With a single lung and 75 years old, she was the mother of a baby of only 600 grams

He raised the son of a parent, but insisted on having a baby despite his age and medical history. He had conquered the tuberculosis that had left him as a consequence of a single lung. The strong pressure did not stop either.

He consulted several specialists and made it clear that he wanted to access a in vitro fertilizationaccording to statements by Abhilasha Kinkar, a doctor at the private hospital where they attended the high-risk pregnancy. The identity of the mother has not transcended.

How to be a mother after 50 years

From menopause, only pregnancies can occur egg donation and the insemination. In addition, different drugs are used to "condition" the uterus again.

Most Western countries have laws prohibiting IVF procedures at a certain age. These women are therefore treated in Eastern Europe, Russia and other medical tourism destinations, such as Kotah, Rayastán, in India, where this case occurred.

Mother and daughter are living in different hospitals. The woman is at Kinkar hospital and the baby is receiving intensive care in pediatrics at another nearby health center with a prognosis for prematurity.

The family did not want to release her personal details, but the medical team revealed to her that she was of rural origin.

Mother-grandmothers background

A few months ago, the story of a woman who had given birth to twins at age 74 was known. In this case, the doctors admitted that they were advancing with fertilization assisted by the optimal state of health of the "grandmother-mother".

The director of the institute, Sanakayyala Umashankar, where the twins were born, said that doctors initially doubted the future mother's age, but decided promote it with appropriate treatment "to his excellent health". "It's a feat of medicine modern, He told local media. "It's a miracle, in vitro fertilization does not only depend on science, but the will of God is also important," he said.