A pensioner has shocked the medical world by giving birth at the ripe old age of 70.

Safina Namukwaya has officially become the oldest woman in Africa to give birth, all thanks to IVF treatment. And to make it even more miraculous, she gave birth to twins – a boy and a girl.

She did so at the Women's Hospital International and Fertility Centre in the Ugandan capital of Kampala. Having already given birth to a girl called Sarah in 2020, she clearly wanted more, despite the father of the twins abandoning her and suffering from several undisclosed issues.

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Speaking to local news channel NTV, she said: “Men don't like to be told that you are carrying more than one child. Ever since I was admitted here, my man has never shown up.”

She has now called on the public to help her, as she has not been working while pregnant. She said: “It is going to be difficult to take care of these babies because I have not worked throughout [being] pregnant.

“I decided to have more children given that having one baby is risky – it is like having one stick of matches.”

A spokesman for the hospital said, in a Facebook post: “Yes she delivered twins, a boy and a girl. A historic achievement indeed. As we honour this courageous mother and anticipate the healthy growth of her twins, we invite you to celebrate with us. This story isn't just about medical success; it's about the strength and resilience of the human spirit.”

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It has been reported in local news outlets that the twins are “doing fine”.

Despite the achievement, Safina is not the oldest woman to give birth worldwide. The honour falls to Erramatti Mangayamma from India, who also used IVF to give birth to a set of twins, but she was aged 74 at the time.

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