Meet the Morrisett quads!

And now, Cullen is excited to meet his four siblings in person, as the Morrisett Quadruplets were delivered today at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center.

Jennifer Morrisett and her husband Lance, who is a minister, moved their family from Haven, Kan., to Phoenix to receive care from world renowned perinatologist John Elliott. MD. The babies - one girl and three boys - were delivered after a 34-week, two-day pregnancy (the average quadruplet gestation is 29.5 weeks). The Morrisetts, like many other couples from around the world, were thankful that Dr. Elliott agreed to oversee the highly complex pregnancy and credit the doctor for their four healthy babies.

This birth was a record breaker for Dr. Elliott, dubbed the "King of Quads," as the Morrisett babies set an Arizona record with their combined weight of 20 lbs, 7 oz.

Baby Girl A, Emma Elizabeth, 10:31 a.m., 4 lbs, 9 oz.
Baby Boy B, Kaden Zachary, 10:33 a.m., 5 lbs, 2 oz.
Baby Boy C, Lane Dalston, 10:34 a.m., 5 lbs, 9 oz.              
Baby Boy D, Bennett Grant, 10:35 a.m., 5 lbs, 3.oz.

Elliott, who is no stranger to complex pregnancies, says Morrisett’s journey has been medically perfect.

“For a mom of four babies to get to 34 weeks without having to go into the hospital for bed rest prior to the pregnancy is quite a success,” said Elliott. “We have been privileged to care for a number of mothers expecting quadruplets and other high-order multiples at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center and are very pleased at this outcome.”

Following delivery, the infants are being cared for by Phoenix Children’s Hospital’s neonatology specialists. The Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU), located inside Banner Good Samaritan, is operated by Phoenix Children’s Hospital. The connection between the two hospitals means mom can recover at Banner Good Sam, but remain only a short walk away from her babies.

Dr. Elliott, his colleagues at Phoenix Perinatal Associates and the nursing staffs at Banner Good Samaritan and Phoenix Children’s Hospital, have developed an international reputation for their care and management of women delivering high-order multiples (triplets or more). Banner Good Samaritan has delivered nearly 100 sets of quadruplets, ten sets of quintuplets and two sets of sextuplets.

About Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center has been providing medical care to Arizona and the Southwest since 1911. Banner Good Samaritan is owned and operated by Phoenix-based Banner Health, a nonprofit organization. The hospital was named to the 2009-’10 U.S.News & World Report’s “America’s Best Hospitals” list for Gynecology, Heart & Heart Surgery and Kidney Disorders. Banner Good Samaritan has been recognized as a Magnet™ facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor a hospital can earn for its nursing care and practices, and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in the Valley by The Phoenix Business Journal and BestCompaniesAZ in 2007 and 2008 and one of the “Top 100 Hospitals to Work For” by Nursing Professionals magazine.

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For updated information and to talk to the mom about her successful pregnancy, please contact Banner Good Samaritan at (602) 839-4411.

For updated information on the quadruplets, please contact Phoenix Children’s Hospital at (602) 546-5872.