Born by caesarean section on Tuesday, the babies (5 girls and 4 boys) are in a stable condition and weigh between 500 and 1100 grams. They are under surveillance in the neonatal resuscitation department, said Prof. Youssef Alaoui, medical Director of the clinic.

The mother also remains under the supervision of the clinic's teams, he told MAP.

The medical team thought that the 26 year old Malian was pregnant with septuplets as announced by the ultrasound results, but she finally gave birth to nine babies.

She was admitted to the clinic at 25 weeks of pregnancy. The teams prescribed a tocolytic treatment to give the newborns a maximum chance. The mother finally gave birth after 30 weeks, Prof. Alaoui reported.

"We are very cautious, it is a case that requires all the expertise and all the technicality of the team of the clinic, "said Professor Youssef Alaoui, noting that a multidisciplinary team of over 30 people had been mobilized for this unusual delivery.