Doctors took measures to prevent a Ugandan woman from having more children after she had 44 children at the age of 36.
Maryam Nabatanzi, 40, suffers from a rare genetic condition that gave birth to twins, five groups including four twins, four triplets and six twins, bringing her 44 children to the local population. Nickname "the most fertile woman in the world".
One year after her marriage, at the age of only 12, Mary gave birth to her 40-year-old husband, her first twin, followed by the rest of the births.She even gave birth to a group of six twins, but they all died after giving birth.
Following the death of a number of her children, the total number of survivors is now 38.
Her husband abandoned her and abandoned her four years ago, leaving her to care for all her children on her own. She lives in very poor conditions in four small houses, all made of concrete bricks and tin roofs, in a village surrounded by coffee fields.
Doctors warned the mother that birth control methods, such as birth control pills, can cause serious health problems because the size of her ovaries are unusually large, which often
Large Ugandan families typically consist of an average of 5.6 children per mother, and compared to these rates, Mary's family is already enormous.
Mariam's situation worsened when her husband abandoned her and abandoned her, often leaving the house for several consecutive weeks.
"The most fertile woman in the world," she said, "I spent all my time caring for my children and working to make some money." She now works in many areas including sewing and hairdressing, as well as being a specialist in herbal treatment, which provides her with enough money to raise and feed her children. And pay their fees.
The mother finally received medical assistance to prevent her from having more children, as specialists took action to remove the hysterectomy.