Iraqi mother gives birth naturally to six girls and one boy

A new mother is in good health after having seven babies in a single natural birth, with all the children reportedly doing well.

The 25-year-old who has not been named gave birth at a hospital in the Diyali Province of eastern Iraq in what is believed to be the first septuplet case in the Middle‑Eastern country.

A spokesman for the local health department released a statement saying the mother, along with her six girls and one son, are perfectly healthy.

The children's father Youssef Fadl said he and his wife had not planned to expand their family and now have ten youngsters to look after.

[Source: Daily Mail.co.uk]