Born premature, these quadruplets beat the odds to thrive

The Cheng siblings now (from left): Yannis, Zacharee, Shana and Abby will be turning 20 in September. - COURTESY OF CHENG CHING KANG

SINGAPORE: They were given only a 40 per cent chance of survival when they were born in 2004. But the quadruplets, born premature at 26 and 28 weeks, beat the odds.

The Cheng siblings, who will turn 20 in September this year, were conceived through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) and comprise identical twins Zacharee and Shana, and fraternal twins Abby and Yannis, the only boy in the mix.