Safina Namukwaya has become Africa’s oldest woman to give birth after she underwent IVF in order to get pregnant, according to the hospital
Ahospital in Uganda says a 70-year-old woman has given birth to twins after undergoing IVF.
Women’s Hospital International and Fertility Centre said that Safina Namukwaya set a record for being the oldest woman to give birth in Africa.
It trumpeted the births as “a historic event” on social media.
At 70 years, Safina Namukwaya delivers twins today:@WHIFCug Sets African Record! Celebrating our 20th anniversary, we’ve achieved the extraordinary – delivering twins to Africa’s oldest mother aged 70! This a historic event#Uganda #pregnancy #ivf #fertility pic.twitter.com/gY8K9M91cS
— Women’s Hospital Int (@WHIFCug) November 29, 2023
The boy and girl were delivered via cesarean section at the hospital in the capital of Kampala.
Namukwaya delivered her babies on Wednesday at 12:04 p.m. local time.
Source: https://themessenger.com/news/woman-70-gives-birth-twins-uganda-safina-namukwaya
