Woman gives birth to 5 girls in Houston hospital

HOUSTON — A Houston hospital said a woman has delivered five girls in what it believes is the first set of all-female quintuplets born in the U.S.

The Woman’s Hospital of Texas said Danielle Busby had her babies by Caesarean section April 8. Doctors say the children, born premature at 28 weeks, were doing well on Wednesday.

Dr. Jayne Finkowski-Rivera said the babies are only requiring modest help breathing. Busby, her husband Adam and her eldest daughter, Blayke, welcomed Olivia Marie, Ava Lane, Hazel Grace, Parker Kate and Riley Paige. Their birth weights ranged from 2 pounds, to 2 pounds 6 ounces. Danielle Busby said she never thought she would have six kids — much less six girls. She had intrauterine insemination for both pregnancies.

California may declare measles outbreak over

LOS ANGELES — A measles outbreak that began at Disneyland and reignited debate about vaccinations is nearing an end.

The outbreak will be declared over in California on Friday if no new cases pop up.

Disease investigators worked for months to contain the highly contagious disease that originated at Disney theme parks in December and spread to several other states and countries. In all, 131 people in California were infected.

By The Associated Press