Do Sextuplets Occur Naturally?

But conceiving sextuplets without the use of fertility treatments is extremely rare. In fact, the odds of giving birth to sextuplets spontaneously are one in 4.7 billion. ... Twins are the most common form of multiple birth and can occur naturally once in every 90 births.

Can octuplets happen naturally?

Very few incidences of spontaneous conception of octuplets have been reported; nearly all of the higher-order multiple births since 1971 (when the first case was recorded) were the result of fertility enhancements, such as ovulation-stimulating drugs.

Is it possible for a woman to have sextuplets?

A 49-year-old Nigerian woman has given birth to sextuplets, six years after having twins. Deaconess Doris Levi Wilson, from Bayelsa state in the south of the west African nation, gave birth to the six children—four girls and two boys—on February 9, the BBC reported.