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Saudi woman gives birth to 5 sets of twins

In an extraordinary event, a Saudi woman gave birth to 5 sets of twins on Jan. 12, where the medical team supervising her condition at King Salman Armed Forces Hospital succeeded in conducting a natural birth for her, reports Saudi Gazette. 

She gave birth to 5 sets of healthy twins with the weights of the infants ranging between 950-1100 grams.

In the 28th week of pregnancy, the 34-year-old mother, and the Saudi Ministry of Defense was keen to share the news with citizens through its official account on the social networking site Twitter.

The followers eagerly praised the medical staff efforts, as worded by a supporter Mjahed Alatawi, “The unsurprising achievement of a great team, may God grant them success and all thanks and appreciation to the hospital director.”

For his part, Maj. Gen. Attia Al-Zahrani, head of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, won thanks and appreciation from the followers.

King Salman Armed Forces Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was established in August 1980.

It includes all the different medical specialties and subspecialties, which made it a reference for hospitals in the northwestern region and it is the first government hospital to introduce endoscopic technology into the Kingdom in 1991.

Many hospitals are affiliated with it, such as King Khalid Armed Forces Hospital.