A woman who gave birth to 10 babies was reported, but it turned out to be a lie



In May 2021, it was reported that a woman from the West African country of Mali

had given birth to the first ever set of 'septuplets.' Just one month later, on June 7, a woman in South Africa was reported to have given birth to ' septuplets ,' but this was later found to be a false report.

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Gosiame Thamara Sithole, 37, of Gauteng , South Africa, claims to have given birth to the first ever '10 babies' on June 7, 2021. The birth took place by Caesarean section at 29 weeks of pregnancy, and it was reported that she gave birth to a total of 10 babies, seven boys and three girls, exceeding the 'octuplets' previously reported by the doctor.

When Sithole was examined at the beginning of 2021, she was diagnosed with 'thought to be pregnant with sextuplets.' She said she couldn't even believe that she was pregnant with sextuplets, but after a more detailed scan, it was discovered that there were two additional fetuses, and she was shocked when the doctor told her that she was pregnant with octuplets.

'I didn't believe it and I was skeptical. I thought I'd have twins or triplets at most, and nothing more,' she said. 'How were they going to fit in the uterus? Would they survive? What would happen if their heads, stomachs and hands came out joined together?' she said. She revealed that she had a hard time sleeping at the beginning of her pregnancy due to shock and anxiety.

Her husband, Teboho Tsotetsi, also said he was shocked when the doctors diagnosed him. 'I couldn't believe it. It felt like I was God's chosen child. We felt so blessed to have so many children when so many people were hoping for children,' Tsotetsi said. 'I had to find out for myself whether a human being could really give birth to octuplets.'

Below is Sithole and her husband Tsotetsi before giving birth. You can see that her abdomen is obviously larger than that of a normal mother.



Professor Dini Mawela, vice-chancellor of the School of Medicine at

Sefako Makgatho University of Health Sciences in South Africa, said multiple pregnancies of this magnitude pose high risks for both mother and baby, and the baby will likely be in an incubator for several months. 'This is a very unique situation. We don't know how often this happens, but it's a very complex and high-risk situation,' he said.

One problem that can arise from carrying so many more babies than normal is that women may be forced to have premature births by Caesarean section because there is not enough space in the uterus for them to fit in. Professor Mawela said a baby's survival depends on how long it stays in the mother's womb, and premature births increase the risk of death because the babies are smaller.

Professor Mawela points out that cases like Sithole's, where women have many more children than usual, are often caused by fertility treatments, but Sithole said in an interview that she was not undergoing fertility treatments and that this pregnancy was natural.



·postscript
Sithole's case attracted attention from around the world, but Gauteng authorities later denied Sithole's claims, saying, 'There is no hospital with a record of 10 babies being born.' The local newspaper reporter who first reported the birth of the 10 babies also admitted that he had not actually seen the babies and had neglected to verify the facts . According to a report released in December 2022, Sithole had not even been to the hospital since 2014.

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