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How Malian woman who was expecting seven babies gave birth to NINE

Thompson Nsisongabasi

May 05, 2021

A 25-year-old woman in Mali has given birth to nine babies in Morocco on Tuesday

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According to the Malian government, all nine babies and the mother are "doing well".

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Halima Cisse was expected to deliver seven babies, according to ultrasounds done in Morocco and Mali.

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Giving birth to seven babies at once is a rare phenomenon and rarer is delivering nine kids.

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"The mother and babies are doing well so far," Mali's Health Minister Fanta Siby told news agency AFP.

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The Malian health ministry said that Cisse has given birth to five girls and four boys and all nine kids were delivered by caesarean section.

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Siby said that the mother and children would return back to Mali in several weeks.

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Local media reports had expressed concerns about Cisse's and her babies health.

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Earlier, the Malian government shifted Cisse to Morocco on March 30 for providing her with better treatment.

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However, Moroccan health ministry spokesman Rachid Koudhari said he had no information regarding such delivery being taken place in one of the hospitals of the country.

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Siby congratulated "the medical teams of Mali and Morocco, whose professionalism is at the origin of the happy outcome of this pregnancy".

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