 Early Times Report
POONCH, Dec 19: A woman in Jammu and Kashmir has joined the league of oldest mothers in the world after she gave birth to a child at the age of 65. The woman, from Sailan, Surankote in Poonch district, gave birth to a healthy baby girl at a local hospital. Sources said the woman was admitted in the district hospital Poonch today morning after she developed the labour pain. In the late afternoon, she gave birth to her second child, they said, adding her first delivery (a boy) was around 8 to 10 years ago.
Her husband Hakim Din, 80, thanked Almighty Allah for blessing them with this "precious gift". He appealed the administration to provide all possible help in feeding their child properly and also in her studies in the future. Dr Shahnaza, the gynecologist at the hospital, said the condition of the mother as well as the baby is stable. Both are healthy, she added. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Poonch Dr. Mumtaz Bhatti said that the 65-year-old woman gave birth to the baby girl. The CMO assured help regarding treatment and other healthcare needs.
Medical Superintendent of valley's premier maternity hospital Lalded, Dr. Shabir Sidiqui, termed the case as the rarest of rare. "Usually menopause sets in on an average at the age of 47 years in India. Once it sets in, there is no possibility (of giving birth). But this is a rare one," Dr Shabir said. |
