A woman in Andhra Pradesh made news recently for becoming the world’s oldest mother at 74 years of age.
Erramatti Mangayamma and her 82-year-old husband Sitarama Raja Rao are both currently in the intensive care unit.
On 5 September, Mangayamma successfully delivered twin girls via IVF making them what they described as “the happiest couple on Earth.”
In an earlier article on FIT, we spoke to medical experts who warned about the health consequences of such a late delivery.
Dr Noser Sheriar is a well-known gynaecologist, prominent reproductive choice advocate. He told us,
Dr Sherir added that the health reasons more than the sociological ones convinced him that such a late delivery might be dangerous, “It’s the health and the rights of the woman per se that should be the focus.”
The couple were married in 1962 and had been childless for 57 years and so greatly thanked their doctors for the medical miracle of a successful cesarian delivery.
However, upon hearing about the case, doctors admitted that late parenthood was becoming easier but did worry about “drawing the line.” Dr Rishma Pai, immediate past president of Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction, added,
Dr Surveen Ghumman Sindhu, Director & Head, IVF Max Multi-Speciality Centre spoke to FIT about the medical reasons for warning against such a late deliver. For this case she said,
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