A 73-year-old woman in the southern Indin state of Andhra Pradesh has given birth to twin girls.
Doctors delivered the twins, who were born following IVF treatment, on Thursday.
"The mother and the babies are doing well," Dr Uma Sankar, the woman's doctor, told BBC Telugu.
Mangayamma Yaramati said she and her husband, who is 82 years old, have always wanted children but had been unable to conceive until now.
"We are incredibly happy," her husband Sitarama Rajarao told BBC Telugu on Thursday, hours after the babies were born.
But just a day later, Mr Rajarao suffered a sudden stroke and is currently being treated in hospital.
"Nothing is in our hands. Whatever should happen will happen. It is all in the hands of God," Mr Rajarao had said when asked who would care for the children in case anything were to happen to the couple due to their advanced age.
Hi all. Just seen this article on the BBC news website. I feel it is completely unethical to do IVF for a woman in her 70s. This is money doing the talking and Hippocrates being ignored. There will be harm to these twins who will be orphaned young.
