Congratulations are in order for a 68-year-old Nigerian woman as she reportedly welcomes her first child after several years of trying.
Last week, the woman, who had longed for a child for years, finally gave birth to a newborn baby in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun state.
A video making rounds online captures the moment she was pacing around in her hospital room during labor, and later cradled her baby.
While this incident is remarkable, it is worth noting that the Abeokuta mother is not the oldest woman to give birth.
Erramatti Mangamma holds that title, having given birth at the age of 73 through in-vitro fertilization via caesarean section in Hyderabad, India.
The yet-to-be-identified woman has sparked mixed reactions on social media, with some congratulating her on the arrival of her bundle of joy while others expressed disbelief.
Read some comments below,
An Instagram user wrote, “68? Wow wow Congrratulattiions ma, may God preserve you to take proper care of the little one. God works in such mysterious ways🙌🙌🙌”
@nnaemekah_ugwu wrote, “Very high risk pregnancy.
This shouldn’t be encouraged though.”
@iamcy_rodrigeuz wrote, “If Sarah could have a child at a very very old age then anyone can, what God can not do does not exist 🙏”
@fregenediary wrote, “What’s wrong with CS? She’s not supposed to go through this kind pain at her age nau 😢”
Watch the video below,
