60 year old Mrs Omolara Irurhe (pictured above) who had been looking of a
child for over 30 years reportedly gave birth to a baby girl this past
Monday June 16th through the Invitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment at a
Specialist Hospital in Lagos.
The Nation reports that Mrs Irurhe, who has been married for 31 years,
started the IVF treatment in 2010 and said her faith in God and her
believe in modern
medicine helped her go through the process, after many years of
childlessness in marriage. She said her husband, Mr Adekunle Irurhe's
Catholic belief of one man one wife made him not to marry another woman
and stood by her through all the years.
An elated Mr Adekunle Irurhe said though there were
pressures to get another wife, he was determined to stay with his wife
alone as that was the practice of his own parents. He said his wife's
belief in the In vitro fertilization method made him support her.
"I supported her throughout because my wife was dogged and she believed in herself. When I saw her faith, I had no choice but to go with her. She kept telling me she would have her child. I wasn’t thinking of another wife. I came from a monogamous family and I decided she is all I will have. The family was understanding too and we fought together to get this baby".
Mrs Irurhe has made history as the oldest woman in
Africa to give birth to a child via Invitro Fertilization.
