41-Year-Old Woman Raising 44 Children Alone, Says She Won't Stop Bearing Kids
- Mariam Nabatanzi made headlines for giving birth to 44 children and taking care of them alone by 38
- She welcomed her first baby at 13, and by her second delivery; she had already given birth to seven children
- Also known as Mother Uganda, Mariam has given birth to five sets of quadruplets five times
- Maria, now 41 years old, said she was willing to give birth to more children but only with the right man
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A woman in Uganda has made the headlines for achieving what most women may deem impossible, especially for her age.
Mariam Nabatanzi is a 41-year-old who has 44 children whom she is raising by herself.
Nicknamed Mother Uganda or Mother Africa, Nabatanzi disclosed she would not stop giving birth.
Quadruplets and twins
Nabatanzi said all of her children were a product of her relationship with one man, who abandoned her, as reported by Afrimax English.
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She gave birth to her first child when she was only 13 years old after being sold to her parents to a 57-year-old man.
"I gave birth 15 times. I gave birth to five quadruplets five times. For twins it would have been six times, but a set died, so it is five times too," she said.
Seven children alone
Despite being forced into marriage at 12, Mariam did not rule out either falling in love more or delivering more babies.
"If I had a chance to meet a good man, I would be glad to produce more babies because giving birth is not bad. Childbearing is a gift from God," she stated.
Growing up, Nabatanzi did not know what life held for her, but she knew how many children she wanted.
"I wanted to give birth to only seven children," she noted.
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More children coming
She said she wanted five children and named them her deceased brothers' names, one with her name and another with her husband's.
"God made it happen, and in just two times, I already had seven children," Nabatanzi revealed.
She went to the doctors to shut her womb and even used contraception methods to prevent getting pregnant, but all was in vain.
"So if I have an understanding man, I will have more children," Mariam joyfully said.
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In a separate story published by YEN.com.gh, without undergoing any special medical procedure, a woman dubbed Mama Uganda delivered a total of 44 children from one man.
The woman who hails from Uganda started childbearing at the young age of 13 after she was married off by her parents at age 12.
In a video shared by Explorer Joe Hattab on Facebook, the 40-year-old woman stated that she is a single mum after her husband abandoned them while disappearing with all the money they had.
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