The woman who gave birth to octupletsu00a0last week has been obsessed with having children since she was a teenager and conceived all 14 of her children through in vitro fertilization, her mother said.

Angela Suleman said she was not supportive when her daughter, Nadya (33), decided to have more embryos implanted last year. "It can't go on any longer," she said. "She's got six children and no husband. I was brought up the traditional way. I firmly believe in marriage. But she didn't want to get married."