MEDININAGAR: A 30-year-old woman on Saturday gave birth to a quadruplet in Jharkhand's Palamau district, a senior health official said.
One of the four newborns died within half-an-hour of birth, Civil Surgeon Dr John F Kennedy told PTI.
The three other babies, who are under-weight, are admitted to the neonatal care unit of the district hospital here, he said.
The four babies were born in a primary healthcare centre and then referred to the district hospital, Kennedy said.
The condition of the mother, a resident of Pindra village under Chenpur police station limits, is stable, he added.