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Update 23 June 2021: The Gauteng Provincial government has since <\/b><\/i>released a statement saying medical tests show that Gosiame Sithole had not given birth recently, and nor had she been pregnant.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

A South African woman has reportedly given birth to 10 babies in what would be a new world record.<\/b><\/p>\n

Gosiame Thamara Sithole\u2019s husband says they were astonished by decuplets after scans only showed eight in the womb.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s seven boys and three girls. I am happy. I am emotional. I can\u2019t talk much,\u201d her husband Teboho Tsotetsi told Pretoria News after the birth.<\/p>\n

One South African official confirmed the births to the BBC, however another said they were yet to see the babies.<\/p>\n

A family member, who did not want to be identified, told the BBC that Ms Sithole had had 10 babies \u2013 five via natural birth and 5 via caesarean section.<\/p>\n

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was investigating Ms Sithole\u2019s case.<\/p>\n

A woman who had eight babies in the US in 2009 currently holds the Guinness World Record for the most children delivered at a single birth to survive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Last month, 25-year-old Halima Ciss\u00e9 from Mali gave birth to nine babies, who are reportedly doing well at a clinic in Morocco.<\/p>\n

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    Most pregnancies involving large numbers of babies end prematurely, says BBC Africa\u2019s health reporter Rhoda Odhiambo.<\/p>\n

    Multiple births involving more than three babies are rare and often the result of fertility treatments \u2013 but in this case the couple say they conceived naturally.<\/p>\n

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    Prayers and sleepless nights<\/h2>\n

    Ms Sithole, 37, previously gave birth to twins, who are now six years old.<\/p>\n

    She is said to be in good health after delivering 29 weeks into her pregnancy in Pretoria on<\/p>\n

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    Monday evening.<\/p>\n

    Speaking to Pretoria News a month ago, Ms Sithole said her pregnancy was \u201ctough at the beginning\u201d and she had prayed for a healthy birth, with many a sleepless night worrying about what was to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u201cHow would they fit in the womb? Would they survive?\u201d she asked herself, but was reassured by doctors that her womb was expanding.<\/p>\n

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    When it was thought she was carrying eight foetuses, Ms Sithole was suffering leg pains and doctors found that two of the eight \u201cwere in the wrong tube\u201d.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThat was sorted and I have been okay since then. I can\u2019t wait for my children,\u201d she told the newspaper at the time.<\/p>\n

    Her husband also said he was over the moon, and felt like \u201cone of God\u2019s chosen children. It\u2019s a miracle which I appreciate\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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