On this day - 26 January

On January 26th 2009 the Suleman octuplets were delivered by c-section in California. They were the first set of octuplets to survive infancy. Their mother already had 6 children. They were conceived via IVF. An investigation was launched into the doctor who provided the fertility treatment, Dr. Kamrava, which led to the loss of his medical license.

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