A US woman has given birth to eight babies, becoming just the second person recorded in the US to have delivered a set of living octuplets.
The six boys and two girls were delivered by caesarean section in Los Angeles, California.
The babies, who weighed in at between 1.8lbs (820g) and 3.4lbs each, are all said to be doing well.
They were screaming and kicking around very vigorously, according to a doctor at the hospital in suburban Bellflower.
The mother, whose identity has not been revealed, has asked that limited information be released about the births.
Medical team describe a ’successful’ delivery. A hospital spokeswoman described the deliveries, which took place in the space of five minutes, as “truly amazing”.
Three of the babies – who were nine weeks premature – needed help breathing, but all were otherwise doing well, a doctor said.
The babies will be in incubators for at least six weeks and the mother is planning to breast feed them all, the hospital officials said.
I wonder if TLC had a film crew at the birth? Here’s another show to add to Jon & Kate Plus 8 and Those crazy Duggars!!
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