Quadruplets born to 65-Year-old German grandmother set to leave hospital

A 65-year-old German woman is thought to be the oldest woman to give birth to quadruplets, in a case which has sparked controversy in Germany.

Three month old girl, Neeta with her brother Dries, Bence and Fjonn. (BBC) Source: BBC

The quadruplets, Neeta, Dries, Bence and Fjonn, were born in May and will soon be heading home from hospital with their 65-year-old mother, Annegret Raunigk.

The retired schoolteacher is thought to be the oldest woman in the world to give birth to quadruplets. 

The three boys and a girl were born prematurely by Cesarean section at 26 weeks in Berlin, weighing between 655 grams an 960 grams.

Doctors say they're in good health.

Ms Raunigk has 13 other children, and seven grandchildren.

Ms Raunigk travelled to Ukraine to have donated embryos implanted, a procedure that's illegal in Germany.