Mom Who Gave Birth to Triplets Now Pregnant With Nine Babies

Mom Who Gave Birth to Triplets Now Pregnant With Nine Babies

Mexican woman Karla Vanessa Perez, had her hands full with her daughter and her newborn set of triplets last November. She didn't expect to be pregnant with nine more babies the following year. All nine babies are currently living inside one womb.

The Mexican news station Televisa broke the news of the 32-year-old mother's record-breaking multiple pregnancy this week.

In a video of a news broadcast, Karla appears remarkably calm considering what lies ahead. "Doctors tell me there are six girls and three boys," the 32-year-old said. "It's miraculous."

Televisa confirmed that Karla underwent fertility treatments before her pregnancy, but didn't provide any more details.  Her doctors are now focusing on a healthy delivery.  "I just hope that everything goes well," she told the news station.

The condition of having multiple babies in one pregnancy poses serious risks to both mom and babies ranging from internal bleeding, heart problems, birth defects and fatalities.

Karla's children are expected to arrive two months early, and will have to be placed in incubation until they are stable. She is scheduled for a C-section operation on May 20.

If everything goes well, the next challenge would be how to support and care, not only her nine newborns, but also her four other young kids.  For now, they are living with her in-laws in Coahuila, Mexico, near the Texas border.

"My husband doesn't make so much money as a tire fitter so I think we're going to need extra help with hospital costs and everything," she said in the interview.  She's hoping that sharing her story with the public will lead to some acts of generosity.

Posted by James Fried on Saturday April 28 2012, 11:25 AM EDT. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, World. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0