Halima Cissé | |
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Born |
Timbuktu, Mali | March 21, 1996
Known for | Giving birth to nonuplets |
Children | 10 |
Halima Cissé (born 21 March 1996) is the Malian mother to the world's only nonuplets known to have survived birth. [1]
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]
When she was 25 years 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]
Halima Cissé | |
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Born |
Timbuktu, Mali | March 21, 1996
Known for | Giving birth to nonuplets |
Children | 10 |
Halima Cissé (born 21 March 1996) is the Malian mother to the world's only nonuplets known to have survived birth. [1]
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]
When she was 25 years 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]