Rabat – The parents of the 9 children born last May in Casablanca tell the media the newborns “are doing well.”
Halima Cissé, the Malian mother, gave birth to the nonuplets in a private Casablanca clinic, after Mali’s government flew her there for specialist care.
Abdelkader Arbi, the father of the nonuplets, said that “the conditions of care have been optimal since the arrival of his wife to Morocco.”
Arbi praised the commitment of the Malian state that ensured the transportation of his wife to a Moroccan clinic and to provide the necessary means for optimal care, thanking on this occasion the President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta.
“I would also like to express my thanks to King Mohammed VI who agreed to receive us at a crucial time amid the Coronavirus pandemic of the,” stated Arbi.
He extended his gratitude to the clinic’s team and the Malian medical corps who chose Morocco. Among the names chosen for these babies is that of Mohammed. “I chose this name as a tribute to King Mohammed VI,” said the happy father.
Professor Youssef Alaoui, director of the clinic where the babies were delivered, said that the babies are doing well and are undergoing the necessary care.
He added that “the five girls and four boys will soon leave the clinic.”
Born by cesarean section, the babies weighed between 500 and 1100 grams. They were under 24/7 surveillance in the neonatal intensive care unit.
The Moroccan medical team thought the 26 years old Malian mother was pregnant with septuplets, as revealed by the ultrasound results, but she eventually delivered nine babies.
The patient was admitted to the clinic while 25 weeks pregnant. The team then took care of the mother, until she gave birth at 30 weeks.
Soumia Arkoubi, head nurse in the neonatal resuscitation department in the Casablanca clinic, said that the medical teams of the clinic have mobilized for the care of these babies.
She added that the ample experience of the staff and the technical team allowed for the perfect environment and care for the newborns and their mother.
A multidisciplinary team of more than 30 people was mobilized for this unusual delivery.
