First all-female quintuplets born in US

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In this undated photo provided by The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, parents Danielle, left, and Adam Busby spend time with Parker Kate, one of their quintuplets born on April 8, 2015, at The Woman’s Hospital of Texas in Houston, Texas. The Woman’s Hospital of Texas says it took four minutes for mother Danielle to deliver the babies by C-section last week. Busby, her husband Adam and her eldest daughter, Blayke, welcomed Olivia Marie, Ava Lane, Hazel Grace, Parker Kate and Riley Paige. (Charles Falk/The Woman’s Hospital of Texas via AP)

HOUSTON — A Houston hospital says a woman has given birth to five girls in what it believes is the first set of all-female quintuplets born in the U.S.

The Woman’s Hospital of Texas says it took four minutes for mother Danielle Busby to deliver the babies by cesarean section April 8. Busby, her husband Adam and her eldest daughter, Blayke, welcomed Olivia Marie, Ava Lane, Hazel Grace, Parker Kate and Riley Paige.

Dr. Alexander Reiter delivered the babies — who were born premature at 28 weeks — with help from more than a dozen medical personnel.

The hospital says the babies are the first set of all-female quintuplets born in America.

The mother had an intrauterine insemination for both her pregnancies.

Story by the Associated Press.