Octuplets stable and ‘doing very well’

ALL eight babies born in what is believed to be only the second case of octuplets surviving more than a few hours are stable and doing well.

The six boys and two girls were delivered yesterday at the Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Centre in Los Angeles.

Initially, two of the newborns were put on ventilators. But one of the doctors involved confirmed they were now all breathing on their own.