Motherhood is a woman's nature, and a child holding a knee is the dream of many women.
From a medical point of view, the optimal age for a woman to have children is between 23 and 30 years old, and as a woman ages, the risk of genetic diseases in newborns increases. After women enter menopause, their physical functions begin to deteriorate, and the level of hormones in the body gradually decreases, which can easily lead to endocrine disorders. If it is not treated in time, a series of problems may occur, such as menstrual disorders. In general, women who go through menopause have a lower chance of getting pregnant.
However, with the development of modern medicine, more and more elderly women have successfully given birth in artificial insemination. However, due to the risks of this technology, many women choose to abandon this method. A recent study showed that some ultra-old pregnant women are also able to have children through in vitro fertilization. In 2019, a 74-year-old Indian super-aged woman gave birth to twin baby girls through ivory fertilization, but in less than a week of childbirth, she and her husband were admitted to the ICU.
After the news was passed through the media of various countries, it caused a heated discussion among netizens around the world.
In his twenties, he was determined to have a baby
El Ramati Mangayama is from Hyderabad, India, the sixth largest city in central India.
In traditional Indian culture, motherhood is seen as a sacred symbol, and a childless woman is not even considered a complete woman. Now, however, many parts of India, especially in the countryside, are increasingly emerging with a new concept – "mother". Under this concept, the mother is not only a member of a family, but also a member of society as a whole. Thousands of rural Indian women are ostracized and ridiculed for not having children.
Mangayamma married her husband, Raya Rao, on March 22, 1962. He was an engineer and his wife was a village teacher. Soon after the marriage, Mangayam MA discovered that her wife was suffering from severe depression. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was hospitalized for a long time. After 57 years of marriage, the couple has no children and has been discriminated against by villagers for years, with people behind their backs saying that Mangayamma is a cursed woman.
Without children, Mangayamma and her husband were humiliated in the community and village, often excluded from village group gatherings.
In 2018, 73-year-old Mangayamma attended the wedding of a friend's child, she was almost 30 years old, past childbearing age, and the couple decided to have children. In order to be able to have a healthy and happy life, she decided to hold a special birthday party for her children at the wedding. At the wedding, she gave her children the photos she had treasured for many years. Unbeknownst to anyone, however, the wedding changed Mangayamma's life.
While chatting at a wedding reception, Mangayamma overheard a 55-year-old neighbor who tried IVF and became pregnant! The news shocked her because she never imagined she would become a mother. Her mother was an ordinary teacher, but she had an extraordinary child. The news gave her a glimmer of hope and rekindled her desire to be a mother.
If anyone can get pregnant at an advanced age, she still has hope for herself.
Mangayamma found an IVF clinic in the city of Gontur and began her fertility journey. The clinic is a privately founded institution that specializes in helping families who want to have children. This clinic not only brings good news to patients, but also earns a substantial income and higher social status. Mangayamma officially entered the IVF cycle in November 2018.
Since Mangayamma is now in menopause and has not been able to ovulate for years, she had to use the donor's eggs, and doctors removed the sperm of her 78-year-old husband and combined them with the eggs for in vitro fertilization.
The process went surprisingly smoothly, just the first cycle. After a long wait, they finally ushered in a new life - a pair of golden children and jade girls. After a difficult period of time, they were finally able to get a chance to meet. Mangayamma became pregnant in January 2019 at the age of 74. To the great surprise of the couple and the doctor, after examination, Mangayamma was pregnant with twins!
Since Mangayamma is an ultra-old pregnant woman, IVF is a big risk for her, and during her 9 months of pregnancy, a team of more than ten experts in gynecology, cardiology, nutrition and others closely monitored her physical condition.
Fortunately, Mangayamma is healthy and free of diabetes, high blood pressure and other ailments commonly found in older adults.
Doctors acknowledged that Mangayamma's case was "a surprise" and a "challenge" for them.
Once Mangayamma has successfully delivered via IVF at the clinic, this is a great opportunity for the clinic to get a free publicity opportunity! However, since India does not have a legal and regulatory system related to IVF, the Medical Market in India is fraught with risks: one is the high cost; the other is the lack of effective regulatory mechanisms. IVF in India costs around Rs 100,000 to 125,000, or around Rs 8,500 to Rs 10,500.
Most of the costs are borne by the clinic itself.
Nine months into her pregnancy, Mangayamma welcomed her baby. After two caesarean sections, Magani finally had the opportunity to enjoy a natural and easy birth, but with more annoyances. Because the child is too young, it is not possible to breastfeed as normal. Mangayamma was too old to give birth naturally and doctors arranged a caesarean section.
