Mali woman, Halima Cisse, gives birth to nine babies
A young mother from Mali thought she was going to give birth to seven babies, but when the babies made their appearance on Tuesday, May 4, doctors realized they had missed two babies. Halima joins some medical staff caring for her. Halima Cisse (25) then gave birth to nine babies, five girls and four boys by caesarean section. When doctors initially announced that Halima was pregnant with seven, the news fascinated the west African nation and its leaders. Mali President Bah Ndaw decided that Halima should be flown to Morocco so that she could receive better medical care. Doctors in Mali and Morocco missed babies number eight and nine on scans. Four of the nine babies to whom Haluma gave birth In a statement, Fanta Siby, Mali's health minister, said mother and children were doing well. "They will return to Mali in a few weeks. Congratulations to the medical staff of Mali and Morocco, whose professionalism is the foundation of this happy end to this pregnancy,”she ...