A 25 year old Iraqi woman gave birth to seven babies, at a hospital in the Diyali province of eastern Iraq, said to be first such incident in any of the middle-east countries.
According to the reports, all the seven children, six girls and a boy, and the mother are in perfect condition after the natural birth of the children.
Firas Al Izzawi, a health department spokesperson, told reporters that it was a natural birth and the 25-year-old mother was ‘perfectly healthy’ after delivering seven babies in a day.
The father of the children, Youssef Fadl, said he and his wife had no plans to expand their family, but now they must look after ten children, reported Daily Mail.
Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey, in 1997 became the first ever couple to give birth to the first surviving septuplets, they had reportedly denied ‘selective reduction’ on the babies citing that it was ‘god’s gift’.
It had prompted the then US President Bill Clinton to call the couple personally to congratulate, while legendary TV host Oprah Winfrey, had invited them on her iconic talk show.
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New Delhi, Nov 21: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday expressed confidence of winning bypolls in all three assembly segments in the state.
The polling in three assembly constituencies -- Sandur, Shiggaon and Channapatna -- was held on November 13 and counting of votes will take place on November 23.
"I am confident we will win all three bypolls," Siddaramaiah told reporters here.
The CM said he does not believe in exit polls as they have gone wrong in the recent state elections like Haryana, he added.