Mother (74) and twins doing well as woman sets new birth record

A team of four doctors performed the caesarean operation. Stock picture

Saptarshi Ray
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A 74-year-old woman in India has set a world record by giving birth to twins, saying she and her husband always wanted children but never thought it would happen.

Erramatti Mangayamma, who conceived through IVF, delivered twin girls at the Ahalya Nursing Home in Guntur, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.