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Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine

CHAPTER IV
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One, the smaller, had two cords attached centrally and close together; the other, and larger, had two cords attached in a similar way and one where it was joined to the isthmus.

The organ appeared to be perfectly healthy.

The cord of the fourth child was so short that it had to be ligated in the vagina.

The children were all females and of about the same size, making a total weight of 8 pounds.
The mother rallied quickly and got on well.
Trustworthy records of sextuplets are, of course, extremely scarce.
There are few catalogued at Washington, and but two authentic cases are on record in the United States.

On December 30, 1831, a woman in Dropin was delivered of 6 daughters, all living, and only a little smaller than usual in size.


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