https://www.snopes.com/photos/people/vassilyeva.asp
Story is actually pretty accurate, at least as far as they can varify given the time period, but this is not her or her family in the picture. Also, I don't know if there is any record of how many children survived.
I believe she had good health insurance that allowed her to choose her own doctor. He local doctor was well acquainted with her propensity for pregnancy and together the two of them had put in place an action plan.
The older children looked after the younger ones while their mother recovered.
Ultimately it wasn’t as traumatic as you might imagine.
Its incredibly unlikely all the children survived. This was in the 1700s, triplets and above had almost no chance due to the fact they are usually very premature.
My doctor / history buff friend confirmed it, but this picture is not of her. Of her 69 live births only 2 died but it was in the 1600's well before cameras.
"My name is Chris..."
Story is actually pretty accurate, at least as far as they can varify given the time period, but this is not her or her family in the picture. Also, I don't know if there is any record of how many children survived.
Who lived in a shoe
She had so many children
Her uterus fell out.
b) how did all the kiddos survive?
... just /how/ ?
The older children looked after the younger ones while their mother recovered.
Ultimately it wasn’t as traumatic as you might imagine.