Eight babies born to a mother in Southern California --only the second set of octuplets born alive in the US --- were in stable condition and breathing on their own, doctors said on Tuesday. Dr Mandhir Gupta, a neonatologist at Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Centre, told ABC television that the babies “are doing actually very, very well”.
Two of the newborns were initially put on ventilators, but their breathing tubes have been removed. “Only three babies need some sort of oxygen through the nose right now but they are breathing on their own,” Dr Gupta said on “Good Morning America”.
The six boys and two girls were born on Monday, weighing between 1 pound, 8 ounces (0.67kg) and 3 pounds, 4 ounces (1.47kg). The mother’s identity has not been released. The world’s first live octuplets were born in March 1967 in Mexico City, but all died within 14 hours, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica.
The United States’ first live octuplets were born in Houston in 1998, three months premature. The tiniest died a week after the birth. The surviving siblings turned 10 in December. Their parents, Nkem Chukwu and Iyke Louis Udobi, told The Associated Press that they were delighted to hear another mother managed the same feat.
“It’s a blessing, truly a blessing,” Chukwu said. “We’ll keep praying for them.” Doctors had been expecting only seven babies. Just five minutes after the first birth, the unexpected eighth baby came out.
Two of the newborns were initially put on ventilators, but their breathing tubes have been removed. “Only three babies need some sort of oxygen through the nose right now but they are breathing on their own,” Dr Gupta said on “Good Morning America”.
The six boys and two girls were born on Monday, weighing between 1 pound, 8 ounces (0.67kg) and 3 pounds, 4 ounces (1.47kg). The mother’s identity has not been released. The world’s first live octuplets were born in March 1967 in Mexico City, but all died within 14 hours, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica.
The United States’ first live octuplets were born in Houston in 1998, three months premature. The tiniest died a week after the birth. The surviving siblings turned 10 in December. Their parents, Nkem Chukwu and Iyke Louis Udobi, told The Associated Press that they were delighted to hear another mother managed the same feat.
“It’s a blessing, truly a blessing,” Chukwu said. “We’ll keep praying for them.” Doctors had been expecting only seven babies. Just five minutes after the first birth, the unexpected eighth baby came out.
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