72 Year old Woman Gives Birth

An Indian woman who has given birth at the age of 72 through IVF treatment says her life is now complete. IVF is In vitro fertilization and it is the most common and most effective type of assisted reproductive technology to help women become pregnant. The IVF procedure involves fertilizing an egg outside the body, in a laboratory dish, and then implanting it in a woman's uterus

The 72 year old woman and her 79-year-old husband became parents last month following two years of treatment at a clinic in the northern state of Haryana.

The baby was conceived using the couple's own egg and sperm and, despite being very small at birth, weighing just two kilograms (4.4lbs), was now "healthy and hearty", the National Fertility and Test Tube centre said.

Mrs Kaur said she did not believe she was too old to be a first time mother and said she felt very well and fit enough to cope. 

The 72 years old woman and her husband have been married for 46 years now. She said they both had almost given up on hope of ever having to have their own child and feared been ridiculed in a country where infertility is seen as a curse from God.

She 72 year old with joy in her heart said, "God heard our prayers. My life feels complete now. I am looking after the baby all by myself, I feel so full of energy. My husband is also very caring and helps me as much as he can".