A couple in Poland have welcomed the country’s first sextuplets, with four girls and two boys born to a 29-year-old woman at Kracow University Hospital on 20 May.
The babies, born by caesarean, weighed between 890g and 1.3kg (1.96-2.86lbs).
Their mother, Klaudia Marzec, said: "It was a surprise, we were expecting quintuplets. During delivery it resulted that there were six children. "It was a shock at first, stress, but after the delivery I could touch one of the girls, so then happiness came."
The sextuplets have a big brother, who is two.
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Describing the birth, Professor Ryszard Lauterbach from the hospital said: "Fortunately everything was fully planned, the logistics were absolutely perfect ,except for this small one surprise when after taking out the fifth premature baby, it resulted that we have another man who wants to meet with us.
"I must say it was an exceptional event. Immediately we launched additional equipment, an additional team, we took care of this baby quickly".
