Safina Namukwaya achieved a groundbreaking milestone as she welcomed twins, a boy and a girl, following a successful in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. This remarkable event took place at the Women’s Hospital International and Fertility Centre in Kampala, Uganda, where Namukwaya underwent a caesarean delivery, marking her as the oldest woman in Africa to give birth.
The news of this historic delivery was shared by the hospital through its official Facebook page. A statement revealed that Safina Namukwaya, at the age of 70, expressed her thoughts just before the birth of her beautiful babies. The hospital extended an invitation to celebrate not only the medical success but also the strength and resilience of the human spirit exemplified by this courageous mother.
In shedding light on the method employed, Namukwaya utilized in vitro fertilization (IVF), a technique designed to assist individuals facing fertility challenges in conceiving. The IVF process involves extracting an egg from the woman’s ovaries, fertilizing it with sperm under controlled laboratory conditions, and subsequently returning the fertilized egg, now an embryo, to the woman’s womb for further growth and development.
This groundbreaking achievement not only underscores the advancements in medical science but also highlights the indomitable spirit of Safina Namukwaya in embracing the journey of motherhood at an age that makes her the oldest woman in Africa to accomplish such a feat.
