Extremely rare! African woman successfully gives birth to nine children

A Malian woman has given birth to nine children, two more than the seven she was due to give birth to, the African country’s Ministry of Health said today. It is extremely rare for a woman to give birth to nine children.

AFP reports that Halima Cisse, a 25-year-old Malian woman, was flown to Morocco on March 30 to receive better care because she was scheduled to give birth to seven children.

Cisse gave birth yesterday in Morocco by Caesarean section. According to a statement from the Ministry of Health in Mali, Cisse gave birth to five female babies and four male babies. Both mother and child are in good health after delivery.

According to reports, it is very rare for a woman to give birth to seven children, and extremely rare to give birth to nine children.