A GoFundMe set up to raise money for a Queensland family that doubled in size thanks to a one-in-15 million pregnancy has smashed its initial fundraising target.

The fundraiser was set up by new Brisbane mum-of-eight Jenitar Na’amoana, who naturally conceived identical quadruplet girls in one of the rarest births in the world.

Na’amoana, 34, and her husband Jortham welcomed daughters Emily, Harriet, Alexa and Catherine last week after they were delivered by caesarean at 28 weeks and four days gestation at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH).

The couple already has four children aged between one and 10 years old and had not planned for another child when the quadruplets were conceived.

“While our hearts are overflowing with gratitude, the reality of caring for four newborns at once has brought challenges we never could have imagined,” Na’amoana wrote on her fundraising page.

“We urgently need a larger van with at least 10 or 12 seats, essential baby equipment, and help with ongoing medical, travel, and everyday living expenses.”

The family of 10 had initially hoped to raise $12,000, but by Monday afternoon it had far exceeded that goal – sitting at $16,000, and with a revised target of $24,000.

By Tuesday morning, more than $63,000 had been donated after it was announced the family was now hoping to raise $70,000. One generous donor chipped in $10,000.

The babies are being cared for in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit.

“If you’re able to support our family, no gift is too small,” Na’amoana wrote.

“Every donation will make a real difference.”

According to RBWH obstetrician Dr Alexa Bendall, the birth was an “unprecedented occurrence”.

“We have never seen a spontaneously conceived pregnancy of this type with quads,” said Bendall, who had been caring for Na’amoana since she first discovered she was pregnant.

“Jenitar has taken everything in her stride from day one … and she has somehow dodged every complication and risk for both herself and her babies to be here today, with four gorgeous newborn girls.

“Monozygotic quadruplets are estimated at one in every 15 million pregnancies, but to share the same placenta, this is unheard of.”

The quadruplets are currently being cared for in the RBWH Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), where they will grow to full term.

According to the hospital, the girls are doing “extremely well”.

GoFundMe’s terms allow organisers to update their fundraiser goal at any time to better reflect their needs.

–InDaily