A first in Africa. At least “an unprecedented step” on the continent, according to the International Women’s Hospital and Fertility Center Kampalaquoted by Telecinco.
Safina Namukwaya is a 70-year-old Ugandan woman. And she just gave birth Twins. According to several comments on Twitter, she is the oldest African woman to ever give birth. Information that is difficult to verify.
70-year-old woman gives birth to twins after years of infertility
A Ugandan woman aged 70 has given birth to twins, her doctor said on Thursday, in what the mother described as a miracle.
Safina Namukwaya described her joy at the arrival of the twins, who were born on Wednesday at a… pic.twitter.com/BdE1M0TJuv
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The fact is that this is a real achievement given Safina’s advanced age. She, who gave birth to her last child almost three years ago.
Pregnancies made possible thanks to in vitro fertilization. And careful medical monitoring by Kampala Hospital.
But for Safina the hardest part begins. In fact, she insisted on camera that she didn’t know how to provide for her children. Her husband left her and has not shown any signs of life since she was hospitalized. “Men don’t like to hear about having more than one child. Even after I was admitted, my husband never showed up,” she claimed.