Multiple pregnancy is a phenomenon that has been thoroughly studied and described by modern medicine. Doctors watch women carrying twins or triplets with special attention, but they are not surprised. Meanwhile, science knows cases of the simultaneous birth of four, five babies and even more. What is the largest number of children born by one woman in one birth and in a lifetime?
Mothers who became large in one day
According to worldwide statistics, one in 700 pregnancies in the world is fourfold. Carrying out and giving birth to four babies at the same time is a serious test for the female body. Expectant mothers expecting such an impressive replenishment are monitored by doctors with special attention. But even today, not all quadruplets survive and reach adulthood. One of the most famous fours is the Durst sisters: Callie, Sarah, Kendra and Megan. These girls are not just quadruplets, but completely identical twins. Plus, they're real stars today thanks to their own reality show. In fact, quartets are born all over the world not so rarely, but the appearance of four identical twins is a real sensation. In 2000, there were only 15 such quadruplets all over the world. Curiously, most often twins in quartets are girls. In the Guinness Book of Records, not only is the largest number of children born to one woman noted, but there is also a record about the oldest mother of fours. California resident Mary Fudel gave birth to four babies at the age of 55. Unfortunately, the history of this family sad enough: one baby died, two were given up for adoption, and only one out of four is raised by his own mother.
Is it possible to give birth to five children at the same time?
There are also known cases of the simultaneous birth of five children as a result of naturally occurring pregnancies. In 1934, five girls were born in Canada, all twins grew up and reached adulthood, invariably remaining a tourist attraction for their hometown. True, the sisters often said that such fame did not bring them happiness. In 2013, in Salt Lake City, a young mother had three girls and two boys at the same time. This is not the largest number of children born at the same time, but an interesting fact is that pregnancy also occurred naturally. In 2016, in Odessa, Oksana Kobeletskaya, at the age of 37, became the mother of five babies at the same time. Throughout pregnancy, doctors promised this mother of many children the birth of triplets.
Known births of six and seven babies at the same time
To give birth to six children at the same time - is it possible with natural conception? It's hard to believe, but the human body is much more resilient than we used to think. Today there are 14 gear wheels in the world. Many of these children were born by natural conception. For the first time, the public learned about absolutely healthy six babies born by one mother at the same time, in 1974.
Each family necessarily has its own largest number of children born at the same time. We are used to being proud of our relatives who have given birth to 2-4 children at the same time. But in the McCoy family, living in Iowa, in 1997, 7 babies were simultaneously born. All children survived and are developing, but two of them have serious illnesses. There are several more cases of the birth of a semen. Such children appeared in 1998 with Hashi Mohammed Humair from Saudi Arabia. A similar case was recorded in Egypt, where Ghazali Ibrahim Omar at the age of 27 also became the mother of seven babies at once. The woman claims that the pregnancy is natural, and she did not resort to artificial insemination.
Absolute maternity records
The first known case of the birth of eight babies at the same time was recorded in 1998. Nkem Chukwu, who lives in Texas, became happy. This case is unique in that the first baby was born and the other seven children were born only on the 20th of the same month. One in eight babies died almost immediately after birth, and the rest reached adulthood. For many years, it was believed that 8 is the largest number of children born by one woman in one birth. In 2009, the world's most famous eights were born. Their mother, Nadi Suliman, is actively reporting her unusual pregnancy and the process of raising babies in the media. To date, this is the only case where all newborns have survived. And yet, what is the largest number of children a woman has given birth to at one time? With this achievement in the field of motherhood, Maria Fernandez from India entered the Guinness Book of Records. At the age of 42, the woman gave birth to 11 boys. Natural childbirth took only 37 minutes, all babies are absolutely healthy.
How many children did the mother with many children have?
The largest number of children born by one woman during her life is 69. This record was set by a Russian woman, the wife of a peasant Fedora Vasilyeva in the 18th century. Between 1725 and 1765, the heroine mother gave birth to twins 16 times, triplets 7 times and quadruplets 4 times. In infancy, only two babies out of 69 died, all the rest grew and developed normally. The record set in the 18th year by peasant Vasilyeva has not yet been broken. But there are other interesting examples in modern history. For example, in Chile at the end of the 20th century, Leontina Apbina gave birth to only 55 children.
Unique cases related to pregnancy and childbirth
Not all records in the category of multiple pregnancies end with the stories of happy large families. In 1917, a case was recorded in Rome fifteen-fetal pregnancy. According to doctors, this phenomenon is a consequence of long-term treatment of female infertility. However, the record pregnancy was terminated. Recorded in world medical statistics and cases of a one-time bearing of 9, 10 and even 11 children by one woman. In such situations, stillbirth is common and is high in the first days after birth. To date, the largest number of children born by one woman in one pregnancy is 11. The Guinness Book of Records in this category includes the birth of Maria Fernandez, during which perfectly healthy and viable boys were born.
Friday 13 April was a happy day for Marina Steklova and her husband. In this Novosibirsk family, four babies were born at once - three daughters and a son!
A boy and three girls were born by caesarean section in the Novosibirsk perinatal center (maternity hospital No. 4). For the 32-year-old mother, this pregnancy was the first, and the spouses did not resort to any stimulation measures.
