Valentina Vassilyev, an 18th-century Russian peasant, is often cited as the most prolific mother in recorded history. Reports claim she bore 69 children between 1725 and 1765 through multiple sets of .......

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The MOST children. Valentina Vassilyev, is said to have lived to be 76, and between 1725 and 1765, had 69 children (16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets); 67 of them survived infancy (with the loss of one set of twins). #WomensHistoryMonth #valentinavassilyev