Safina Namukwaya, 70, gave birth to twins on Wednesday at a hospital in Uganda after undergoing in vitro fertilization. The woman called the situation a “miracle” and thanked all the support she received from medical teams.
“We achieved an outstanding result – we helped give birth to the oldest 70-year-old mother in Africa! This historic event not only marks two decades of our leadership in the field of in vitro fertilization, but also establishes us as a leading center for reproductive medicine in Africa,” can be read in a message posted on Facebook by the International Women’s Hospital and Fertility Center.
The elderly woman and the newborns, a boy and a girl, are healthy.
This is Safina’s second birth in three years. In accordance with BBC, A Ugandan woman realized she wanted to become a mother after society judged her for caring for other people’s children and not having her own.
“I’ve taken care of people’s children and watched them grow up and leave me alone. I was wondering who would take care of me when I grew up,” he explained.
In vitro fertilization success rates have increased in recent years. In 2019, an Indian woman gave birth to twin girls after undergoing treatment.
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