Exploitation of Mega Multiples: Media & Medicine's Obsession

Multiple births, including several famous high-order multiple cases, are examined from a medical and media perspective. The video covers the Dilley sextuplets, the McCaughey septuplets, the Derrico family, the Halima Cissé nonuplets, and the Dionne Quintuplets of Canada. It also discusses how the Ontario government handled the Dionne Quints. The video is the second part of a series by Mama Doctor Jones and follows an earlier installment on mega multiples. It sets out the story of each family using the sources listed in the description.

• Dilley sextuplets and McCaughey septuplets
• The Derrico family and the Halima Cissé nonuplets
• The Dionne Quints and Ontario government involvement
• Media attention given to large multiple-birth families

Apparently, I overlooked a lot of famous mega-multiples in my first video in this series - the Dilley sextuplets, the Derricos of TLC, the Dionne Quints of Canada, and so many more, including the first ever surviving set of nonuplets. Yes. That’s 9 BABIES from a single pregnancy. And if you thought TLC’s exploitation of giant families was bad, wait until you see what the Canadian (Ontario specifically) government did to the Dionne Quints. Want to support science & connect with us? Become a Membryo! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrPhcbDwqWRc-3tteE2BS6g/join Mega Multiples Part 1: https://youtu.be/8QWEb9S1O4s?si=dJaaXse72sb3xTe9 MDJ Explains Twins: https://youtu.be/vVnQGVmttBo?si=t-Ka0XdhAjvDUJ6L I stream on Twitch weekly (usually Sundays): https://www.twitch.tv/mamadoctorjones - Playlist of full-length Twitch streams for channel members: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVH2Gpf8wKeRO7TL3vfzJkfsF9eHmQGkP FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamadoctorjones Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mamadoctorjones TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mamadoctorjones 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Dilley Sextuplets 2:37 - McCaughey Septuplets 6:29 - The Derricos 8:52 - Halima Cisse Nonuplets 11:05 - Dionne Quints Resources: Dilley Sextuplets: https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132114&page=1 https://www.indystar.com/story/news/history/retroindy/2014/01/07/dilley-sextuplets/4359571/ McCaughey Septuplets: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1997/11/20/4-boys-3-girls-and-6-minutes-septuplets-born/3ee8b5e2-1506-47e7-b535-23949ace0399/ https://www.today.com/parents/worlds-first-set-surviving-septuplets-turn-18-see-mccaughey-family-t44381 https://www.today.com/news/mccaughey-septuplets-turn-21-here-s-how-they-re-celebrating-t142906 Derricos: https://www.insider.com/mom-of-15-kids-criticized-being-bad-mom-parenting-2023-5 https://www.tlc.com/inside-tlc/meet-the-derricos https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/doubling-down-with-the-derricos-guide-all-14-derrico-family-kids.html/ https://www.instagram.com/deonderrico/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/karenederrico/?hl=en Malian Nontuplets: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56994408 https://www.npr.org/2021/05/06/994244064/nonuplets-woman-from-mali-gives-birth-to-9-babies https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/12/mali-nonuplets-happy-at-home-they-really-like-cuddles-to-sleep-730586?fbclid=iwar2eyqzixicft7eucthf4v7jqqwn7mvxahagcpgo7owhwai2o9ra-wd2-c4 https://www.today.com/parents/family/mali-nonuplets-world-record-new-photos-rcna62655 Dionne Quints: https://www.life.com/history/the-dionne-quintuplets-little-girls-lost-in-the-harsh-glare-of-fame/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/11/03/dionne-quintuplets-exploitation-five-girls-raised-baby-zoo/ https://sci-hub.ru/https://doi.org/10.1177/1091592304269634 ** The information in this video is intended to serve as educational information and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for p