Anthony Iwuoma
With the aid of science, a 68-year-old woman, who was pregnant for the first time, recently gave birth to a set of twins at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba.
The woman conceived for the first time through in vitro fertilisation (IVF).
The twin babies a boy and a girl, were delivered through Caesarean Section.
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According to CMAC of LUTH, Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo: “LUTH has successfully delivered a 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 April 14, 2020.
“The IVF and embryo transfer were done at an outside facility. She was thereafter referred to LUTH at early gestation and subsequently managed till term. This is the first in LUTH, Nigeria, and Africa! Mother and babies are well.”
