Twenty-two-year-old Latifah is spontaneously pregnant with triplets. Latifah describes how early in the pregnancy she made the decision to keep the babies and raise them on her own as a single mother.

But at just 22 weeks pregnant, Latifah’s ᴄᴇʀᴠɪx begins to open, the initial stages of pre-term labor. Her babies are too small and underdeveloped to survive birth, so she must choose whether to let nature take its course or intervene to try and save the pregnancy.

Latifah decides to have a ʜɪɢʜ-ʀɪsᴋ procedure called a ᴄᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴇʀᴄʟᴀɢᴇ or ᴄᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴀʟ sᴛɪᴛᴄʜ performed, in which the ᴄᴇʀᴠɪx is stitched shut to try to prevent labor and prolong the pregnancy.

The procedure was successful, and Latifah’s triplets were born healthy at 30 weeks.

We caught up with Latifah recently, who said: “The last twelve months have been such a struggle when it comes to figuring out a routine and finding time for myself as well as finding time to play with the girls, but as time goes by, it does get easier.

“Za’lahni was recently diagnosed with ɪɴꜰᴀɴᴛɪʟᴇ sᴘᴀsᴍs, and it’s had an impact on her development, but it still doesn’t stop her from trying to do things. She will watch Ah’zari and Zeh’rai do things and try to do them as well, even though it’s hard for her, and I’m so proud of her for that.

“The triplets have just celebrated their first birthday, and I’m proud of all my girls for being such smart, happy babies, and I can’t wait to see what the future has in store for us.”

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