Meet Congolese woman Francine who had 53 children in 17 pregnancies how she saved her life

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This is the story of a Congolese woman Francine aged 50years… she started giving birth at age 16 and today she has numerous children.

Francine says she has a medical condition called hyper ovulation which releases more than one egg in a circle.

“My name is Francine I am 50 years old; I gave birth to all 53 children in just 17 pregnancies, here is how I had them

  1. Quintuplets twice (5 babies born at the same time. 5 x2= 10)
  2. Quadruplets three times (4 babies born at the same time. 4 x3 = 12)
  3. Triplets four times (3 babies born at the same time. 3 x 4 = 12)
  4. Twins five times (two babies born at the same time 2 x 5 = 10)
  5. Single birth three times (3)

Francine adds, “That is 53 children from 17 pregnancies and thanks to God all my children are still alive. I was born with a genetic condition called hyper ovulation which releases more than one egg in a circle.

“This significantly increased the chance of having twins, triplets, quadruplets or even quintuplets”.

“At my 12th child I went to see a doctor, he told me I had to keep giving birth to reduce my fertility otherwise tumors could form in my ovaries and kill me in a short time. So, my husband and I kept having children to save my life.

“When I was 16 years, I got pregnant with my first born cumbally and at 19 years I met my husband the love of my life, together we had 52 children. Unfortunately, my husband passed away two months ago,” she narrated.

Source: stelladimokokorkus.com

Lloyd M’bwana

I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.