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ELI5: How are women able to give birth to octuplets ?
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Like giving birth to twins, one at a time, with very careful handling in labour - but there's a lot more risk involved. There 8 placentas so 8 sites for major bleeding, amongst other things.

Typically the children are born around 1-3 pounds so they're born small, but that's mainly because the mother can't eat enough to supply 8 average sized babies, as well as the fact that a mother can't possible carry 8 babies that are all 5-7 pounds.