History and Hearsay
On this podcast we discuss lesser known characters and events from history. Some of the details of these historical accounts may be debated and on this show YOU get to decided: Is it History? Or is it Hearsay?
History and Hearsay
The MOST Prolific Mother EVER! 69 kids!?! Valentina Vassilyeva
Valentina Vassilyeva was born in Russia in 1707 in the city of Shula, which is northeast of Moscow. She was a peasant and is said that between the years of 1725 and 1765 Valentina & her husband Feodor Vassilyeva had 69 children! There were 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets. That means she had 27 pregnancies and deliveries.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:13 - Valentina & Feodor Vassilyeva
1:33 - The Guinness Book of World Records
1:54 - Was this really possible?
4:08 - How Long was she pregnant for? Multiples genetics
5:42 - What Records do we have?
7:00 - History or HEARSAY?!?
SOURCES:
https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/2023/07/01/64a02569ca4741a8518b459a.html
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20151020-did-one-woman-really-give-birth-to-69-children
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feodor_Vassilyev