A woman who claims to be 70 years old has just welcomed her first baby into the world, making her one of the oldest new mothers on the planet.
A 70-year-old woman becomes the world’s second oldest mother as she welcomes her first baby into the world
Jivunben Rabari and her husband Maldhari, 75, had been trying for several years to have a baby, but finally gave birth this month thanks to in vitro fertilization.
The couple, from a village called Mora in Gujarat, India, have been married for 45 years.
Jivunben has said he has no identification to prove his age, but has insisted to local journalists that he is 70 years old.
Dr. Naresh Bhanushali, who helped the couple with IVF, said, “When they first came, we told them they could not have a child at such an old age, but they insisted. They said that many of their relatives were also doing it.
This is one of the rarest cases I have seen.”
Another Indian woman named Mangayamma Yaramati is believed to be the oldest woman in the world to give birth after welcoming twins through IVF in September 2019, aged 74.
The oldest first-time mother in the UK is Elizabeth Adeney, who welcomed her son into the world in May 2009.
Elizabeth, a wealthy businesswoman, had to travel to Ukraine to undergo IVF treatment, as clinics in the UK do not treat women over the age of 50.
She named her son Jolyon, which means “young at heart.”
Four weeks after giving birth, Elizabeth returned to work, contrary to UK medical advice, which usually recommends that new moms take at least three months off.
