Halima Cissé
Halima Cissé | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 21, 1996 Timbuktu, Mali |
| 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]
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]- List of multiple births
- Nadya Suleman, mother of the first surviving octuplets
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Most children delivered at a single birth to survive". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ a b c "Mother of world's only nonuplets on how she copes". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "How the mother of world's only nonuplets copes". BBC Africa Africa. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Mali nonuplets in perfect health on first birthday - father". BBC News. 2022-05-04. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ a b c "Malian woman gives birth to nine babies". the Guardian. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ a b c d e Guenfoud, Ibtissem (30 July 2021). "Mom speaks out about giving birth to 9 babies". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ Owoseje, Toyin (2022-05-07). "Record-breaking Mali nonuplets celebrate their first birthday". CNN. Retrieved 2022-06-10.