Ghazala Khamis
On August 16, 2008, Ghazala Khamis gave birth to septuplets in Alexandria, Egypt. The infants, four boys and three girls, were said to be in stable condition. Doctors decided to deliver the babies near the end of Khamis' eighth month of pregnancy by Caesarean section. Khamis was also said to be in stable condition.1
Fast Facts
- August 16, 2008: Ghazala Khamis gave birth to septuplets in Egypt
- Four boys and three girls were delivered by Caesarean section1
- Babies were born near the end of Khamis' eighth month of pregnancy1
- Infants' weights ranged from 3.2 lbs to 6.17 lbs1
- Khamis took fertility drugs2
- Babies were born at the El-Shatbi hospital in Alexandria, Egypt1
- Khamis was 27 years old at the time of the births1
- Khamis and her husband have three other children1
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"This is a very rare pregnancy, something I have never witnessed over my past 33 years in this profession."1—Emad Darwish, director of the El-Shatbi hospital
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