Halima Cissé
Born (1996-03-21) March 21, 1996
Timbuktu, Mali
Known forGiving birth to nonuplets
Children10

Halima Cissé (born 21 March 1996) is the Malian mother to the world's only nonuplets known to have survived birth.[1]

Early life

Cissé was born in Timbuktu, Mali.[2] Prior to the birth of her nonuplets, she had one daughter named Sauda,[3] with her husband, Adjudant Kader Arby, an army officer.[4][5] In 2021, she was a student.[6]

Multiple births

When she was 25 year old, doctors believed that Cissé was pregnant with seven foetuses.[5][2] On 30 March 2021,[1] interim president Bah Ndaw[5] instructed the Government of Mali to transport Cissé to Casablanca, Morocco in order to give birth.[4]

On 4 May 2021, her nine nonuplets were born prematurely at 30 weeks, by caesarean section and weighed between 500g and 1kg.[2] The birth date had been postponed as late as possible to increase the chance of the babies surviving.[6] The children were cared for in the Ain Borja clinic in Casablanca,[7] Cissé was also provided with medical care for one month and required surgery after the birth.[6]

Her children are four boys named Muhammad, Bah, El Hadj and Oumar, and five girls named Adama, Hawa, Fatouma, Oumou, and Kadidia; they were all in "perfect health" as of their first birthday.[4][6] According to the parents and medical staff, the nine babies were conceived naturally, unlike e.g. the Suleman octuplets (who were conceived by IVF).[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Most children delivered at a single birth to survive". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mother of world's only nonuplets on how she copes". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  3. ↑ "How the mother of world's only nonuplets copes". BBC Africa Africa. 4 June 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mali nonuplets in perfect health on first birthday - father". BBC News. 2022-05-04. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  5. 1 2 3 "Malian woman gives birth to nine babies". the Guardian. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Guenfoud, Ibtissem (30 July 2021). "Mom speaks out about giving birth to 9 babies". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  7. ↑ Owoseje, Toyin (2022-05-07). "Record-breaking Mali nonuplets celebrate their first birthday". CNN. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
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