Saturday, August 16, 2008

It think the last bit of the article is the best. And considering (Egypt's) rising food prices, this woman should feel blessed, el hamdoulilah, at least for the first two years...

Hospital: Egyptian woman gives birth to septuplets
By MAGGIE MICHAEL, Associated Press Writer Sat Aug 16, 10:41 AM ET
CAIRO, Egypt - A 27-year-old Egyptian woman gave birth to septuplets early Saturday in the coastal city of Alexandria, family members and hospital director Darwish said.
The mother and newborns, four boys and three girls, weigh between 3.2 pounds and 6.17 pounds and are in stable condition, Darwish said. They have been placed in incubators in four different hospitals that have special premature baby units, he said.
Darwish decided to carry out the Caesarean section at the end of Khamis' eighth month of pregnancy due to the pressure on her kidneys. He said Khamis, who already has three daughters, took fertility drugs in an effort to have a son.
Khamis, the wife of a farmer in the northern Egyptian province of Beheira, was admitted to the hospital two months earlier, Darwish said.
The woman's brother, Khamis Khamis, said even though his sister was trying to conceive more children so she could have a son, the family was astonished when they found out she would give birth to multiple babies.
"We thought about an abortion, but then we felt it's religiously forbidden. So we said 'Let God's will prevail,'" he told the AP by phone.
Egypt's health minister announced that the seven babies will receive free milk and diapers for two years, the brother added.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Leuk om het te lezen. Het stond hier ook in de krant. Echt een klein stukje. 3 bij 5 cm. Vandaag stond hier in de krant het bericht van de schedel met diamanten die tentoon gesteld wordt in het Rijksmuseum. Heb het vanochtend al op de nederlandse tv gezien. Groetjes Yvonne vanuit Zwitserland