving multiple specialist teams.