Update as of vi/23 at 3:52 p.m. ET:

A provincial government in Due south Africa disputed a woman's claims in a news report that she gave birth to ten babies on June 7, thus breaking a globe record.

Co-ordinate to a press release, the provincial government of Gauteng said that "none of the hospitals in the province, public and private, have any records of such a delivery in their facilities," after information technology conducted a thorough bank check with the hospitals to verify an article published by Pretoria News. In that story, Gosiame Sithole, a 37-year-old woman, and her partner Teboho Tsotetsi announced the birth of their x children.

The Gauteng provincial government criticized the Pretoria News commodity in alleging that Sithole gave nativity at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital, and that the government was covering up medical negligence.

"These allegations are faux, unsubstantiated and merely serve to tarnish the good reputation of Steve Biko Academic Infirmary and the Gauteng provincial government," the statement further added.

The provincial government also said that Sithole was admitted to the Tembisa Hospital, "and various medical tests were conducted on her to determine her country of wellness."

"It has at present been established by medical practitioners that Ms. Sithole did not requite birth to whatever babies in recent times," it said. "It has also been established that she was not significant in contempo times."

Sithole'due south attorney, Refiloe Mokoena, alleged in a statement with South African Outlet IOL that she is "now being held against her will" at the hospital.

"She declined that she should be taken to the Tembisa Infirmary for a psychiatric evaluation because she felt strongly that she is of sound mind," Mokoena claimed.

The government did acknowledge in its press release that Sithole was meant to stay for observation in the Tembisa Infirmary for 72 hours, and that upon the hospital's recommendation she was being kept longer.

"Upon completing [the infirmary's] preliminary test on Monday, 21 June 2021, her doctors recommended that she be kept at the hospital for a further 7 days for further observation, in accordance with the Mental Healthcare Human action."

Newsweek reached out to the Gauteng Health Department for farther comment on the situation, merely it did not immediately respond in time for publication.

Meanwhile, the Gauteng provincial government said that it was concerned almost the bear of Pretoria News and its parent company Contained Media, and indicated it contacted the state attorney to pursue legal activity.

Original story below:

A woman has reportedly given birth to 10 babies at once, supposedly breaking the Guinness World Record for number of babies delivered in a single pregnancy.

Co-ordinate to a report from Pretoria News, 37-year-erstwhile Gosiame Thamara Sithole of Guateng, South Africa, claimed to accept birthed 10 children on Mon. She reportedly had vii boys and iii girls, all of whom were delivered via Caesarean section.

Sithole, a local retail store managing director, told the publication doctors initially thought she was having sextuplets, before locating 2 more children in utero developing "in the incorrect tube." 2 others reportedly went undetected through the whole pregnancy.

"I am shocked by my pregnancy. Information technology was tough at the beginning. I was sick. It was hard for me. It's even so tough but I am used to information technology now. I don't feel the pain anymore, only information technology's still a bit tough," Sithole told Pretoria News. "I but [prayed] for God to assistance me deliver all my children in a good for you status, and for me and my children to come out alive."

Sithole, who is already a mom to a pair of 6-year-old twins, struggled immensely with the news of eight more children on the way.

"I didn't believe it. I doubted it," she told Pretoria News. "When the medico told me, I took fourth dimension to believe it. Even when I saw the scans I didn't believe information technology.

"I battled to sleep at night though...How would they fit in the womb? Would they survive? What if they came out conjoined at the head, in the stomachs or easily? Similar, what would happen?" Sithole feared.

"I asked myself all these questions until the doctor assured me that my womb was starting to expand within. God made a miracle and my children stayed in the womb without any complications."

Woman births to 10 babies at once
A adult female in South Africa has reportedly cleaved the earth record for number of babies birthed at once, claiming to have bore ten children in one pregnancy. Giles Clarke/UNOCHA/Getty Images

Her partner Tebohoi Tsotetsin was besides shocked by the news of then many children on the mode.

"I could not believe information technology. I felt like one of God's chosen children. I felt blessed to exist given these kinds of blessings when many people out in that location need children," he told Pretoria News. "It's a miracle which I appreciate. I had to go do my ain research on whether a person could really conceive viii children. It was a new thing. I knew almost twins, triplets and fifty-fifty quadruplets."

Both Sithole and Tsotetsi claimed they did non use any fertility treatments in lodge to conceive, but acknowledged the pregnancy was physically hard for Sithole, who dealt with intense leg pains and heartburn.

Every bit Sithole was only 29 weeks along in her "high-chance" pregnancy, Pretoria News confirmed with the local hospital that the children will need to spend the next few months in incubators before they will be able to go home.

Newsweek reached out to Guinness Globe Records to confirm that Sithole had taken the record for most children birthed in a single pregnancy, and a representative confirmed they are "looking into" the matter.

"Guinness World Records is aware of the news that Gosiame Thamara Sithole has given birth to decuplets, and we transport our congratulations and best wishes to the family," the spokesperson said. "At the current fourth dimension, we are nevertheless to verify this as a record as the wellbeing of both the female parent and babies is of top priority.

"Our records squad, alongside a specialist consultant are looking into this and will provide whatsoever information every bit soon as possible," she added.

The previous tape of most children delivered in a single birth to survive was held past Halima Cisse, who gave nascence to nine children in Malia just last month, according to a press release from the World Record Academy. Earlier Cisse, the record was held by Nadia "Octomom" Suleman.

Updated at 2:30 p.m. on six/23/2021 to reverberate the Gauteng Wellness Department's investigation into Sithole's claims and their stance that she did not give nativity to decuplets.