In 1998, a Nigerian-American woman named Chukwu in Houston, USA, also gave birth to octuplets - six female infants and two male infants. One of the female infants passed away after a week, while the remaining seven children celebrated their 10th birthday in December last year. Chukwu and her husband expressed their amazement and gratitude for the healthy growth of their children and conveyed their blessings to the parents of the octuplets in California.
According to Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, the octuplets were born nine weeks premature. The lightest weighed 680 grams, and the heaviest weighed 1.47 kilograms. The six boys and two girls are in stable condition, but two of them rely on ventilators. The hospital temporarily identified them with letters A to H based on their order of birth.
On January 28, according to Singapore's *Lianhe Zaobao*, a woman in California gave birth to octuplets, believed to be the second such case in the United States. This mother said she plans to breastfeed all the babies.
Director of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Dr. Henry, said: "When you expect seven babies, it's easy to overlook one. An ultrasound may not show everything."
Last December 20, the seven surviving members of the world's first safely born octuplets celebrated their 10th birthday with family and friends in Houston, USA.
According to *Encyclopædia Britannica*, the world's first set of octuplets was born in Mexico City in March 1967, but all the infants passed away within 14 hours.
The medical team originally thought there were only seven babies and made some preparations accordingly, such as arranging 46 medical personnel and four delivery rooms. After each baby was born, the medical staff immediately took the baby to another delivery room and prepared for the next one. However, despite extensive preparation, the appearance of the eighth baby was unexpected.
Due to patient confidentiality rules at the hospital, they refused to disclose whether the woman underwent fertility treatments or reveal her identity and circumstances. It is known that taking fertility drugs can increase the likelihood of multiple births.