Married At 25, Barren For 40 Years, Had First Child At 66 - Nigerian Woman Tearfully Recounts Her Story

In what could be described as a record-breaking in Africa, a 67-year-old Nigerian woman, Mrs Ajibola Otunbusin was been delivered of a bouncing baby boy in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

The sexagenarian woman and her husband, Professor Samuel Olu Otunbusin, were said to be overjoyed after their baby boy was delivered at Atoke Medical Centre, Abeokuta.

The elated mother thus broke all records not only as the oldest Nigerian woman to give birth through IVF (In-Vitro Fertilization), she also the oldest African in recorded history to give birth to a baby, and becoming the second oldest mum in the world.

Mrs. Otunbusin was said to have undergone the IVF procedure at the St Ives IVF & Fertility Center.

With her successful conception and delivery, she becomes the latest in a long line of women who have benefited from the St Ives IVF programme.

The joy on her face was unquantifiable. It shone through her body seamlessly like a river overflowing. She couldn’t hide it; of course, it wasn’t one that could be hidden.

Women Of Over 60 Years Can Give Birth Through IVF, Says Ogunfunmilayo

Following the news on October 20, 2018 when a 67-year-old woman gave birth to her first child through the In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) process, Dr. Taofeek Ogunfunmilayo of Atoke Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has urged women not to give up in their quest for children as age does not matter.
He said though the success rate of IVF declines with the increase in age, as well as the complications following pregnancy, it is worth trying rather than give up on having children.

Ogunfunmilayo, who spoke with The Guardian at his medical facility, explained that there are possibilities of a successful IVF treatment and delivery at the age of 60, which could not be possible for natural conception, adding that there are risks involved during the pregnancy stage, which is being managed by the medical experts.