Los Angeles - The mother of octuplets born in California is staying at "an undisclosed location" after receiving a death threats, her spokesperson confirmed on Thursday.
Nadya Suleman, whose decision to give birth to the octuplets after undergoing fertility treatment despite already having six children, was expected to return home later this week, Michael Furtney said.
Suleman has been staying at an undisclosed location - reportedly a hotel - after leaving hospital following advice from security advisors, Furtney said.
"We agreed that while many of the threats were not serious, they were certainly serious enough that he suggested that we took the precaution of being in a place that was safe and secure," Furtney said.
"I believe now she's getting ready to go home. I'm not 100 percent certain of the timing but it's likely to be in the next day or two."
Furtney said Suleman had received a "mix" of positive and negative messages following the octuplets' birth.
"In the last day or so there has been I think an increase in the numbers of positive ones which is heartening," he said.
Suleman has set up a website - www.thenadyasulemanfamily.com - where well-wishers can post messages or make a donation.
"There have been many calls and offers," Furtney said.
"One woman even offered to send breast milk. A farm family in the midwest offered to have Nadya and her children come live them. There's been an amazing variety."
Suleman's case has triggered condemnation, with her mother criticising her daughter's decision to have the children as "unconscionable" while fertility experts slammed the Beverly Hills clinic which carried out her treatment.
The Medical Board of California is investigating the case.
Under guidelines issued by the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), a woman Suleman's age should have no more than two embryos implanted.
Experts say multiple-birth babies are often born prematurely - Suleman's octuplets were born nine-and-a-half weeks early - which puts them at significantly greater risk of long-term health problems.