A 37-year-old woman in South Africa reportedly broke the Guinness Record by giving birth to 10 children at a hospital in Pretoria on June 7. 

Gosiame Thamara Sithole underwent a caesarean operation on Monday and gave birth to seven boys and three girls. Local reports stated that the woman and her husband were expecting eight children as two babies were not detected in the scan.

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“I am shocked by my pregnancy. It was tough at the beginning. I was sick. It was hard for me. It’s still tough but I am used to it now. I don’t feel the pain anymore, but it’s still a bit tough. I just pray for God to help me deliver all my children in a healthy condition, and for me and my children to come out alive. I would be pleased about it,” Sithole had told local media before the delivery, Africa News reported. 

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Following birth, she told local media that she is “happy and “emotional”. Sithole also has six-year-old twins. 

The record was previously held by Halima Cisse, a Malian woman who gave birth to nine children last month.