Malian mother snatches crown for most babies born at once – 9 babies!

It was in the offing. It was coming, someone was definitely going to give birth to nine or more babies.

It is not the first time that the world has witnessed nonuplets. Two sets of nonuplets have previously been recorded – one born to a woman in Australia in 1971 and another to a woman in Malaysia in 1999 – but none of the babies survived more than a few days.

Currently, a woman who had eight babies in the US in 2009 holds the Guinness World Record for the most children delivered at a single birth to survive.

But 25-year-old Halima Cissé looks destined to snatch the crown. That is, if her babies survive.

Miss Halima Cissé was flown Mali to Morocco to receive better medical attention for herself and babies. Dr. Youssef Alaoui, medical director at Ain Borja clinic in Casablanca, Morocco, told the AFP nes agency that the situation “extremely rate, it’s exceptional”.

Morocco’s team of doctors and paramedics assisted the delivery of the premature babies.

About 10 doctors and 25 paramedics helped in the delivery excercise.

The babies weighed between 500g and 1kg (1.1lb and 2.2lb). They wouldd be kept in incubators “for two to three months”, said Dr. Youssef Alaoui.

Ms Cisse, mother of nonuplet, at Morocco hospital with medical staff

Malians happy at the break of the news

Malians were fascinated at the news that Ms. Halima would deliver seven babies at a go. For weeks, it became a subject on the airwaves. Malian doctors had earlier predicted that seven babies would be born and that they feared for the well-being ofMs Cissé and the babies.

After weeks of media discourse, government finally stepped in to help salvage any chances of making sure that the newborns live.

Ms Cissé’ stayed for approximately two weeks at the hospital in Mali before finally flown to Morocco on 30 March.

The expectant mother finally gave birth to nine babies after five weeks at the Moroccan clinic by Caesarean section.

According to the medical director at the hospital, Ms Cissé was 25 weeks pregnant when admitted but the medical team managed to extend her term to 30 weeks.

Babies’ father happy that mother and children are doing well.

The father of the nonuplets, Adjudant Kader Arby, is did not follow them to Morocco. Though he confirmed that he remained in constant contact with his wife in Morocco. The father of nine didn’t shy away from expressing worry about the future of his family.

To him, God gave them these babies and he would definitely help them to take care of the them. He expressed shock at the amazing support and thanks thrown at the family.

“Everybody called me! Everybody called! The Malian authorities called expressing their joy. I thank them… Even the president called me”, he added.

How did we get here? What really is the cause of multiple pregnancy?

According to the Mayo clinic, sometimes a twin or triplet pregnancy just happens. In other cases, specific factors are at play. For example, a twin pregnancy is more likely as you get older because hormonal changes can cause more than one egg to be released at a time. Use of assisted reproductive technologies — such as in vitro fertilization — also increases the odds of twins or other multiples.

Fraternal twins — the most common kind of twins — occur when two separate eggs are fertilized by two different sperm. Each twin has his or her own placenta and amniotic sac. The twins can be two girls, two boys, or a boy and a girl.

Identical twins occur when a single fertilized egg splits and develops into two fetuses. Identical twins might share a placenta and an amniotic sac or the twins might share a placenta and each have separate amniotic sacs. Genetically, the two babies are identical. They’ll be the same sex and share physical traits and characteristics. Rarely, identical twins fail to completely separate into two individuals. These babies are known as conjoined twins.

Triplets and other higher order multiples can be identical, fraternal or a combination of both.