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| Sextuplets delivered in Belfast | Sextuplets delivered in Belfast |
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| A woman has given birth to six babies at the Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital in Belfast. | |
| The deliveries took place by caesarian section between 1119 and 1124 BST on Friday. | The deliveries took place by caesarian section between 1119 and 1124 BST on Friday. |
| The babies' parents have requested that the family's privacy is respected and they will not be available for photographs. | The babies' parents have requested that the family's privacy is respected and they will not be available for photographs. |
| Previously the largest multiple birth in Northern Ireland was quintuplets born in 2002. | Previously the largest multiple birth in Northern Ireland was quintuplets born in 2002. |
| The birth of sextuplets is rare across the world occurring in about one out of 4.5m pregnancies. | The birth of sextuplets is rare across the world occurring in about one out of 4.5m pregnancies. |
| The best known in the UK are the Waltons, born in Liverpool in 1983. | The best known in the UK are the Waltons, born in Liverpool in 1983. |
| It is not yet known whether the mother of the latest sextuplets conceived them naturally, or had undergone fertility treatment. | It is not yet known whether the mother of the latest sextuplets conceived them naturally, or had undergone fertility treatment. |
| The Royal Jubilee Maternity service is the regional specialist centre for women with complications in their pregnancy. | The Royal Jubilee Maternity service is the regional specialist centre for women with complications in their pregnancy. |
| The delivery team will answer general questions about the babies' conditions later on Friday. | The delivery team will answer general questions about the babies' conditions later on Friday. |