A 70-year-old Ugandan woman, Safina Namukwaya, has delivered a set of twins ā a boy and a girl, after becoming pregnant through an In vitro fertilisation treatment, BBC reports Thursday.
Namukwaya went through a successful caesarean delivery on Wednesday at the Womenās Hospital International and Fertility Centre in the Ugandan capital, Kampala.
The hospital shared the news of the delivery via its Facebook page on Wednesday, stating, ā70-year-old, Safina Namukwaya, speaking just before the delivery of her beautiful babies. Yes, she delivered twins, a boy and a girl. A historic achievement indeed.
āAs we honour this courageous mother and anticipate the healthy growth of her twins, we invite you to celebrate with us. This story isnāt just about medical success; itās about the strength and resilience of the human spirit.ā
PRIMANEWS Online reports that IVF is a technique used to assist people with fertility issues in having babies
During IVF, an egg is removed from the womanās ovaries and fertilised with sperm under controlled laboratory conditions.
Thereafter, the fertilised egg, referred to as an embryo, is then returned to the womanās womb to grow and develop.
Namukwaya told a privately owned NTV channel that it was her second delivery in three years after she gave birth to a girl in 2020.
The 70-year-old shared thatĀ she had experienced multiple difficulties during the pregnancy, including desertion by the childrenās father.
She lamented, āMen donāt like to be told that you are carrying more than one child. Ever since I was admitted here, my man has never shown up.ā
Namukwaya said she did not know how she would manage to raise the children, but was happy to have them after years of enduring stigma and ridicule for being childless, the report stated.
āOne time, a very young boy heckled me saying I had been cursed by my mother to die without a child,ā she recalled.
According to the hospital where she had the babies. Namukwaya becomes the oldest woman in Africa to give birth.