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Mother gives birth to 6 babies in 9 minutes in Texas

A Texas mother gave birth to sextuplets in nine minutes
Posted at 6:25 PM, Mar 18, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-18 18:29:30-04

HOUSTON, Tx. (WTXL) — A Texas mother gave birth to sextuplets in nine minutes.

According to the The Woman's Hospital of Texas, two sets of twin boys and one set of twin girls were born Monday morning between 4:50 a.m. and 4:59 a.m.

The hospital said the babies weighed from 1 pound, 12 ounces to 2 pounds, 14 ounces and were in stable condition.

The medical team of Dr. Ziad Haidar, Dr. Sharmeel Khaira and Dr. Israel Simchowitz say the mother, Thelma Chiaka, is doing well.

Thelma named her daughters Zina and Zuriel.