octuplet

obstetrics

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multiple births

  • identical and fraternal twins
    In multiple birth: Other multiple births

    The first confirmed birth of octuplets was reported from Mexico City in March 1967; none of the four boys and four girls born prematurely survived more than 14 hours. The first recorded set of nonuplets was born June 13, 1971, when an Australian woman gave birth to five boys and…

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