Malian mother to the world's only nonuplets (born 1996)
Halima Cissé |
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| Born | (1996-03-21) March 21, 1996 (age 28)
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| Known for | Giving birth to nonuplets |
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| Children | 10 |
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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 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]
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