“The first girl was born - weight 1890, height 45 cm; the second was a boy - weight 2400, height 46 cm; then again a girl - weight 1930, height 47 cm; well, and the fourth girl is again - 1970 grams and 47 cm " - Marina told reporters.
According to the doctors, the children were born full-term and are quite healthy. Their mother's condition is also satisfactory, while everyone remains under medical supervision.
The couple got married just a year ago. Marina Steklova is a graduate of SSUPS, works in a cellular communications company. At the first ultrasound, the parents-to-be were told that they had twins. On the second, we saw the third baby, and then the fourth.
“Yesterday, the news of the addition of the Steklovs to the family was discussed at an operational meeting with the acting governor of the Novosibirsk region, Andrei Travnikov.
“I congratulate parents and relatives, grandparents, because it is a very joyful event. On the other hand, we understand what a heap of worries will now fall on a young family. Talk about any further assistance you need. And, of course, everything we can do must be done. ", - said Travnikov. This instruction was given to the Acting Deputy Governor Sergei Nelubov and the Novosibirsk City Hall. Andrey Travnikov also instructed to provide organizational assistance to the family in preparing the necessary documents.
The help of the authorities, of course, will come in handy for the young family: now they live in a one-room apartment purchased with a mortgage.
1.the woman set a record: gave birth to four children in four minutesRecall that quadruplets have not been born in Novosibirsk for 6 years. In July 2012, our sibmama (Alena Becker) and her husband Alexander Terletsky became the parents of two sons and two daughters at once. The fifth baby is already growing up in their family!
In the city of Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region, four children were born in the Grakhovsky family at once - two girls and two boys. This is the first case in the history of the region, and the second in the country over the past three years. A mother of many children set a record by giving birth to a quadruple in four minutes. Sergey and Julia have always believed that a family should have two children. When the eldest daughter Nadezhda was 8 years old, they decided on a second child. In the third month of pregnancy, an ultrasound scan showed that four newborns are expected to be born at once. The couple did not use the IVF method of artificial insemination, as nature decided.
2. African woman gave birth to colorful children
35-year-old African woman Florence gave birth to two colorful children from a white-skinned husband from Germany. Experts say that children with such different external data are born in one case in a million. A woman became a mother for the first time, having given birth to two sons. One boy is dark-skinned, dark-eyed and black-haired. They named him Leo. And his brother - light-skinned, blue-eyed and black-haired will bear the name Ryan. Boys differ not only in skin color, but also in character. 
3. Egyptian gave birth to a seed
In Alexandria, a 27-year-old woman successfully gave birth to seven children. The delivery took place prematurely, and the babies - four boys and three girls - were placed in special incubators. During childbirth, the mother underwent a cesarean section and blood transfusion. The birth of seven children at once to one mother is a rare event, although not unique. In 2007, an Algerian woman underwent such a birth, but one of the seven babies did not survive. In total, there are three cases recorded in the world (not counting the above) when a mother gave a safe birth to seven babies 
4. The British gave birth to six children at once
In the UK, the first six children were born at the same time in 25 years. The happy owner of such offspring was a 31-year-old resident of Oxfordshire, Leakey Lam. The woman gave birth to four girls and two boys at once. The smallest baby weighs just 480 grams, while the largest weighs about 600. 
5. Kuzbass record-breaking grandfather had one hundred and third granddaughter
During the May holidays, the family of 73-year-old Novokuznetsk resident Alexei Shapoval was replenished with a newborn. The Kuzbass record-breaking grandfather gave birth to one hundred and third granddaughter. One hundred and third granddaughter became the 15th child in the family of the sixth son of Alexei Shapovalov. The record-breaking grandfather has 117 descendants - 13 children, 103 grandchildren - 51 granddaughters and 52 grandchildren and one great-grandson. According to Shchapoval, his family is a believer, his sons and daughters have 10-15 children. He knows all the grandchildren by name, remembers who is from which son or daughter, but he does not always remember their birthdays and therefore checks them against a special notebook. Sometimes there are several birthday people on one day. 
6. An athlete from Chile gave birth without knowing about pregnancy
The heavyweight athlete of the Chilean Olympic team, Elizabeth Poblete, gave birth to a baby right during training. However, she did not even know that she was pregnant. A 22-year-old Chilean woman who now lives in Brazil said that she did feel unwell for some time, but did not know the reasons. The baby was born prematurely three months ahead of schedule, weighing 1.2 kg and growing 34 cm. Straight from the gym, he and his newly-made mother were taken to the hospital. Elisabeth Poblete took part in the Beijing Olympics and took 12th place. 
7. The woman gave birth to two pairs of twins in one year
A rare case occurred with a resident of Great Britain. She gave birth to two pairs of twins, less than 12 months apart. Five years ago, a few days before the wedding, Hazel Bowden realized she was pregnant. The doctors informed her that she would have twins. The babies were born on September 22. Hazel soon began taking hormonal contraceptives, but four months after the birth of the children, she became pregnant again. And this time she had twins. 
8. Identical triplets were born to Tom and Allison Penn, New Yorkers. The boys weighing 1.81 to 2.14 kg were named Logan, Eli and Colin. The opportunity to give birth to identical triplets falls on one in 200 million. The couple have been trying to have children since getting married four years ago. The father of the triplets estimates that children will need about 10,000 diapers a year. North Shore University has agreed to undertake these costs for the first two years. 
