Halima Cissé
Halima Cissé (born 21 March 1996) is the Malian mother to the world's only known nonuplets that have survived birth.[1]
Early life
Cissé was born in Timbuktu, Mali.[2] Prior to the birth of her nonuplets, she had one daughter with her husband, Adjudant Kader Arby, an army officer.[3][4] As of 2021, she was a student.[5]
Multiple births
When she was 25 year old, doctors believed that Cissé was pregnant with seven foetuses.[4][2] On 30 March 2021,[1] interim president Bah Ndaw[4] instructed the Government of Mali to transport Cissé to Casablanca, Morocco in order to give birth.[3]
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.[5] The children were cared for in the Ain Borja clinic in Casablanca,[6] Cissé was also provided with medical care for one month and required surgery after the birth.[5]
Her children are four boys named Muhammad, Bah, El Hadj and Oumar, and five girls named Adama, Hawa, Fatouma, Oumou, and Kadidia.[3][5]
See also
- List of multiple births
- Nadya Suleman - mother of first surviving octuplets.
References
- ^ a b "Most children delivered at a single birth to survive". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ a b c "Mother of world's only nonuplets on how she copes". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ a b c "Mali nonuplets in perfect health on first birthday - father". BBC News. 2022-05-04. 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 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.