Octuplets Born in Houston NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports on the first known surviving octuplets in the world. A 27 year old Houston woman has given birth to 6 girls and 2 boys. The first was born two weeks ago, and the other seven yesterday. The mother, a native of Nigeria, took fertility drugs.

Octuplets Born in Houston

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NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports on the first known surviving octuplets in the world. A 27 year old Houston woman has given birth to 6 girls and 2 boys. The first was born two weeks ago, and the other seven yesterday. The mother, a native of Nigeria, took fertility drugs.