‘I was married off at 12 to a man I barely knew’

—Woman, 37, who gave birth to 38 children

A 37-year-old Ugandan woman, living in Kabimbiri village, Mukono District, outside of Kampala, has made world record for having 38 children.

According to the Daily Monitor of Uganda, the woman, identified as Mariam Nabatanzi Babirye, had her last baby via
Caesarian section in December 2016, after which doctors cut her uterus from inside. 

She has had six sets of twins, four sets of triplets, three sets of quadruplets and single births. 

Ten of these are girls and the rest are boys. 

The oldest is 23 years old, while the youngest is four months. 

She was married at the age of 12 in 1993, to a man who was