US Woman delivered world's second live-born set of octuplets

US Woman delivered world's second live-born set of octuplets

Birth of eight babies took place within the space of five minutes, delivered by a US Woman .She became just the second person recorded in the US to have delivered a set of living octuplets.
The six boys and two girls were delivered by It was by caesarean section in hospital south of Los Angeles, California, delivering six boys and two girls
The babies were weighed in at between 1.8lbs (820g) and 3.4lbs each, are all doing well.
They were screaming and kicking around very vigorously, said a doctor at the hospital in suburban Bellflower.
Dr. Karen Maples told KCAL-TV that the babies were born Monday and were "doing quite well."
Medical team describe a 'successful' delivery
A hospital spokeswoman described the deliveries, which took place in the space of five minutes, as "truly amazing".
Three of the babies - who were nine weeks premature - needed help breathing, but all were otherwise doing well, a doctor said.
The babies will be in incubators for at least six weeks and the mother is planning to breast feed them all, the hospital officials said.

The world's first live-born set of octuplets were delivered in Houston, Texas, in 1998.
We'll keep praying for them
Nkem ChukweMother of world's first octuplets
One baby died about a week later - but the surviving children celebrated their 10th birthday in December.
Their Nigerian-born mother, Nkem Chukwu, said the new parents had much to look forward to, the Associated Press agency reported.
"Just enjoy it. It's a blessing, truly a blessing," Mrs Chukwu was quoted as saying. "We'll keep praying for them." septuplets, octuplets california, octuplets born, octuplets 2009, sextuplets