Woman in Madhya Pradesh gives birth to 6 babies, two infants die

March 1: A woman gave birth to six babies (sextuplets) in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur on 29 February. However, two infant died after few hours. District Hospital’s Civil Surgeon Officer told that the left four babies are also in critical condition. The infants have been kept under observation in the Sick Newborns Care Unit at the hospital The condition of the mother has been reported to be stable.

Four boys and two girls were born prematurely and underweight to Badoda resident Murti Mali over a span of 35 minutes, with the two girls weighing just 390 grams and 450 grams, said Sheopur District Hospital Civil Surgeon Dr. RB Goyal. This is said to be the first case of its kind in the district.

“They were born in the 28th week of pregnancy. The two girls, who were extremely underweight, died a little while later. The four boys weigh between 615 grams and 790 grams,” he said. Dr Goyal said the woman found out she was going to give birth to sextuplets only after a sonography was conducted on last Monday morning.