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Indian woman gives birth to her first child at 70

10 December 2008 08:11 (UTC +04:00)

Delhi-APA. An Indian woman, who claims to be about 70 years old, has given birth to her first child.
Rajo Devi delivered a baby girl by Caesarean section last month.
The baby girl, conceived through in vitro fertilization treatment, was born on November 28 and was in good condition.
It is impossible to verify whether Devi is the world’s oldest woman to give birth as she has no birth certificate. Devi, who lives in a village north of New Delhi, says she is about 70 years old and her husband, a farmer, around 72.
Devi said the couple, after being childless during 55 years of marriage, received in vitro treatment at the fertility center in April, after reading newspaper reports of a 58-year-old woman who last year delivered twins conceived through the procedure.