six babies ,, Is there any higher record
Impoverished Afghan woman gives birth to sextuplets
By Bashir Ansari, writing by Amie Ferris-Rotman | Reuters – Tue, Jan 24, 2012
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MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An impoverished young Afghan woman has given birth to sextuplets -- three boys and three girls -- producing the same number of children her countrywomen typically average over a lifetime.
Sara Gul, 22, from the northern Balkh province, said on Tuesday she tried to abort after learning she was pregnant with the brood of six, highlighting the country's poverty and ignorance surrounding birth control.
"I even jumped from a wall but nothing happened to them," Gul told Reuters in provincial capital Mazar-e-Sharif, where she gave birth -- her first -- late Monday.
Maternity ward doctor Abdul Rauf Ferogh confirmed the birth, saying five of the babies were healthy, while the last one was underweight and still in postnatal care.
Rare in nature, multiple births are often the result of medical fertility treatment, although the method does not exist in Afghanistan. Afghans take pride in having large families, but war, conflict and destitution means one in four children die before reaching the age of five.
"Allah blessed me with six children, but I am worried about their future," said Gul's 27-year-old husband Shukrullah, who is unemployed, like many others in the war-wracked country
The Ministry of Health warns Afghanistan's population of 30 million will double in as many years, stunting opportunities for economic growth in what is already one of the world's poorest nations.
Efforts to promote birth control by the government have been met with caution by aid groups who say introducing contraceptives would be extremely difficult in the ultra-conservative Muslim society, and opposition from Islamic scholars who say they are unlawful.
(Reporting by Bashir Ansari, writing by Amie Ferris-Rotman; Editing by Ed Lane)
may allah keep all the kids healthy and safe and make them good Humans
The Suleman octuplets are six male and two female children conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF) and subsequently born to Nadya Suleman on January 26, 2009, in Bellflower, California. They presently reside in La Habra, California. They are only the second full set of octuplets to be born alive in the United States and, having survived more than a week, surpassed the previous worldwide survival-rate for a complete set of octuplets set by the Chukwu octuplets of 1998. The extremely controversial circumstances of their high order multiple birth has led to debate in the field of assisted reproductive technology as well as an investigation by the Medical Board of California of the fertility specialist involved, regarding the transfer of twelve embryos at once.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suleman_octuplets
May they bring their parents happiness and joy in this life and the next..Aameen!
Seriously six kids? wow...amazing!Specially when you consider all those wealthy people who are desperate for even one child. Truly God gives to whom he wills.
there is a case of Octuplets in United States, but they all were not born on the same day..
any how, Wish all the best to the family, every kid bring their own fortune, so hope they will survive, and be good citizens
God bless the mother and all 6 babies
Thank God, parents must have asked for one, but the Almighty has blessed them with Six, have faith in God , what ever you ask in his name are blessed.
Let God bless the mother and all 6 babies
Maasha Allah - Praying to Allah that let all the 6 kids be in good health,safe and smart - Let these children bring prosperity to their family. I hope their parents will take care of them very well.
MASHAALLAH... Here some says world record some says Pathan can do anythng... So there is no point of world record coz this is ALLAH ALMIGHTY will not humans will and the one who said Pathans can do anything so its not necessary that every afghan is Pathan there are so many others tribes and cast too in afghanistan.. And in this can if she is Pathan so pathan did jump for miscariage but unsuccessfull..
yea its strange without any treatment...very very productive parents..:)
"I even jumped from a wall but nothing happened to them," Gul told Reuters
This is called destiny...for some ladies even in bed rest they will have miscarriage...
There have been cases of octuplets ..
Hope all the babies survive and go on to be healthy..
Asif say MASHALLAH !
not funny :/
PATHANS can do anything
khan22, it is amazing from science point of view, but might be a bit misery for the poor parents. Raising six children under poverity and such harsh condition in Afghanistan is not easy.
I heard NGOs and other chairity organisation are coming forward to support the family.
I heard five kids but six is first time i came to know,, this is really amazing ,,,
sextuplets but unique about this case is absence of any fertility treatment.