Jind (Haryana): A woman in Haryana who became
the world's oldest mother at the age of 70 to give birth
celebrated her daughter's first birthday today and says she
does not mind having a second child.
Rajo Devi, who hit world headlines and old enough to be
even a great grand-mother, had delivered a healthy baby girl
after an in vitro fertility treatment.
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is the joining of a woman’s
egg and a man’s sperm in a laboratory. Normally, an egg and
sperm are fertilized inside a woman’s body.
Rajo Devi and husband Bala Ram(73) married when they were
teens. But to be parents, they had to wait for 55 years. Now
she says she does not mind having a second child.
"We both at this age are coping up well with our child
without any trouble. Since, we have a large joint
family other members are also helping us. We wanted a child
all these years and now we are very happy to have one in the
twilight years of our life," a beaming Rajo Devi said.
"We are happy to have a girl child and plan to do 'Jalwa'
(1st birthday function) tomorrow in our village Alewa, a
ceremony held only for a male child in Haryana," she added.
She said they were trying to have a child since their
marriage, when she was 15 years and her husband was 17.
"All our family and friends are happy for us. We are not
worried about the upbringing of the child despite our old age
as we have a joint family," Bala Ram said.
"We will bring our daughter Naveen Lohan like any other
child, give her best of education and she can do anything she
wants to do in the future. We would love her to see flying
a plane, or becoming a doctor," Bala Ram added, a glint in his
eye.
PTI
First Published: Friday, November 27, 2009, 18:05