Miracle of Birth: 74-year-old Erramatti Mangamma becomes mother to twin girls in Andhra Pradesh

74-year-old Erramatti Mangamma got married to Errmatti Raja Rao (now 80) on March 22, 1962. Belonging to Nelapartipadu village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, Mangamma and Raja Rao wanted to have children but were not fortunate enough. They went to many doctors, hospitals to realise their dream of having a child but in vain.

In November last year (2018), they reached Ahalya Nursing Home in Guntur wherein Dr Shanakkayala Umashankar took up this challenging case.

"This lady has no history of ailments like BP, Sugar and the genetic line is very good. After a thorough examination involving cardiologists, pulmonologists, among other speciality doctors, we decided to go ahead. She attained menopause stage long back but through IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation) we got her periods back in just one month,'' disclosed Dr.Shanakkayala Umashankar to Zee Media.

And why did Mangamma and her husband Raja Rao want to become parents at this advanced stage? "We faced a lot of social stigma in our village for not having a child. We could not bear the taunts since our marriage so we tried our best but now we hope God will bless us,'' said Raja Rao to Zee Media.

Perhaps, this is for the first time in India, a lady at the age of 74 is becoming a mom.

Her entire family was hoping for good news to bless them. The successful delivery has undoubtedly become a historic event.