Woman Who Thought She Was Having One Baby Ended Up Giving Birth To Five

Despite thinking she was only pregnant with one child, Manita Singh, 25, in just have an hour gave birth to 5 healthy daughters.

Yesterday morning after complaining about powerful labor pains at 26 weeks, Manita was admitted to a local government hospital in Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh in eastern India.

The doctors started delivering the babies at around 11am and were just as surprised as Manita when more than one baby girl had popped out because she had never had an ultrasound. The babies, all weighing just over 3 lbs each, are under the doctor’s supervision in the neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Manita Singh only thought she was having one baby (Picture: Caters)

Mahesh Singh, the 26 year old father and husband, is said to be extremely happy with the birth of all of his daughters.

“I am extremely grateful to God for blessing us with not one but five children.” He states. “We were heartbroken when we lost our first child, a son, immediately after birth two years ago. I believe God has compensated the loss. “I only hope that they all survive and I can give them a wonderful life.”

Even though both the babies and mother are in stable condition, the doctors are keeping a constant check on the infants as they believe that their chances of survival are very slim. The doctor who led the team in the delivery room, Dr Tekam, says “This is the first case in my career where I have delivered five babies through normal birth. We are very happy for the parents but the babies are under supervision as they all are premature. While they are healthy, we cannot say if they will survive. However, we are doing every bit to save them.”