Rare septuplets birth of 25 year old mother
A 25-year-old woman in Iraq conceived seven naturally and gave birth to six daughters and one son.
According toHealthmedicinet, this is Iraq's first septuplets, which just happened at Al Batoul Hospital in Diyali province.
Hospital spokesman Firas Al Izzawi said the mother is in good health. The seven newborns, six girls and one boy, are in good health after medical checks.
Youssef Fadl, a father of seven, said he and his wife have no plans to have more children as they currently have 10 children to care for.
7 children were born by natural birth. Photo:Healthmedicinet |
Previously, the world's first septuplets were Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey in the US in 1997. The couple refused to undergo selective reduction after learning that they were pregnant with seven children through artificial insemination.