63-year old woman gives birth in Ekiti

A 63-year-old, Mrs. Temitope Ogundipe has been delivered of a baby boy through In-vitro Fertilisation (IVF) at Olives Specialist Hospital in Ado-Ekiti.

The new mother who was full of joy over the new baby said that her faith in God and support from her husband kept her going after many years of childlessness.

According to her, she had tried to have a child for many years, saying she had gone to many hospitals for a solution to her childlessness but all proved abortive.

She used the medium to call on women looking for this kind of precious gift not to lose hope.

” If God can do it for me at the age of 63 years, he can also do yours too.”

Mrs. Ogundipe advised young women with problems of childlessness to seek help from specialists as early as possible.

Dr. Adeniyi who expressed happiness at the delivery of the baby ascribed the success to Almighty God and the entire dedicated medical team.

” The hospital has recorded significant success in IVF treatment within a short time” he added.

He used the medium to appeal to the government to subsidize IVF treatment, saying that infertility should be seen as a disease that deserves adequate attention like other chronic diseases through National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS coverage.

He believes this will go a long way in assisting couples who are unable to access IVF because of the high cost.

She said ” I have tried this IVF before, which failed. It was a friend who introduced this particular hospital to me. I came from Oyo State to Ekiti for the IVF.”

She appreciated the Medical Director, (MD) of Olives Specialist Hospital, Dr. Adebayo Adeniyi for his words of encouragement, calmness, and support given to her throughout the process of the IVF.