Know the brave mom who gave birth to eight healthy babies at a time

New Delhi: An American woman Nadya Suleman came to international attention when she gave birth to octuplets in January 2009.The Suleman octuplets are only the second full set of octuplets to be born alive in the United States. One week after their birth, they surpassed the previous worldwide survival rate for a complete set of octuplets set by the Chukwu octuplets in 1998. Suleman gave birth to her eight babies at Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center in California.Her octuplets includes, six boys and two girls, weighing between 1lb 8oz and 3lb 4oz.Suleman's octuplets were conceived by in-vitro fertilization (IVF), conducted by Dr. Michael Kamrava. Suleman claimed to have requested implantation of six embryos that she had accumulated from previous IVF treatments, despite being informed that the recommended guideline limit for a woman her age was threeSuleman was awake during the birth, having been given a spinal anaesthetic during the Caesarean section, and each baby was shown to her right after it was born before being rushed to another room.The delivery involved 46 medical personnel. Ten days after the birth of her octuplets, Suleman was released from the hospital.The news has caused a stir around the world - and nearby in Houston, Texas, where Nigerian-born Nkem Chukwu is caring for her seven surviving octuplets, born in 1998.Public reaction turned negative when it was discovered that Suleman already had six other young children and was unemployed and on public assistance programs.Suleman is a dovorcy ,she seprated from her husband in 2000 due to failed attempts to have children. Gutierrez filed for divorce in November 2006, which was finalized in January 2008.Suleman began IVF treatments in 1997, when she was 21 years old, under the supervision of Dr. Michael Kamrava.Suleman's octuplets presently reside in La Habra, California.