South African Woman Gives Birth to 'Ten Twins' Naturally... Could It Set a World Record?

Sitole (37) and her husband, who gave birth to ten twins. Photo by Africa News Agency (ANA) Twitter capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] A month after a Malian woman set a world record by giving birth to nonuplets at the end of last month, a woman in her 30s from South Africa gave birth to decuplets.

On the 8th (local time), local media including OIL reported that Tamara Sitole (37), who lives in Gauteng Province, South Africa, gave birth to ten babies at a hospital in the capital city Pretoria.

Already parents to six-year-old twins, the Sitole couple now have ten more children?seven boys and three girls?bringing their total number of children to twelve. In an interview with local media, the couple stated, "We have never undergone infertility treatment even once, and this time as well, we conceived naturally and had ten babies."

Sitole thought she was pregnant with eight babies based on ultrasound examinations, but during the delivery, two more babies were discovered.

She said, "It was difficult all along, but I prayed that all the babies would be born healthy. I worried whether the babies would stay well in the womb and survive."

Sitole's husband also expressed his joy, saying, "I am so overwhelmed. I am so happy that I am at a loss for words," and called it "a blessing from God."

Tamara Sitole living in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Photo by Africa News Agency (ANA) Twitter capture

Both the mother and the ten babies are reported to be healthy, but the babies were born at 29 weeks of pregnancy and are expected to receive intensive care in incubators.

Meanwhile, last month, Halima Cisse from Mali set a world record by giving birth to nine babies?four boys and five girls?via cesarean section. If Sitole's birth is officially recognized, it will be the world's first and a new record for multiple births.

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