Erramatti Mangamma Explained

Erramatti Mangamma
Birth Date:1 September 1946
Birth Place:Hyderabad, British Raj
Known For:Currently the world's oldest mother at time of child's birth
Children:2

Erramatti Mangamma (born 1 September 1946) is an Indian woman who currently holds the record for having given birth at the highest age.[1] At the age of 73, she gave birth to twin girls on 5 September 2019. The record was previously held by Daljinder Kaur Gill, who gave birth to a baby boy at the age of 72.[2]

Biography

Mangamma married Sitarama Rajarao in 1962 in Andhra Pradesh, but the couple were unable to have children until Mangamma was impregnated using in-vitro fertilisation.[3]

Pregnancy

The couple are believed to have consulted several doctors for a period before Mangamma got pregnant after consulting a village doctor, Shanakkalaya Umashankar, in November 2018. The couple delivered twin girls for the first time after their marriage in 1962.[4] Mangamma delivered her twins on 5 September 2019 after being impregnated through the process of in-vitro fertilisation via C-section in the city of Hyderabad, making her the world's oldest mother and the oldest mother to give birth to twins.[5]

Rajarao died from a heart attack in 2020, at the age of 84.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bhosekar . Prasad . 6 September 2019 . 'Oldest' Mum Alive Delivers Twins at the Age of 73 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221020221833/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-oldest-mum-alive-delivers-twins-at-the-age-of-73-2787738 . 2022-10-20 . 2019-09-06 . . en.
  2. Web site: India TV News Desk . 5 September 2019 . Viral: Hyderabad Woman, Aged 74, Sets World Record by Giving Birth to Twins . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241127022335/https://www.indiatvnews.com/trending/news-74-year-old-sets-world-record-as-she-gives-birth-to-twins-after-54-years-of-marriage-547491 . 2024-11-27 . 2019-09-06 . . . en.
  3. News: 5 September 2019 . 74 வயதில் இரட்டை குழந்தைகளை பெற்றெடுத்த சாதனை பாட்டி . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190906014254/https://www.dailythanthi.com/News/India/2019/09/05152205/Miracle-of-Birth-74yearold-Erramatti-Mangamma-becomes.vpf . 2019-09-06 . 2019-09-06 . . Guntur.
  4. Web site: Bhosekar . Prasad . 5 September 2019 . Miracle of Birth: 74-Year-Old Erramatti Mangamma Becomes Mother to Twin Girls in Andhra Pradesh . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221020222517/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/photo-gallery-history-in-the-making-73-year-old-set-to-become-mother-in-andhra-pradesh-2787588 . 2022-10-20 . 2019-09-06 . . en.
  5. Web site: Phelamei . Salome . 5 September 2019 . 74-Year-Old Andhra Woman Delivers Twin Girls, May Be the Oldest Ever to Give Birth . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190906024445/https://www.timesnownews.com/health/article/erramatti-mangamm-74-year-old-andhra-woman-delivers-twin-girls-may-be-the-oldest-mother-to-give-birth/483161 . 2019-09-06 . 2019-09-06 . . en.
  6. Web site: Kindon . Frances . 15 March 2021 . 'I Had Twins at 73 - Then My Husband Died' Says Devastated 'World's Oldest Mum' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241126002129/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/i-twins-73-husband-died-23721639 . 2024-11-26 . 2024-12-03 . Daily Mirror.

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