The world’s only nonuplets – nine babies born at the same time – are “in perfect health” as they celebrate their first birthday
“They’re all crawling now. Some are sitting up and can even walk if they hold on to something,” says their Father, Abdelkader Arby
Abdelkader Arby, an officer in the Malian army said thay are still in the care of the clinic in Morocco where they were born.
He said their mother Halima Cissé, 26, was also doing well.
“It’s not easy but it’s great. Even if it’s tiring at times, when you look at all the babies in perfect health, [in a line] from right to left we’re relieved.
“I’m overwhelmed to be reunited with all my family – my wife, the children and me.”
They will just have a small birthday celebration with the nurses and a few people from their apartment building, Mr Arby said.
The babies broke the Guinness World Record for the most children delivered in a single birth to survive.
Ahead of the birth on 4 May 2021, Mrs Cissé was flown to Morocco by the Malian government for specialist care.
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