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Ugandan mum of multiple quadruplets struggles to provide for 38 kids

Mariam Nabatanzi's son carries a meal at their family home in Kasawo village, Mukono district, east of Kampala, Uganda March 7, 2019.

Mariam Nabatanzi gave birth to twins a year after she was married off at the age of 12. Five more sets of twins followed - along with four sets of triplets and five sets of quadruplets.

Three years ago, however, the 39-year-old Ugandan was abandoned by her husband, leaving her to support their surviving 38 children alone.

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