Meet the World’s First Set of Septuplets to Survive as They Turn 21

The Babies Are Here

The septuplets were born nine weeks premature via cesarean section, and their weights ranged between 2 pounds, 5 ounces to 3 pounds, 4 ounces. The Caesarean section was performed shortly after noon on November 19, 2007, and a team of more than 40 specialists was involved in the process.

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Seven babies. Source: travelfuntu.com

It took six minutes for the three girls and four boys to be taken one by one from the womb. One of the boys was in critical condition, and all of them were in a serious condition immediately after the birth, as noted by the doctors at the time, and they were all placed on ventilators in the neonatal unit. The boy was taken off the critical list hours later and upgraded to severe.

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