A WOMAN has given birth to EIGHT babies – America's second live-born set of octuplets.
The mum, who has not been identified, gave birth to six boys and two girls weighing between 1.8lbs and 3.4lbs yesterday.
The hospital had scheduled a caesarean for seven babies, but medics were stunned when an eighth was born.

Dr Karen Maples said: “It’s a surprise.

“Eight newborns are in stable condition and they’re doing quite well.”

Dr Harold Henry, chief of maternal and fetal medicine at the hospital, added: "It is quite easy to miss a baby when you’re anticipating seven babies.

“Ultrasound doesn’t show you everything.”

The babies were born at Kaiser Permanante hospital in southern California.

Doctors said the tots were born nine weeks premature but were in a stable condition.

Two newborns were placed on ventilators and a third needs oxygen.

Hospital spokeswoman Myra Suarez said she could not release any information about the mother, including her condition or if she had used fertility drugs.

“They are all doing the best they can,” she said.

Dr Mandhir Gupta, a neo-natologist who cared for the infants, said: "She’s a very strong woman, so she probably will be able to handle all eight babies.”

And she's planning to breast feed all eight babies, her doctors said

The mother checked into the hospital in her 23rd week of pregnancy and gave birth seven weeks later.

All eight babies will probably remain in the hospital for at least two months and the mother should be released in a week, Dr Maples added.

It is estimated the delivery of the babies lasted just FIVE MINUTES.

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Dr Henry said: “They were all screaming and kicking around very vigorously.”

Forty-six hospital staff and four delivery rooms were used for the octuplets’ births.

After one baby was born, staff rushed the newborn into another room and waited for the next, the hospital said.

Medics repeatedly practiced for the deliveries in preparation for the multiple birth.

The first live-born octuplets were born in Houston in 1998 but one baby died about a week later.

The surviving siblings – girls Ebuka, Gorom, Chidi, Chima and Echerem, and their brothers Ikem and Jioke – celebrated their 10th birthdays in December.

Their Nigerian-born parents, Nkem Chukwu and Iyke Louis Udobi, said they were astonished and grateful their children had grown up to be healthy and active youngsters.

Chukwu said the new parents have a lot to look forward to.

“Just enjoy it. It’s a blessing, truly a blessing,” Chukwu said. “We’ll keep praying for them.

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@Tope

I don tell you, na 10 you go bear for me in one go. You know say I dey very potent.

spikedcylinder:

Oh my! Her poor vagina. . . .

spikedcylinder:

Oh my! Her poor vagina. . . .

As if you nevr give birth b4

Dis Guy:

I think she was assisted not natural. . . .

dani1luv:

As if you nevr give birth b4

MRbrownJAY:

woah, people just twist stories in their own ways, this woman is not nigerian, here are the pics of her with her HUGE belly.
http://www.tmz.com/2009/02/12/octomom-it-was-a-very-goodyear/