Oldest Mother

Oldest Mother-world record set by Omkari Panwar who gave birth at 70 years old

Omkari Panwar, a 70-year-old grandmother from India gave birth to twins, setting the world record for the oldest mother.

Omkari Panwar and her 77-year-old husband Charan Singh Panwar, a retired farmer who has two adult daughters and five grandchildren, underwent IVF treatment to produce a male heir to the family’s smallholdings were desperate for a son and heir.. Her husband, Charan Singh Panwar, 77, mortgaged his land, sold his buffalos, spent his life savings and took out a credit card loan to finance the treatment. 

Panwar was reluctant to speak because he has received negative publicity for his wife's having children at such an advanced age. Even many people of his village in India's state of Uttar Pradesh haven't supported the decision. Still, he and his wife are happy.  

 The twins born one month premature and each weighing two pounds, nine ounces are healthy and expected to survive, according to doctors at Jaswant Roy Speciality Hospital, where they are in incubators, the paper goes onto add. 

            Panwar's doctor Nisha Mallik, who delivered the twins, explained some of the details of the pregnancy. "Omkari is a 70-year-old patient who has conceived through IVF fertilization with a pre-term of 32 weeks. Due to some complications, we had to start with the caesarian section. She has delivered twins," explained Panwar. "I have been practicing medicine for 20 years and I have never heard of such a case." She underwent in-vitro fertilization, after which the couple's wish was granted when the twins, a boy and a girl, were delivered by Caesarian section.

Panwar claimed for eight months the pregnancy was hectic and very painful. But she has given birth before, so she knew what to expect. "Sometimes, you have to face the pain if you want something good. All she cares about is that her children are healthy. "Her daughters' have got a little brother; her husband and she have got an heir – that is all we ever wanted." 

Panwar broke the record for the world’s oldest mother, previously held by Adriana Lliescu who gave birth to a daughter in 2005, at the age of 66, but Panwar being the world’s oldest mother didn’t even cross her mind. She stated “If I am the world oldest mother it means nothing to me. I just want to see my new babies and care for them while I am still able”.

  Omkari Singh Panwar         

 Omkari Panwar, 70, and her husband, Charan Singh Panwar, 77

  

The world eldest’s mother with her twins.

  

Omkari Panwar rest in a hospital with her husband at her side after giving birth to twins.

Picture of the twins

Edited by: Sereena a/p Sangkar Bahadur