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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Youngster, family members assaulted in Hubballi over alleged misconduct with girl; three injured
Hubballi: A youngster accused of misbehaving with a girl at a dance class and his family members were allegedly assaulted during a clash between two groups in Tumakuru Oni of Kamaripet area in Hubballi.
According to sources, a group confronted the youth, identified as Tilak, accusing him of behaving inappropriately with a girl at the dance class. The situation escalated after Tilak’s family members reached the spot and entered into an argument with the group.
As tensions grew, another group of around 50 to 60 people allegedly joined and attacked Tilak and his family members.
Three persons identified as Parashuram Nadiyada, Dileep Nadiyada and Tilak sustained serious injuries in the incident and were rushed to the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Hospital in Hubballi for treatment.
The victims have alleged that they were mistaken to be Muslims and were also subjected to caste-based abuse during the assault.
Police from the Kamaripet station reached the spot, brought the situation under control and registered a case in this regard.
