Strangers and railway staff help Chinese couple bring quintuplets home by train
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Despite a previous diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome, a condition that can make pregnancy challenging, the 24-year-old mother conceived naturally
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Alice Yan in Shanghai Published: 6:00pm, 17 Oct 2026
When a couple from Xinjiang took their quintuplets home on a 36-hour train journey, the babies became favourites of both the train crew and fellow passengers, who took turns caring for them.
The five babies were born on February 26 at a major hospital in Wuhan, in central China’s Hubei province. Their father, known as Abu, and their mother, Dili, are both from Hotan in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region.
The 24-year-old mother conceived naturally despite having previously been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome, a condition that can make pregnancy difficult, Hubei Daily reported.
After their birth, the quintuplets – one boy and four girls – were cared for in Wuhan by their parents and their aunt.
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