Erramatti Mangamma (born 1 September 1946) is an Indian woman who is currently the oldest living woman to have given birth.[1] At the age of 73, she gave birth to twin girls on 5 September 2019. The record was previously held by Daljinder Kaur Gill, who gave birth to a baby boy at the age of 72.[2]
Erramatti Mangamma | |
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Born | |
Known for | Currently the world's oldest mother at time of child's birth |
Spouse |
Sitarama Rajarao
(m. 1962; died 2020) |
Children | 2 |
Biography
editMangamma married Sitarama Rajarao in 1962 in Andhra Pradesh, but the couple were unable to have children until Mangamma was impregnated using in-vitro fertilisation.[3]
Pregnancy
editThe couple are believed to have consulted several doctors for a period before Mangamma got pregnant after consulting a village doctor, Shanakkalaya Umashankar, in November 2018.[citation needed] The couple delivered twin girls for the first time after their marriage in 1962.[4] Mangamma delivered her twins on 5 September 2019 after being impregnated through the process of in-vitro fertilisation via C-section in the city of Hyderabad, making her the world's oldest mother and the oldest mother to give birth to twins.[5]
Rajarao died from a heart attack in 2020, at the age of 74.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "'Oldest' mum alive delivers twins at the age of 73". DNA India. 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- ^ Desk, India TV News (2019-09-05). "VIRAL: Hyderabad woman, aged 73, sets world record by giving birth to twins". indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
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has generic name (help)[dead link] - ^ "74 வயதில் இரட்டை குழந்தைகளை பெற்றெடுத்த சாதனை பாட்டி". Dailythnathi.com. 2019-09-05. Archived from the original on 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- ^ "Miracle of Birth: 73-year-old Erramatti Mangamma becomes mother to twin girls in Andhra Pradesh". DNA India. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- ^ "73-year-old Andhra woman delivers twin girls, may be the oldest ever to give birth". timesnownews.com. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- ^ "'I had twins at 73 - then my husband died' says devastated 'world's oldest mum'". Daily Mirror. 15 March 2021.