Rosenkowitz sextuplets
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The Rosenkowitz Sextuplets (born 11 January 1974 in South Africa) were the first known set of sextuplets to survive infancy.
Biography
Born to Susan Wilson at Mowbray Maternity Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa,<ref name="nytimes1974-1">Template:Cite news("Sextuplets have been born to a number of women who have taken (hormone fertility) drugs, and the largest number known to have survived are five of the six babies born in 1973 to Mrs. Edna Stanek of Denver.")</ref><ref name="dispatch2004">Template:Cite news</ref> the sextuplets are:
| Baby Order | Time of Birth | Birth Weight | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 8:02:00 a.m. | Template:Convert | David Peter |
| B | 8:02:30 a.m. | Template:Convert | Grant Vincent |
| C | 8:03:00 a.m. | 4 lb 9 oz (2.07 kg) | Jason Solomon |
| D | 8:03:30 a.m. | Template:Convert | Emma Louise |
| E | 8:04:00 a.m. | Template:Convert | Nicolette Anne |
| F | 8:04:30 a.m. | Template:Convert | Elizabeth Rebecca |
The births quickly drew international attention as the first known set of sextuplets to survive infancy.<ref name="nytimes1974-1"/><ref name="nytimes1974-2">Template:Cite news</ref> Born about four weeks early,<ref name="nytimes1974-2"/> their total birthweight was Template:Convert, with the individual birthweights ranging from 2 lb 12oz (Nicolette) to 4 lb 9oz (Jason)
Mother Susan Wilson is a native Briton who emigrated to South Africa in 1967. The record shows that the father Colin divorced Susan in 1989.<ref name="suntimes">Template:Cite news</ref>
As of 2013 the Rosenkowitz children lived in various locations around the world. David in Australia, Nicolette Cape Town (SA) and London (UK), Grant and Samantha in Cape Town (SA), Jason in Ireland, Emma in London (UK), and Elizabeth in Kent (UK).Template:Citation needed
See also
- Dionne quintuplets: Born in 1934, the first quintuplets known to survive their infancy.
- List of multiple births