Woman, 73, ‘becomes oldest ever to give birth’ after reportedly having twins

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A woman aged 73 has reportedly given birth to twin girls in eastern India.

Doctors in the east Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have claimed the woman’s age makes her the world’s oldest ever to give birth after they reportedly delivered the twins by caesarean section on Thursday, following successful IVF treatment.

According to the BBC’s Telugu service, who spoke to the doctor, the woman and her husband, she is 73 years old, but according to reports by the Hindustan Times and Indo-Asian News Service, which also reportedly spoke to both the family and the doctor, the woman is 74.

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In addition to Ms Mangayamma’s exact age being unclear, there are similar mixed reports about her husband’s age. The BBC says he is 82, the BBC Telugu service does not give him an age, and the Hindustan Times and SWNS both report he is 80 years old.

According to a separate report by the BBC, Mr Rajarao suffered a stroke on Friday – the day after the twins were born – and is now being treated in hospital
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The oldest confirmed mother was María del Carmen Bousada from Spain, who gave birth to a child when she was 66 using IVF treatment. She died of ovarian cancer two years later.

In 2016, an Indian woman from Punjab who “believed she was 70”, gave birth to her first child after receiving two years of IVF treatment.

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