Erramatti Mangamma

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Erramatti Mangamma
Bornc. 1944–1945 (age 79–81)
Hyderabad, British Raj
Known forCurrently the world's oldest mother at time of child's birth
Spouse
Sitarama Rajarao
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(m. 1962;died 2020)​
Children2

Erramatti Mangamma (born 1944 or 1945) is an Indian woman who currently holds the record for having given birth at the oldest age. At the age of 74, she gave birth to twin girls on 5 September 2019. [1] [2] The record was previously held by her compatriot Daljinder Kaur Gill, who in April 2016 gave birth to a baby boy at the age of 72. [3]

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Biography

Mangamma married Sitarama Rajarao in 1962 in Andhra Pradesh, but the couple were unable to have children until Mangamma was impregnated using in-vitro fertilisation. [4]

Pregnancy

The couple are believed to have consulted several doctors for a period before Mangamma got pregnant after consulting a village doctor, Shanakkalaya Umashankar, in November 2018.[ citation needed ] The couple delivered twin girls for the first time after their marriage in 1962. [5] Mangamma delivered her twins via C-section on 5 September 2019, after being impregnated through the process of in-vitro fertilisation, in the city of Hyderabad, making her the world's oldest mother and the oldest mother to give birth to twins. [6] Some news sources initially reported her age as 73, [7] [8] but her doctor subsequently produced a birth certificate stating she was 74. [1]

Rajarao, her husband, died from a heart attack in 2020 at the age of 84. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 Tan, Rebecca; Dutta, Tania (2019-09-06). "This 74-year-old woman just gave birth to twins". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  2. ↑ Tomlinson, Hugh (2019-09-06). "World's oldest new mother has twins at the age of 74 in India". The Times and The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  3. ↑ India TV News Desk (5 September 2019). "Viral: Hyderabad Woman, Aged 74, Sets World Record by Giving Birth to Twins". India TV News . New Delhi. Archived from the original on 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  4. ↑ "74 வயதில் இரட்டை குழந்தைகளை பெற்றெடுத்த சாதனை பாட்டி". Dina Thanthi . Guntur. 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  5. ↑ Bhosekar, Prasad (5 September 2019). "Miracle of Birth: 74-Year-Old Erramatti Mangamma Becomes Mother to Twin Girls in Andhra Pradesh". DNA India . Archived from the original on 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  6. ↑ Phelamei, Salome (5 September 2019). "74-Year-Old Andhra Woman Delivers Twin Girls, May Be the Oldest Ever to Give Birth". Times Now . Archived from the original on 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  7. ↑ Bhosekar, Prasad (6 September 2019). "'Oldest' Mum Alive Delivers Twins at the Age of 73". DNA India . Archived from the original on 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  8. ↑ "Indian woman, 73, gives birth to twin girls". BBC Home. 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  9. ↑ Kindon, Frances (15 March 2021). "'I Had Twins at 73 - Then My Husband Died' Says Devastated 'World's Oldest Mum'". Daily Mirror . Archived from the original on 2024-11-26. Retrieved 2024-12-03.


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