A 68-year-old Nigerian woman has reportedly given birth to twins for the very first time in her life.
The good news was confirmed by the chairman of Medical Advisory Council of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Prof Wasiu Adeyemo.
He disclosed that the woman gave birth through an “elective cesarean section at 37 weeks gestation,” adding that the woman was delivered of the babies on April 14 via caesarean section.
Adeyemo said: “LUTH has successfully delivered a sixty-eight (68) year old primigravida (pregnant for the first time) with twin (a male and a female) gestation (pregnancy) following an IVF conception. She was delivered through an elective caesarean section at 37 weeks gestation on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.”
“The IVF and embryo were done at a separate location but later referred to LUTH during the early stage of the pregnancy where it was consequently managed until delivery.
“The development was the first of its kind in LUTH, Nigeria and Africa, adding that both the mother and babies are in a good state.
“The IVF and embryo transfer were done at an outside facility. She was thereafter referred to LUTH at early gestation and managed till term. This is the first in LUTH, Nigerian and Africa! Mother and babies are well.”
