Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 January 1949Vol. XIX, No. 6

Fijians Produce Triplets

p. 82 · Read in the full issue

Page 8282

Suva. Jan. 3

Triplets are rare among the Fijian and Polynesian peoples, but Fijians have now produced two sets in one generation. The first were born in Cicia. Lau, in 1943, and caused so much official and medical com

motion that an RNZAP plane rushed off to Cicia to drop supplies of special baby food on the beach. All are flourishing.

The second triplets came to light at the Wainibokasi obstetric unit a few days be fore Christmas. The babies weighed 5 lb. 41 lb, and 4 lb. The parents’ home is at Tavuia, Rewa.

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