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All weighed under two pounds (900 [[gram]]) at the time of birth.<ref name="HChron"/> The first born, Ebuka, was delivered on December 8, 15 weeks [[Preterm birth|premature]]. The remaining 7 octuplets were born by [[caesarean section]] on December 20, 13 weeks premature. The smallest of the octuplets, Odera, died on December 27, a week after birth (she was the lightest of the 8 babies, weighing just over 300 grams (10 oz). The obstetrician was Brian Kirshon, a well-known physician practicing in Houston.
The seven remaining octuplets celebrated their 10th birthday in Houston on December 20, 2008, in the company of volunteers who helped in their early years. The five girls and two boys
The babies were [[Igbo name|named]] as follows:
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