World’s first surviving nonuplets, comprising nine babies from a single birth, have returned home after 19 months in hospital.
The babies, five girls and four boys, were born by Caesarean section on 4 May, 2021 in a hospital in Casablanca, Morocco.
The mother, Halima Cisse, 26, was moved from a clinic in Bamako, Mali, by the Malian government to Morocco just before their birth for better medical attention.
At just 30 weeks old at birth, the babies weighed between 500 grams to one kilogram (1.1 lb to 2.2 lb).
The babies celebrated their first birthday in a care home where they were still under medical observation in Morocco in May, 2022.
The father, Abdelkader Arby, joined the family in Morocco from Mali for the celebration.
They have entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the only surviving nonuplets in the world.
They returned to Mali on 13 December, 2022.
All the babies are in good health.
The government of Mali is supporting the family in their upbringing and care.
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