Kutch: Childless woman, 70, gives birth to boy through IVF

Team Udayavani, Oct 22, 2021, 12:20 PM IST

In Gujarat’s Kutch, a 70-year-old woman has given birth to her first child via in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Last month, Jiveben Valabhai Rabari and her husband Valjibhai Rabari became parents to their first child, a male called Lalo.

Jiveben, a native of Mora village in Rapar taluka, was advised not to become pregnant at this age, but she was very emotional about having the child.

“We first made her menstrual cycle regular by prescribing oral medicines. Then we widened her uterus which had shrunk owing to age. We fertilised her eggs and created blastocyst and transferred it to the uterus,” Dr. Naresh Bhanushali, a gynaecologist, told TOI.

The doctors performed sonography two weeks following the IVF treatment and were surprised to discover the foetus developing. They kept an eye on the baby’s development. They discovered the child’s heartbeat and determined that it was normal, allowing Jiveben to continue her pregnancy.

After 45 years of marriage, the couple welcomed their first child.

Despite the fact that Jiveben had no comorbidities, doctors chose to perform a C-section at eight months of pregnancy due to her advanced age.

Both the mother and the baby are believed to be in good health.