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Halima Cisse, 25, gave birth to five girls and four boys on Tuesday at around 30 weeks into her pregnancy
She was expected to give birth to seven babies, an ultrasound originally showed, but two more were found
The record nine babies celebrated their first week of life today with a religious naming ceremony
Because of the grave risk of infection, their mother Halima Cisse, 25, has only limited access to them
Nonuplets are extremely rare and medical complications are common when it comes to multiple births
Tiny nonuplets born in Morocco have a fight ahead, hospital says
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Halima Cisse, a 25-year-old Malian woman who gave birth to nine babies in Morocco on Tuesday, is in good health. Her nonuplets, five girls and four boys, have a way to go, according to Youssef Alaoui, the medical director of Casablanca’s Ain Borja clinic, where the babies were born.
“There is still work to do because they are very premature,” Alaoui told CNN. “They need to gain weight, they need to breastfeed. There are lots of problems waiting for us.”
The babies were born weighing between 1.1 and 2.4 pounds, after a pregnancy of just 30 weeks. Five were hooked up to ventilators immediately after their birth via C-section.
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THE HUSBAND of a woman who shocked doctors when she gave birth to nine babies has said he s not worried by the huge number of tots.
Halima Cisse, 25, and her partner thought she was pregnant with seven babies after medics missed two on the ultrasound.
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Five of the babies are girls, and the other four are boysCredit: AP
But to her surprise - and the team of medics in Morocco - the true number of tots was revealed during a nailbiting c-section op.
Her husband, Adjudant Kader Arby, stayed at home with the couple s older daughter while his wife was flown another country for specialist treatment.
Nine babies born to Malian mother will need to spend the next two to three months in incubators at Moroccan hospital, doctors say
Halima Cisse, 25, gave birth to five girls and four boys on Tuesday at around 30 weeks into her pregnancy
Ms Cisse was expected to give birth to seven babies but two more were found
Professor Youssef Alaoui, medical director of the Ain Borja clinic in Casablanca where the nonuplets were born, said it was an extremely rare case
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Inside Moroccan maternity ward where Malian mother gave birth to record breaking NINE babies: Incredible images show five girls and four boys who beat the odds to survive as doctors say they are doing fine
Halima Cisse, 25, gave birth to five girls and four boys on Tuesday at around 30 weeks into her pregnancy
She was expected to give birth to seven babies, an ultrasound originally showed, but two more were found
Nonuplets are extremely rare and medical complications are common when it comes to multiple births
Ms Cisse was flown from Mali to Casablanca in Morocco to make sure the babies were delivered safely