Mariam Nabatanzi

Mariam Nabatanzi
Nabatanzi with grandchild in 2023
Born
Mariam Nabatanzi Babirye

c. 1980 (age 43–44)
Uganda
Occupations
  • Tailor
  • hairdresser
Known forMost Fertile Woman in the World
Children44[a]

Mariam Nabatanzi Babirye (born c. 1980)[1] also known as Maama Uganda or Mother Uganda, is a Ugandan woman known for birthing 44 children, 38 of whom are still alive.[2][3] As of April 2023, her eldest children were 31 years old, and the youngest were six years old.[2] In 2015, her husband abandoned the family, reportedly unable to support so many children.[4][5]

Born around 1980, Babirye first gave birth when she was 13 years old, having been forced into marriage the year prior. By the age of 36, she had given birth to a total of 44 children, including three sets of quadruplets, four sets of triplets, and six sets of twins, for a total of fifteen births. The number of multiple births was caused by a rare genetic condition causing hyperovulation as a result of enlarged ovaries. In 2019, when Babirye was aged 40, she underwent a medical procedure to prevent any further pregnancies.[6]


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  1. ^ "Ugandan mum of multiple quadruplets struggles to provide for 38 kids". Reuters. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Lavender, Jane (29 June 2020). "World's most fertile woman with 44 children stopped from having more". Mirror. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. ^ Williams, Chad (29 November 2021). "Meet, 'Mama Uganda', the woman who birthed 44 children by the age of 36". African News Agency. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  4. ^ Digital, Standard. "World's most fertile woman from Uganda with 44 kids stopped from having more". Standard Entertainment. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  5. ^ Margaritoff, Marco (17 October 2019). "Meet 'The World's Most Fertile Woman' Who Birthed 44 Children By The Time She Was 36". All That's Interesting. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  6. ^ "At 37, she has given birth to 38 children". Monitor. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023.