A 68-year-old woman has been successfully delivered of a set
of twins — a boy and a girl — at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH),
Idi Araba.
Wasiu Adeyemo, chairman of the medical advisory council
(CMAC), broke the news on Sunday in a statement shared via LUTH’s Twitter page.
Adeyemo said the woman, who got pregnant for the first time
with the aid of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), was delivered of the babies on
April 14, through an elective caesarean section.
“LUTH has successfully delivered a sixty-eight (68) year old
primigravida (pregnant for the first time) with twin (a male and a female)
gestation (pregnancy) following an IVF conception. She was delivered through an
elective caesarean section at 37 weeks gestation on Tuesday April 14, 2020,”
the statement read.
Great news amidst the COVID19 Pandemic:— LUTH (@LUTHofficial) April 19, 2020
LUTH SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED A 68-YEAR OLD FIRST TIME MOTHER OF A TWIN#FirstTimeParent #FirstTimeInAfrica #LUTH pic.twitter.com/A8bK8uNhQM
He explained that the IVF and embryo were done at a separate
location but later referred to LUTH during the early stage of the pregnancy
where it was consequently managed until delivery.
According to him, the development was the first of its kind
in LUTH, Nigeria and Africa, adding that both the mother and babies are in a
good state.
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