What is the maximum number of children in a multiple pregnancy ever?

@stvasile (7306)
Romania
March 11, 2007 5:05pm CST
I just found out what the highest number of children from a multiple pregnancy ("twins") was, and I am shocked! Do you know? The one that gives me the correct answer first will get the "best response".
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mobeans1
@mobeans1 (28)
• United States
13 Mar 07
The worlds record for highest multiple births is 7, good question.
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stvasile
@stvasile (7306)
• Romania
13 Mar 07
I heard on National Geographic lats week that the record is 15 of which only 9 were born alive.
encik_khairul
@encik_khairul (183)
• Malaysia
12 Mar 07
the record for highest number of twins in my country is 5. the world record is 9? wow, i'm sure she is one happy mum:)
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stvasile
@stvasile (7306)
• Romania
12 Mar 07
I don't know if all 9 survived, but there were 9 born alive.
sedel1027
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
11 Mar 07
I vaguely remember reading somewhere that it was 9, I believe many of the babies did not last long.
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stvasile
@stvasile (7306)
• Romania
11 Mar 07
Yup! It was 9 born alive from a pregnancy of 15!!!
Stringbean
@Stringbean (1273)
• United States
11 Mar 07
You didn't say whether you mean't live births, or just how many children. If you mean't born alive, I would guess at 8. If you mean't total number living or not, I would say it might be possible to give birth to a dozen very small babies.
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stvasile
@stvasile (7306)
• Romania
11 Mar 07
It's the same woman, if you know both the number of babies and the number of born alive it's even better. The figures you've indicated are very close to the fact.