Posted July 6, 200817 yr A woman said to be 70 years of age has given birth to twins in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state after taking IVF treatment. Omkari Panwar has no birth certificate but if her age is proven it would make her the world's oldest mother. The twins, a boy and girl both weighing 2lbs, were delivered one month early by Caesarian section. The couple were so desperate for a male heir that they spent their life savings and took out a bank loan for IVF. Omkari Panwar already has two daughters and is a grandmother to five children. "We already have two girls but we wanted a boy so that he could have taken care of our property. This boy and girl are God's greatest gift to us," Omkari said. Father of the twins, Charam Singh, a farmer in his mid-70s, told ABC News he was very happy. "The desire for a male child has always been there, but God did not bless us with a male child. Now, we are very grateful to God, who has answered our prayers," he said. Doctors said the twins were doing fine. Omkari maintains she was nine years old when the British left India in 1947, which would make her 70. In December 2006, a 67-year-old Spanish woman gave birth to twins in Barcelona. A woman said to be 65 gave birth to a boy in India's eastern Orissa state in 2003. Source : BBC news Are we heading for the first birth to someone aged 100?
July 6, 200817 yr Read about this and could hardly believe my eyes. The world has gone mad! At her age (and her husband is even older at 77), they should be having great grandchildren, not children. IVF is a wonderful thing, but in my opinion, should only be given to women who are in an age group, whereby natural conception would normally be possible. I would have thought that 50 would be the upper age limit (and I think that is too high), although I can't imagine many 50 year old women wanting to have a baby.
July 7, 200817 yr Read about this and could hardly believe my eyes. The world has gone mad! At her age (and her husband is even older at 77), they should be having great grandchildren, not children. IVF is a wonderful thing, but in my opinion, should only be given to women who are in an age group, whereby natural conception would normally be possible. I would have thought that 50 would be the upper age limit (and I think that is too high), although I can't imagine many 50 year old women wanting to have a baby. im 51 and i dont want the responsibility of another parasite..
July 8, 200817 yr There's a reason women go through the menopause; after a certain age their bodies are no longer capable of supporting children, hence the fact the twins were dleivered a month early and only weighed 2lbs each! It's not fair on the children either, they might only have a mother for another ten years.
July 8, 200817 yr There's a reason women go through the menopause; after a certain age their bodies are no longer capable of supporting children, hence the fact the twins were dleivered a month early and only weighed 2lbs each! It's not fair on the children either, they might only have a mother for another ten years. good point actually. :)
July 8, 200817 yr This is disgusting. Giving birth at that age, the chance of things going wrong either at birth or inside the baby's mind is so high that it's not fair on the child. In Western countries like the UK there's also obviously the amount the child would be bullied by peers at school or whatever if they have a mother who is pensioner age. Perhaps that's not such a big issue in rural India, but still, it's asking for trouble on the biological side of things. Nobody needs children that much.
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