Mariam Nabatanzi, a 40-year-old woman from Uganda has been dubbed the most fertile woman in the world and already has 44 children.
Known among her people as Nalongo Muzaala Bana (the twin mother that produces quadruplets), Mariam has given birth to six sets of twins, four sets of triplets, three sets of quadruplets and a few single births.
Out of the 44 children, 38 are still alive today with most of them living at the family home. Mariam is the sole provider of the kids after he husband abandoned her for giving birth to what he termed as “too many children”.
She however manages to provide food for all her children, but she confesses it isn’t easy for her. She said she gave birth to her first set of twins at the age of 13 and two years later she gave birth to a set of triplets. About two years later she gave birth to her first set of quadruplets.
You might be wondering how comes she started getting pregnant at such a tender age of 13. At the age of 12, Mariam Nabatanzi was nearly killed by her stepmother who put crushed glasses in their food. Her four siblings didn’t survive and she was lucky to have been away from home when her siblings were given the food.
Her parents managed to get rid of her by marrying her off to an older polygamous man who, according to her, physically abused her whenever she said or did something the old man didn’t like. And that was at the age of 12.
“I did not know I was being married off. People came home and brought things for my father. When the time came for them to leave, I thought I was escorting my aunt but when I got there, she gave me away to the man,” Mariam is quoted as saying.
Mariam Nabatanzi Babirye With Her Children
While others found her giving birth to many children as unusual, Mariam didn’t find it strange because her father had 45 children with several women. She claims that the children came in sets of quintuplets, quadruplets, triplets and twins.
According to Dr. Charles Kiggundu, a gynecologist at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, Mariam’s extreme fertility is likely to be genetic. As quoted by the Daily Monitor, the doctor said,
“Her case is genetic predisposition to hyper-ovulate (releasing multiple eggs in one cycle), which significantly increases the chance of having multiples; it is always genetic.”
Mariam Nabatanzi Most Fertile Woman in the World?
Mariam said she dreamt of having only 6 children, but by her 6th pregnancy she had already given birth to 18 babies.
She went to hospital seeking help on how to stop it, but following several but following several tests she was advised against it as it would put her life at risk.
