Lifestyle
70-year-old woman welcomes twins, becomes oldest woman to have children in Africa
A 70-year-old woman in Uganda successfully gives birth to twins through IVF treatment, making her the oldest woman to achieve such a feat in Africa.
Safina Namukwaya welcomed a baby girl and boy on Wednesday afternoon at the Women’s Hospital International and Fertility Centre in Kampala, Uganda’s capital.
Medical professionals at the hospital reported that both the mother and her newborns are in good health following the caesarean delivery.
“This story isn’t just about medical success; it’s about the strength and resilience of the human spirit,” the hospital said.
The mother said she had suffered some complications and difficulties during her pregnancy, including the father of her children leaving her.
70-year-old woman welcomes twins, becomes oldest woman to have children in Africa.
In her words,
“Men don’t like to hear that you are going to have more than one child. Even after I was admitted, my man never showed up.
“One time, a very young boy heckled at me saying I had been cursed by my mother to die without a child.
“Many people judged and abused me for being barren but, I decided to leave everything to the Almighty God who has finally answered my prayers.”
Speaking to NTV, the 70-year-old Ms. Namukwaya revealed that this marks her second delivery within in three years, with her firstborn, a girl named Sarah, arriving in 2020.
Although Ms. Namukwaya’s situation is uncommon, it is not unprecedented for a woman to give birth at an older age.
Follow us on social media:
“The quality of a woman isn’t measured by the hair on her head but by her brain” – Yul Edochie cautions ladies against killing themselves over expensive hair this Christmas
President Tinubu cancels Lagos engagements in honor of food stampede victims
Moment stage collapses on Odumodublvck during concert performance (Video)
Goods worth millions of naira destroyed as fire guts spare parts market in Ibadan
Farmer k!lled, three siblings and one other severely injured as bomb explosions rock Niger state community
Video trends as Nigerian lady transforms face into Jesus Christ with makeup (Watch)
Lady swaps old woman’s ATM card while pretending to help, steals N2M
“The money wey dem pay me don expire” – Moment Burna Boy stops his performance at the Oando PLC end of the year party (Video)
-
Celebrity Gossip & Gist1 day ago“The money wey dem pay me don expire” – Moment Burna Boy stops his performance at the Oando PLC end of the year party (Video)
-
Economy1 day agoGoods worth millions of naira destroyed as fire guts spare parts market in Ibadan
-
Celebrity Gossip & Gist2 hours agoMoment stage collapses on Odumodublvck during concert performance (Video)
-
Economy2 hours agoPresident Tinubu cancels Lagos engagements in honor of food stampede victims