Sextuplets for New York couple

NEW YORK - After fruitless years of trying to naturally conceive children, Beverly and Rocco Boniello have given birth to sextuplets…

NEW YORK - After fruitless years of trying to naturally conceive children, Beverly and Rocco Boniello have given birth to sextuplets, all of whom are described as healthy. The couple had decided to try fertility drugs. The children - four girls and two boys - were born by Caesarian section in a Long Island hospital after a 29 week pregnancy that set a US record.

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