We're trying to help them the best we can. You're so happy in a sense for them, but we know it's going to be a lot of work. We just hope and pray that things work out well and all the babies are healthy. That is a major concern. The Moras, who learned they were expecting quintuplets during spring training, rejected the possibility of aborting any of the fetuses to enhance the chances of all the babies being born healthy.
Quintuplets often have respiratory and other complications.
There were 15 known sets of quintuplets born, worldwide, in 2000. Statistically, it's believed that quintuplets occur once in every 470 million births, although, with the use of fertility treatments that number is on the rise. The Moras, who thought they were expecting twins until a checkup in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., revealed five heartbeats, say they used no fertility drugs. No one in my family has had a situation like this. So far, Mora has been able to keep his mind on baseball when necessary.