Image capture of video by News 24 via Youtube channel - An Indian woman is possibly the world’s oldest first-time mother after giving birth at age 70
- The woman and her 79-year-old husband underwent IVF treatment for two years
- They named their baby boy Armaan, which means “desire or wish” in Hindi
A woman in India gave birth to her first baby at the age of 70; making her possibly the oldest known first-time mother.
Daljinder Kaur, together with her 79-year-old husband, decided to go through two years of IVF treatment at a fertility clinic in the northern state of Haryana.
“I feel blessed to be able to hold my own baby. I had lost hope of becoming a mother ever. Everyone asked me to adopt a baby, but I never wanted to. I had faith in Almighty, and knew I will bear my child one day,” Kaur told the Times of India.
Kaur claims she is 70 years old but hospital officials said she is 72. It is a common occurrence in many parts of India, especially among the older generations, for people not to know their exact age due to not having their own birth certificates.
The couple had almost given up hope in conceiving after trying for more than 46 years in their marriage and two failed attempts, but when they saw an advertisement for IVF treatment, they both decided to give it a try.
“When we saw the advert [for IVF treatment], we thought we should also give it a try as I badly wanted to have a baby of my own,” she recalls.
The couple is elated over finally having a child to call their own — a healthy baby boy whom they named Armaan, which means “wish or desire.”
Kaur successfully delivered the baby, who weighed around two kilograms at birth.
Despite their old age, the new parents are keen on raising their baby boy.
“People say what will happen to the child once we die. But I have full faith in God. God is omnipotent and omnipresent, he will take care of everything,” said Kaur’s husband Mohinder Singh Gill. And surely, their happiness is going to keep them stronger than ever.
News 24 gives us a glimpse into the happiness being experienced by the elderly couple over their first baby:
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