A woman died hours after giving birth to quadruplets in Arizona, USA.

It just so sad that this woman lost her life after giving birth to quadruplets and never got a chance to hold them. According to usatoday.com., Morales was more than 31 weeks into her pregnancy when she delivered three girls and one boy Thursday, according to Todman. She has been one of the few able to visit the premature newborns and said they are doing well.

"They're beautiful," Todman said. "They have tubes in their mouths and their noses. They've got little monitors and wires all over their body."

The babies — Erica, Tracey, Paisley and Carlos — will likely remain in the neonatal intensive care unit until doctors deem them healthy and strong enough to leave. Todman said the newborns will reach 40 weeks by about March 24. At birth, they ranged from about 21/2 pounds to more than 3 pounds, she said.

Morales and her husband had been trying to conceive for about three years before becoming pregnant in June after in vitro fertilization. Previously, Morales had tried everything from acupuncture to fertility treatments, Todman said.

"She worked very hard to have the baby," she said. "She did everything, everything she could have done to make sure they are healthy."

Morales, an enrollment counselor at the University of Phoenix, was excited about the pregnancy, Todman said.

"She was really happy to finally be a mom," she said.

Todman, who has been best friends with Morales since childhood, said Morales was more nervous about being a new mother than raising four children at once. Because of a previous miscarriage, Morales was apprehensive about getting too excited about the babies' arrival. She mainly focused on making sure she was doing things correctly throughout her pregnancy, Todman said.

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