Woman ‘doing well’ after giving birth to seven babies

A woman in Iraq is recovering after welcoming septuplets.

The new mum and her seven babies are reported to be doing well after the birth, which took place in a hospital in the Diyali province in the east of the country. It is believed to be the first septuplet birth ever in Iraq. In a statement, a local health department official said that all seven of the infants, six girls and a boy, had undergone check-ups and are in perfect condition. Their mother is in good health after giving birth naturally, he added. Youssef Fadl, the babies' father, said that he and his wife were not considering having any more  children. The babies bring their total number of children to ten. Septuplets are extremely rare. The world's first set of septuplets ever known to survive were born to Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey in Des Moines, Iowa in 1997. Joel, Nathan, Kelsey, Natalie, Alexis, Kenneth and Brandon McCaughey turned 21 last November. Last year a woman in the Lebanon welcomed six babies in a single birth; three boys and three girls.   Main image via iStock.