Wow! Mother Gives Birth To Own Grand-Daughter

A 43-year-old woman has given birth to her own grandchildren. She successfully became a surrogate mother to twins on behalf of her infertile daughter.


According To Daily Mail, she struck an extraordinary deal with her London-based daughter and son-in-law to help them become parents. But the birth will spark an outcry among religious groups and reignite the debate about the booming fertility industry.

Today the young London couple - who spent four years searching in vain for a surrogate in the UK - were said to be "ecstatic" at finally becoming parents. The grandfather of the twins said: "Everyone is so overjoyed. We are all so happy." Dr Nayana Patel, the Indian IVF specialist behind the birth, said: "They are very, very happy. They don't feel there is anything wrong with what has happened. They wanted children so badly and could not find anyone else to help them." Although the young woman and her husband were able to use IVF treatment to produce embryos, she could not carry the babies. 

This is because she suffers from Rokitansky syndrome - a rare congenital condition that causes the uterus to develop abnormally. Decision backed by fertility doctors The couple, who live in Ilford, made the decision with the backing of Dr Patel, a private fertility doctor in Gujarat, where they have relatives. Dr Patel said she had encouraged the couple to ask the young woman's own mother to be a surrogate, and then helped persuade the older woman.

Reproductive ethics campaigners reacted with shock - questioning how the children would cope with the bizarre circumstances of their birth. The grandmother, who lives in Gujarat, India, agreed to act as a surrogate after her daughter and son-in-law failed to find anyone in Britain who was prepared to carry their babies. The embryo was implanted in the woman's womb last year and she gave birth to a healthy boy and girl yesterday.