Des Moines history: Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey and their septuplets

This week’s History Mystery features Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey, a central Iowa couple known for being parents to the first living set of septuplets.

Flashback: Through the use of fertility treatment, Bobbi McCaughey welcomed her first daughter, Mikayla, in 1996.

  • When she used treatment again, she became pregnant with seven. Though the health risks were high, Bobbi was able to give birth to them all with the help of a 66-member medical team at Blank Children’s Hospital on Nov. 19, 1997, through cesarean section.

Internationally, they garnered…..

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