Victoria Hope & Newborn Triplets Found Dead in Shelton, CT Home, No Foul Play Suspected

How does one deliver triplets at home alone, without medical assistance? Shelton, Ct., resident Victoria Hope, 27 and her three newborn triplets were found dead in her home Tuesday afternoon. Police believe foul play was not a factor in their deaths because the family was unaware the woman was pregnant. This is a real tragedy and my thoughts and prayers go out to the family of this woman.

The woman's mother arrived home about 1 p.m. and found her daughter and the three infants, all boys, on the floor, police Detective Ben Trabka said. Though police has not identified her, the house is owned by Victornia Hope's parents, William and Frances Hope.

Police learned about the incident when the woman's mother called for help, Trabka said. When officers and emergency medical crews arrived at the home, the woman and the babies were already dead, he said.

"We received a medical call and found that a woman had died," Trabka said. "It appears that she died giving birth to the triplets in the house."Autopsy results were not available Tuesday night. Source: CT Post

It is clear that she understands the childbirth process because she had two other children, a six-year-old boy and a two-year-old girl. It will be interesting to learn what went wrong that led to the multiple deaths. I also have to wonder where her other children were where when this tragedy occurred.

Death from childbirth is relatively rare in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the most recent statistics as of 2006, show that fewer than 600 American women die annually while giving birth.