Another elderly woman aged 60 gives birth to twins

City Girl — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:43:54 +0000

A woman aged 60 in Canada went for fertility treatments in India and conceived twins. She gave birth to them at 7 weeks prematurely and both mother and babies are in intensive care unit.

The full story is as follows:

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) – A spokesperson for the Calgary Health Region says a 60-year-old woman has given birth at a city hospital.

The western Canadian health region would not give details, but CBC Newsworld reported Thursday that the woman had twins after fertility treatments in India.

The CBC said Ranjit Hayer’s two boys were delivered seven weeks prematurely by cesarean section at Calgary’s Foothills Hospital earlier this week.

The mother was recovering in intensive care and doctors said the twins were doing well in neo-natal intensive care.

Source: The Star Online

Earlier when I read that a first-time mother gave birth to her baby at age 70, I was baffled and I wondered why people at such age would bother to go for fertility treatments just because they long for kids. At that stage, they should be more responsible and think about the future of the kids that they bring up.

It looks like a lot of mothers are quite selfish and don’t think enough about the consequences of the children when the elderly parents pass on while they are still young and defenseless.

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Why would you want to be a first-time parent when you’re 70?

City Girl — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:02:53 +0000

Nowadays, married couples in their 30s who have yet to have kids are often pressured to start their families as the woman’s biological clock ticks. I’m sure many in this phase of life can agree with this being the norm in their lives.

It also makes sense to start having kids at this age so that you do not have a big age gap between parents and children and therefore, hopefully, a more manageable generation gap. Not only does a huge age gap mean possible communication breakdown, it also brings into question the proper care and attention parents are able to give to their children as they themselves age and find many physical constraints not to mention possibly health matters that come with aging.

So when I read an article in the newspapers this morning about a 70 year old woman becoming a first time parent, I was shocked and wondered why would someone do something like that? The woman underwent IVF treatment to have her first baby so it must’ve been a conscious effort to conceive.

No matter how much a person yearns to be a parent, they also need to think about the future of the children they bring into the world. Is it responsible of them to bring kids into the world when they are gray and old? At age 70, one is hardly able to care properly for himself or herself, what more to care for a newborn?

Even if you have others who can help you care for your young child, what about the years ahead? What happens to the child when you pass on? He or she will still be at a tender age of growing up. Do people not think of what lies ahead for the children when the parents are gone when they are so young?

To be a parent means taking the sacrifices to give the very best to your children. No matter how much you love them, you need to think what’s best for them. Having children when you’re too old to take proper care of them is simply being irresponsible parents.

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