Woman in her 70s gives birth to healthy baby boy

An elderly Indian woman has given birth to a healthy baby boy, 20 years after her menopause.

After 46 years of marriages and trying to conceive, Daljinder Kaur gave birth following two years of vitro-fertilization treatment.

The treatment involves donor eggs which are fertilised outside of the womb in a test tube.

Owner of the National Fertility and Test Tube Baby Centre in Hisar, India, Dr Anurag Bishnoi, was initially reluctant to perform the procedure on Mrs Kaur, who he said looked frail.

But after performing tests and referring her to a cardiologist, they went ahead with the treatment which was successful on the third attempt.

The couple have named their boy, born on April 19 weighing 4.4lbs, Arman - meaning wish.

Mrs Kaur told the Times of India: “I had faith in almighty and I knew I will bear my child one day.

“Walhegru has given Arman Singh to us, and he is there to look after him, but I don’t think there will be any problem in raising him. He will go to a good school.”

Mrs Kaur’s age cannot be proved as she does not have a birth certificate, but the clinic believe her to be 72 as she said she is five - to - seven years younger than her husband who is 79.

The couple, who had previously been unable to conceive, adopted a boy in the 1980s but he left to study in the US.

British law advises against giving birth after the age of 45 due to health reasons but there are no laws on this in India, although there is an age limit of 45 for adoption.