74-year-old woman gave birth in India for the first time and broke record

Mangayamma had her twins by cesarean last Thursday in Ahalya retirement home, located in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh state, said the site India today.

The wife and her husband, Raja Rao, 82, were married in 1962 and have always wanted to have children, but this has not been possible before. underwent in vitro fertilization treatment.

The result was two girls in good health, as Dr. Umashankar Sanakkayala confirmed by announcing the birth that broke the record of the category of the first older mother.

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It all began last year, when the couple learned that a woman from their village had become pregnant at age 55 through in vitro fertilization. Then they were encouraged to consult their doctor and follow their own path.

"We are immensely happy," Raja Rao said after his birth.