The Oldest Woman to Have a Baby – In 2008, Omkari Panwar gave birth to twins, the oldest woman ever to give birth. The couple had already married and had two adult daughters, but she had always longed to have a son. The couple decided to try IVF in eastern Europe, which resulted in a pregnancy weighing 3kg (6lb 10oz). The couple subsequently sold their buffaloes, mortgaged their land, and spent their life savings. Omkari said that all of the trouble was worth it to have a son.
The couple had a difficult time conceiving naturally and decided to undergo in vitro fertilization. They ended up conceiving twins and were able to deliver them by Caesarean section. In 2009, the couple were married for 45 years before deciding to try IVF to conceive. The procedure required two years of treatment before the couple conceived their baby. In the meantime, they were both admitted to intensive care units to recover from their ordeal.
While the procedure is extremely risky, the benefits are tremendous. Tinna and Wilson separated shortly before the child was born, but he was able to take her daughter to Fort McMurray so she could deliver her baby. Although the pregnancy was not natural, she had no complications and was able to carry her baby. She is the oldest woman to have given birth in the US. And she will probably continue to beat her own record.
Erramatti Mangayamma is the second oldest woman to have given birth naturally. She gave birth to twin girls last September after going through several rounds of IVF. She was 46 years old at the time, but the pregnancy didn’t go as planned. She did not use frozen eggs, nor did she try to break the record. Instead, she and her husband sought treatment for a stigma they had received in their community because they couldn’t have children.
Higgins’ pregnancy went smoothly until the last few weeks, when she developed preeclampsia, a condition characterized by high blood pressure and organ failure. In the end, doctors decided to induce Higgins a few weeks early. Luckily, the baby is doing well, but the couple admits they are older than the average parents. The first mother to give birth was a mother of five, so this achievement is even more impressive.
After the death of her first child, Higgins dreamed of having a third child. Although she was long past the prime childbearing years, she was still determined to get pregnant. In fact, doctors rejected her earlier attempts at IVF and she finally gave birth to twins at age 79. However, she did undergo several tests to ensure that she was in good health. Her son will be 14 when she dies.
