Indian woman becomes mother at 74, delivers twins
Amaravati(AP), Sept 5: Having longed for over five decades to become a mother, a 74-year-old woman finally realised her dream by giving birth to twins in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.
This, doctors feel, could be a new world record.
The previous record was said to be held by a 66-year-old Spanish woman in 2006, according to the Guinness World Records.
E Mangayamma of Draksharamam in East Godavari district of AP delivered twin baby girls through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in a private hospital in Guntur.
Both the mother and the newborn twins are safe and stable, Gynecologist Sanakkayala Aruna, under whose care the Caesarean section was performed, said.
Married to E Raja Rao in 1962, Mangayamma remained issueless all these years.
When one of their neighbours recently conceived and delivered a baby through artificial insemination, at the age of 55 years, hopes sprouted in Mangayamma too and she wanted to try IVF.
She approached Dr Aruna - who previously served as Health Minister in Chandrababu Naidu cabinet between 1999 and 2004 - in Guntur in November last year.
Mangayamma went through the IVF procedure and conceived in January this year.
Given her age, the woman was kept in the hospital under the constant care of specialist doctors all these months.
"She remained healthy as she did not have diabetes or blood pressure. Since she is 74-year-old, we had to perform Caesarean section to deliver the babies," Dr Aruna said.
The happiness of the new parents and their relatives knew no bounds as there were celebrations in the hospital.
Hospital staffs hold the twin babies concieved by E Mangayamma (unseen), 74, at a private hospital in Guntur district.
E Mangayamma (first row on right), 74, poses for a photograph with her husband E Raja Rao, doctors and nurses after giving birth to twin babies in a private hospital in Guntur district.
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Karnataka Muslim Convention to be held as scheduled on May 16, say organisers
Bengaluru: Organisers of the ‘Karnataka Muslim Convention’ have clarified that the programme will be held as scheduled on Saturday, May 16, at 10.30 am at Town Hall in Bengaluru, and urged the public not to pay attention to rumours regarding any change in the event.
In a joint statement, convention coordinators Suhail Ahmed Maroor, Tanveer Ahmed and Yahya Damudi said there is no change whatsoever in the programme and that all preparations are in the final stage.
The convention is being organised by the Karnataka Rajya Muslim Sanghatanegala Okkoota.
According to the organisers, more than 45 Muslim organisations, associations and jamaats from different parts of Karnataka have extended support to the event and have assured active participation.
The organisers said the state government has withdrawn the restriction on hijab, but noted that nine other major demands of the Muslim community are still pending.
They said the convention is being held to urge the government to fulfil these constitutional demands without further delay.
