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Thelma Chiaka with, from left, relative Ebere Ofor, Dr. Ziad Haidar, the perinatologist who delivered the babies and neonatologist Dr. Israel Simchowit, both on-staff at The Woman’s Hospital of Texas.>>What were Houston parents naming their kids last year? Find out in the photos that follow...
lessThelma Chiaka with, from left, relative Ebere Ofor, Dr. Ziad Haidar, the perinatologist who delivered the babies and neonatologist Dr. Israel Simchowit, both on-staff at The Woman’s Hospital of Texas. ... morePhoto: The Woman's Hospital Of Texas
>>What were Houston parents naming their kids last year? Find out in the photos that follow...
lessA Houston woman gave birth to six babies this morning, according to The Woman's Hospital of Texas.
Two sets of twin boys and one set of twin girls were born this morning between 4:50 and 4:59 a.m., the hospital said in a news release. The mother, Thelma Chiaka, is doing well.
The babies were born at weights ranging from 1 pound, 12 ounces to 2 pounds, 14 ounces. They are in stable condition and will continue to receive care in the hospital's advanced neonatal intensive care unit, according to the release.
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The Woman's Hospital of Texas said it delivers more babies than any other Texas hospital.
It says the odds of having sextuplets are estimated at 1 in 4.7 billion.
As of this morning, Thelma named her daughters Zina and Zuriel. She was still working on names for the four boys.
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