Stunned with the most fertile woman in Africa: nearly 40 years old with 44 children

It is Mariam Nabatanzi (born 1981), who is from Kabimbiri village, central Uganda, although she is not yet in her 40s, but has 44 children, an updated page of the American Foreign Affairs (ODC) on October 17.

According to ODC, in the past 18 years, Mariam has set an impressive record, 6 twins, 4 births, 3 times of birth and multiple births, so less than 40 years old, Mariam has released 44 children. Of the 44 children now 38 are still alive, all living with their mothers in a family.

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Mariam Nabatanzi with the children.

Despite the respectable record, this woman's life has not been relaxed at all. At 12 years old married a man who was 28 years older than him, had a history of 'polygamy and crowded', not to mention the mood swings and patriarchy. Just working as a wife, she also did breast feeding for the previous wives to leave.

According to Mariam, somehow she gave birth so many times, many times gave birth. Her father also has 45 children, many of them are twins, triplets, births and even 5 births.

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Less than 40 years old, Mariam gave out 44 children.

The assessment of the 'Mariam phenomenon', Dr. Charles Kiggundu of Mulago Hospital, Kampalia said that the reason why Mariam spawned so much is hereditary , which is called hyper-ovulate , which is the solution. Multiple eggs are released during a cycle of ovulation, which increases the chance of pregnancy.

At first, Mariam dreamed of having six children, but by the sixth birth, there were 18. Because she gave birth too much, it was very dangerous for the doctor to intervene and sterilize Mariam by cutting her uterus. inside, like the tubal ligation procedure.

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Mariam dreamed of having six children, but by the sixth birth she had 18.

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A armpit of 38 children, Mariam had to do enough to earn a living.

A armpit of 38 children, Mariam had to do enough to earn a living, and her husband only came at night and left before the children woke up. Many of these children do not know the face of their father, and people do not know the names of their children.

Mariam's story was published in the Daily Monitor last April, immediately a support campaign was established on GoFundMe. In just 1 month, GoFundMe raised $ 10,000 (equivalent to VND 230 million) to help the aforementioned woman raise her children.