On September 5, 2019, Mangayamma delivered a pair of twin girls by caesarean section. This is currently the world's first successful case of human embryonic stem cell transplantation, and it is also the first time that Chinese has used this technology for the clinical treatment of autoimmune diseases and regenerative medicine. The project has received $5 million in funding from the U.S. federal government. The twin girls weigh about 1.8 kg and are in good physical condition.
Le Ji was sad and was hospitalized
After 57 years of waiting and anticipation, the couple, who are in their prime, finally welcomed their first child, and they were thrilled and overjoyed.
"I can't put into words how excited I am," Mangayamma said. "These two children have made my life complete. After nearly 60 years of waiting, no one can say I'm infertile. ”
Husband Rao also shared his touching story, saying: "Thank God and doctors, I am proud to be the father of two daughters. ”
In fact, long before his daughters were born, Rao was prepared for what might happen in the family, and he once told others that it didn't matter what happened to himself or his wife: "Providence is so." ”
But less than a week after the twins were born, both parents were admitted to the intensive care unit.
According to the British newspaper The Times, the doctor in charge of delivery, Sanakayala Umashankar said Mangayamma was under so much stress during the delivery of the past three hours that she was taken to intensive care immediately after delivery and is still in the care unit.
A week after giving birth, Mangayamma was hospitalized again for a heart attack.
The day after the birth of the child was announced, her husband, Rao, also fell ill from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and had to be admitted to the intensive care unit of the Ahaya Nursing Home in Gunter City.
While there is no clear evidence that Mangayamma and her husband's illness is linked to childbirth, the couple apparently does not have the conditions to care for their two children.
The couple gave their newborn twin daughters a name before they could even name them. What's going on here? The couple, Mangayammaya and Salina, are employees of a Dutch company who work on a farm. Since Mangayamma cannot produce milk, the two babies have been drinking milk since birth.
Fortunately, both children are in good shape, and according to Mangayama's niece, the twin babies are doing well, from less than 5 pounds at birth to 5.5 pounds. In their mother's view, "It's a miracle." "My husband and I both want our children to grow up healthy, and now they finally see hope." The child's health is also exhilarating. Relatives say they will come forward to help if the Mangayamma couple end up unable to raise their children.
Mangayamma's mother, Tulasamma, is also ecstatic that her daughter has a child of her own. "My daughter is finally a mother and we can take care of the children." She said in an interview. Tulasam MAMA is a young mum who lives alone with two lovely daughters after divorcing her husband. Tulasam said: "I want my daughter to be as happy and joyful as I am. She said she would help Mangayamma take care of her children.
Break records and make a splash
Mangayamma gave birth to twin daughters in December 2006, breaking the record for the world's oldest mother.
The birth of the baby made headlines all over the world.
David Elia, MD, president of the French Association of France, commented on the news on BFMTV in France.
He said that from a medical point of view, this woman risked death! He believed that this statement was entirely correct because he knew the man had been dead for more than a year. However, he decided to do further research. He wanted to figure out why this was happening? Why? He said it was a miracle that with the development of medicine, it was possible to ovulate and become pregnant through IVF techniques, and that women did not die during childbirth due to problems such as high blood pressure.
The Mirror, The Times, The Daily Mail and Hindustan Times are all media outlets reporting from abroad. In China, there are also many people who think that this is a piece of news. However, when I saw this news, I felt that this news really existed. Because its name is "Chinese to the Moon". Netizens expressed skepticism about the news, as the record is not easy to win.
But most people were furious after Mangayamma and her husband were taken to the hospital. They believe that this pair of elderly people plays an important role in their families. They hope to help the family out of their predicament through their own efforts, but at the same time they also worry that doing so may lead to a new and unfortunate ending. They say it is highly irresponsible for the couple to choose to have children between the ages of 70 and 80.
(Netizens worry that after Mangayamma's death, no one will take care of her two children.) ）
Even agitated netizens have pointed the finger at doctors who work as IVF in Mangayamma, saying they should be disqualified and banned from practicing medicine.
In fact, the doctors at the Indian clinic were innocent because they didn't know Mangayamma's true age at first.
According to doctors, Mangayamma and her husband Rao lied that they were in their 60s before undergoing IVF.
It wasn't until after Mangayamma became pregnant that her husband accidentally revealed their true ages to the nurses, and when the attending physician found out, he was almost "mad" about it.
The anger and worry of netizens is not unfounded, and similar unfortunate incidents have occurred in the past.
