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Most of
are familiar with the
twins, triplets and quadruplets, but do we know the word for nine babies born at a
birth? The answer is nonuplets. A 25-year-old Malian woman, Halima Cisse, has given
to nine babies. This is a new world
. The previous record was by an American woman who had eight babies (
). People in Mali
followed Ms Cisse's pregnancy and wished her
. They were pleasantly surprised when doctors announced the nonuplets. After having
, Ms Cisse was told she would have seven babies (
).