American Woman gives birth to twins
Lauren Cohen has given birth to twins at the age of 59.
The 59 year old Amercian has become he oldest woman to have twins. The twins Gregory and Giselle were the result of a process of using donor eggs. Despite this remarkable achievement, Lauren is not the oldest woman in the world to actually give birth to a child, that record belongs to Romanian, Adriana Iliscu, who was 66 when she gave birth to a baby daughter.
However the pregancy didn't go without its hitches as Lauren, went through conditions such as placenta previa and placenta percenta, which are potentially life threatening conditions. Similarly, the birth was also dramatic as Mrs Cohen lost 33 pints of blood during an emergency hysterectomy. However, once the ordeal was over Lauren confirmed 'I come out healthy, and the two babies came out healthy'
Lauren's husband, Frank Garcia, who is 20 years younger then his wife said 'Lauren has guts. She's amazing.'
However the pregancy didn't go without its hitches as Lauren, went through conditions such as placenta previa and placenta percenta, which are potentially life threatening conditions. Similarly, the birth was also dramatic as Mrs Cohen lost 33 pints of blood during an emergency hysterectomy. However, once the ordeal was over Lauren confirmed 'I come out healthy, and the two babies came out healthy'
Lauren's husband, Frank Garcia, who is 20 years younger then his wife said 'Lauren has guts. She's amazing.'