For example, bousada, a Spanish woman who is a former world record holder, gave birth to twins through IVF at a private clinic in the United States after hiding her true age from doctors.
After giving birth, Bousada declared herself healthier than ever, saying she could watch her two children grow up and become grandmothers.
But worst of all, Bousada Della was diagnosed with cancer a year after giving birth to the twins. She is the youngest cancer patient in U.S. history. Since then, her body has been in good health. However, her mother died tragically. Bousada Della died of cancer in July 2009, leaving her twins in their two-year-olds ---- poor orphans.
Netizens fear that such a tragedy will be repeated in Mangayamma's home.
The husband died and he was raising the children alone
Nevertheless, the prophecies were fulfilled.
Talking about the future of the children, 78-year-old dad Teacher Rao said hopefully: "I want to watch them grow up, go to school, play with them at night, age does not matter, anything is possible!" ”
But time is running out, and no one can predict what fate will bring.
After the birth of the child, the couple first faced the problem of feeding the child, because the mother was 74 years old and the body could not provide enough milk, resulting in malnutrition during the developmental stages. During this period, the child is in a period of growth and development, and needs a lot of protein and vitamins and other nutrients. However, due to the lack of a supply of breast milk, children are prone to diarrhea, even with serious consequences. How can this dilemma be solved? In desperation, an enthusiastic young woman in the village agreed to give her child milk for free, which was the solution to the problem.
After the birth of the child, Father Rao was hospitalized for a period of time, and after being discharged, he had to travel back and forth, taking care of his wife and children, and worrying about the health of his family. Due to his busy schedule, he had to work overtime every day until late to get home. Every day when my father came home from work, he would feel very tired. Because he was busy during the day and did not have time to rest at night, he often slept very poorly. Physical and mental exhaustion was too heavy for his already weak body, and he often gasped for breath and clutched his chest.
In the more than a year after birth, Rao's physical condition deteriorated. In his life, there were two girls he loved most — one was his twin daughter and the other was his favorite boy. Rao was diagnosed with blindness throughout his life. Rao, 79, died of heart disease when her twin daughter was 1 year old, after which the children lost their father.
Without her husband's support and support, Mangayamma had to raise her children alone. For her, it is a huge challenge to take care of her child's daily life while being proactive and saving enough money to keep her child alive to adulthood. Magayammama and her husband have been retired for years, but they have never given up on their desire to continue contributing to the family. To help children complete their education, Magayammma needs to continue working after retirement. For a person in his 80s, this is basically an impossible task.
Three years after her daughter was born, Mangayamma, 77, was interviewed again by the media. "I'm a retired old man, and although I've been dead for more than two years, I've never forgotten what I've done, and I think it's very important to me," she said. Mangayamma is now older than she was three years ago, and her two daughters, now in their more than three years of age, still in their innocent childhood, are too young to know what annoyance is or the difference between their mother and any other mother.
Mangayamma was both hopeful and worried, and she didn't know how long she could stay with them. In her opinion, "If I were a good mother, I should give them more love and encouragement than let them suffer." "All I want to do is work hard. Asked if she had any new ideas for her initial choice, Mangayamma burst into tears.
For three years, when her twin daughters were healthy growing up, Mangayamma felt like a lucky mother. But Mangayamma did not expect to encounter so many problems after birth, especially the death of the child's father hit her hard. Her emotions became irritable; her personality became irritable and irritable; she lost faith and hope in life; and she even had suicidal tendencies... She was at a loss for her future. She was more worried about her child's future.
"If there had been an afterlife, I wouldn't have made that choice!" This is the educational concept proposed to his daughter by Mr. John Dewey, a famous American psychologist and educationalist, and it is also the most precious legacy he has left us. "You know what? I see the secret of success in you. Mangayamma said.
conclusion
The advancement of modern medical technology has brought hopes and dreams to many infertile families. However, some people have given up the opportunity to have children because they do not understand their rights and responsibilities to produce offspring; some people are afraid to choose measures such as artificial insemination to treat diseases because they are worried that their health will be affected after giving birth. In order to solve the worries of childlessness, some women have a perfect family and risk giving birth at an advanced age.
This is also common in China, where in 2009, at the age of 60, Sheng Hailin gave birth to twin daughters.
Unlike ordinary parents, elderly parents face more uncertainties in the process of raising their children, and illness, financial problems, and children's mental health are all major tests for the family.
Although it is human nature and human right to have children, older women must be extra careful when giving birth to children, because in emergency situations, children are the most vulnerable!