Record Number of Children Born to a Single Woman

The most children born to any woman recorded in history is 69,according to Guinness World Records. The mother was a peasant from Shuya, Russia, identified only as the wife of Feodor Vassilyev. Mrs. Vassilyev lived during the 18th century, and had 27 pregnancies, including 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of quadruplets, according to "The Guinness World Records 1998". The case was reported to Moscow by the Monastery of Nikolsk on Feb. 27, 1782, which had recorded every birth. Happy Mother's Day to all moms out there.