9/9/13 - A Tyrone Township couple is celebrating the simultaneous birth of five babies in the first case of quintuplets ever handled by the University of Michigan Hospital. Robert and Jessica Hicks already had a 3-year-old son at the time of the multiple birth on Thursday. The couple used fertility treatments in both conceptions. The five babies, named Parker, Carol, Emmett, Nicole, and Ryker, are considered healthy and spent time in hospital incubators this weekend at U of M. They were born within four minutes of each other and weigh between 3 pounds 7 ounces and 4 pounds 6 ounces. The Hicks family has prepared by adding a third bedroom to their home and arranging for Robertâs mother to stay with them to help look after the new arrivals. (JK)
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