Undergoing a fertility treatment to fulfill the dream of being a mother is very common, especially at advanced ages.
But it is still striking that 'very old' women may have children, as in the case of Mangayamma Yaramati, who at the age of 73 she gave birth to twins yesterday, who have made her a mother for the first time.
But her story draws even more attention because the husband of the wife of the Andhra Pradesh region in eastern India, who is 82 years old has suffered a heart attack, just one day after the birth of her little ones.
The first thing that comes to mind when knowing this news is: who will take care of these children when their parents die? Is it ethical to allow pregnancy at such advanced ages?
The happiest moment of your life
A few months ago, this woman who felt "stigmatized by society for not having children" She decided together with her husband to undergo in vitro fertilization treatment. Only two months later, she managed to get pregnant.
Uma Sankar, the woman's doctor, explained to the BBC that the twins were born by caesarean section, which is normal in cases as special as Yaramati's, and that "mother and babies are well".
In Babies and more Being a mother at 40: the risks of pregnancy at an advanced ageThe parents also felt yesterday "incredibly happy" and they see no problem in having been parents at such an advanced age.
According to Mangayamma, "We tried many times and saw numerous doctors, so this is the happiest moment of my life."
What we unfortunately do not know is if today they will feel equally euphoric, because the doctors who attend to the husband have not communicated what their state of health is after suffering a heart attack.
One of the risks associated with becoming parents with so many years, is that the children run out of parents too soon, as we saw in the case of Carmen Bousada, the Barcelona who had twins with 67 years and died shortly after. It is true that an accident or illness can happen at any age, but at advanced ages there is a greater risk.
And, as I said at the beginning, it is not the first time, nor will it probably be the last, that a woman is a mother when, by age, she could be a grandmother (and according to where even a great grandmother). There are many cases that we have mentioned in Babies and more, although this is that of the mother with more advanced age.
In Babies and more Mother first time at 70On who would take care of the girls in case something happened to them, the recent father declared:
"Nothing is in our hands. Whatever happens will happen. Everything is in God's hands."
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