Saudi woman gives birth to septuplets

A 24-year-old Saudi woman has given birth to septuplets, four boys and three girls who were born prematurely but are in good health, a newspaper reported today.

The babies weigh between 650 and 800 grams each, said Dr. Usama Abdullah who carried out the delivery in the eastern city of Dhahran.

He said the babies, born six-and-a-half months into the pregnancy, would stay in incubators for two months, he told Okaz daily paper, Al Riyadh daily said today.