Barely able to sit up due to intense pain, first-time mother Bhateri Devi steadies herself with the help of a family member. She has had a Cesarean section, an experience many women have endured.
But Devi is different: She gave birth to triplets in May this year and is 66 years old. It was her very first delivery.
The couple tried for decades but had been unable to conceive until they discovered a fertility clinic that would treat Devi. The clinic was near their village in the Indian state of Haryana.
Doctor Bishnoi Anurag has become known in the area for using fertility treatments on older patients.
The science behind it is seemingly simple and has been around for more than 20 years. Bhateri Devi is post-menopausal and has no more eggs. In her case Dr. Bishnoi says he fertilized a young woman's egg with sperm from Devi's husband in a Petri dish and then injected the fetus into his 66-year-old patient's uterus.
Before the procedure, patients have to take a few months of hormone treatment to prepare the body. This is known as in vitro fertilization, or IVF, a technique being used all over the world.
In India there is no legal upper age limit for those who want to have children using fertility treatments. The same is true in Britain and the United States.
But as we live longer the question is how old is too old to have a baby?
Dr. Bishnoi says as long as a woman is proven to be medically fit, age should not matter. He says he has successfully impregnated a 70-year-old woman as well.
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