Multiple pregnancies are rare occurrences, with the likelihood of having twins estimated at only 2%, and the chances of quadruplets calculated at one case in several tens of millions. However, miracles do happen. Fourteen years ago, during her first ultrasound, Julia discovered that she was carrying four embryos in her womb at once.

The situation was complex because the children were developing in the same placenta, and there were no guarantees of their health at birth. Julia was even advised to terminate the pregnancy, but she adamantly refused.