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,("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.") the sextuplets are: Baby OrderTime of BirthBirth WeightNameA 8:02:00 a.m. David PeterB 8:02:30 a.m. Grant VincentC 8:03:00 a.m. 4 lb 9 oz (2.07 kg) Jason Solomon D 8:03:30 a.m. Emma Louise E 8:04:00 a.m. Nicolette AnneF 8:04:30 a.m. Elizabeth Rebecca
The births quickly drew international attention as the first known set of sextuplets to survive infancy. Born about four weeks early, their total birthweight was , 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.
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).
See also Dionne quintuplets: Born in 1934, the first quintuplets known to survive their infancy. List of multiple births
References
External links The Rosenkowitz Sextuplets at Quintland.com (with pictures) Rosenkowitz six just want their privacy, at Timeslive.co.za