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Estel Farell-Roig

Nine babies born in world record delivery are ‘getting stronger every day’

Nine babies born in a world record delivery are "getting stronger every day" and it is hoped they will be able to go home soon.

Halma Cisse, from Mali in West Africa, nearly died from blood loss during the delivery back in May as, during her caesarean section, she suffered a haemorrhage of her uterine artery.

Prior to going into labour, the 26-year-old had been struggling under the six stone weight of her unborn nonuplets and amniotic fluid.

The nonuplets - five girls and four boys - are currently being cared for by a team of four nurses as well as their parents.

Halma Cisse Arby and her husband Kader Arby now have 10 kids (Albou Kader ArbyFacebook)
Kader Arby, 35, and his wife Halma Cisse Arby, 26. They were married in 2017 in Timbuktu (Albou Kader Arby Facebook)

And it is understood that they may soon be able to leave full-time medical care, reports the Sun.

Dad Kader said: “All of them are getting on very well and are a joy to look after.

"They are getting stronger every day and it may well be they are allowed to leave full-time medical care soon, so that we can take them home.”

Halma almost died during delivery. Pictured is one of the babies after being born (Groupe AKDital Holding)

Halma had been flown to Morocco for specialist medical care before giving birth just seven months into her pregnancy.

An army of 18 nurses put the newborn babies into incubators while a radiologist fought to stem the blood flow.

At the time of their birth, it was reported that the premature children had to be on ventilators and remain in specialist care for 12 weeks before they could breathe without support.

Halma's husband Kader Arby has previously said the babies are "gifts from God".

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A nurse takes care of one of the nonuplets, lying in an incubator, at a private clinic in Casablanca, Morocco, back in May (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Initially, doctors thought Halma was carrying seven babies which quickly caught the fascination of her home country.

The President of Mali himself Bah Ndaw ordered she be sent to Morocco and was among those to have offered congratulations with a phone call.

The mum-of-ten was in a hospital in Mali's capital, Bamako, before being transferred to Morocco on March 30, her husband has previously explained.

She then gave birth at the Ain Borja clinic in Casablanca five weeks into her stay, with a team of 10 doctors and 25 paramedics assisting in the delivery.

Her case was described as "extremely rare" and " exceptional" (REUTERS)

The clinic's medical director Prof Youssef Alaoui the case was "extremely rare, it's exceptional".

The couple - who already have a daughter, two - married during a three-day celebration in December 2017 in Timbuktu.

Halma and Kader's other daughter is called Souda and has kept in touch with her mum through video calls.

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