<p>"The worlds oldest new mother is dying at age 72 after giving birth just 18 months ago.</p>
<p>When she was 70, Rajo Devi Lohan and her husband Balla took out almost $3,000 in loans for IVF treatments in Baddhu Patti, India, to conceive their only child, Naveen.</p>
<p>Now 72, Rajo is bedridden and doesnt have the strength to lift 18-month-old Naveen. She admits she is dying, and too weak to recover from the pregnancy…</p>
<p>After her cesarean birth, Rajos womb ruptured and she suffered severe internal bleeding.</p>
<p>Rajo and Balla, 73, farmers who have not received any education, say they did not know it was high risk to have a baby at their age, and were never warned of any complications by their doctor.</p>
<p>The doctor who performed the IVF treatments, Anurag Bishnoi, says Rajos medical state has nothing to do with his care or her pregnancy so late in life.</p>
<p>“Even though Rajo’s health is deteriorating, at least she will die in peace. She does not have to face the stigma of being barren,” Bishnoi told The Sun."
[World’s</a> Oldest New Mom Dying After IVF Pregnancy at Age 72 - Pregnancy - FOXNews.com](<a href=“http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,594684,00.html]World’s”>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,594684,00.html)</p>
<p>Where was the ethics commitee or does India have such a thing? This is so sad for both the parents and the child.</p>
<p>Sheesh, they had no idea it was dangerous, and they are farmers? I’m thinking, hey, don’t they see animals breed? Wouldn’t that be common sense to know that it is more difficult for older people to heal etc that for younger people?</p>
<p>Not that the ethics of doing it medically make any sense, but I have a rough time believing any person does not realise that we hurt more and heal more slowly as we age.</p>
<p>This story goes to show how strong the stigma against women perceived as infertile is in rural India.</p>
<p>The unfortunate little girl will inherit nothing but the debt due to her birth. I shudder to think of her future in a country in which brides are burned to death because of having small doweries.</p>
<p>^ Come on, that is a small segment of billion people in India, far more diverse a country than the US. That’s as absurd as saying “I shudder to think of her future in a country with one of the highest infanticide rates in the developed world” (which would be the US, where mothers kill their infants at a far higher rate than other developed countries, and at a far higher per capita rate than Indians burn their brides). Let’s deal with real numbers. </p>
<p>It is sad all around and should never have happened. Though hopefully there are relatives that can step in. And hey, trying to look on the bright side, though this little girl should never have been born to this sad state of affairs, I’m sure now that she is here she would not wish she wasn’t born (even if she lacks a mother).</p>
<p>A similar thing happened to a previous “oldest mother” in Spain. She was just shy of 67 when she gave birth to twins, and died 2.5 years later.
[BBC</a> NEWS | Health | World’s oldest mother dies at 69](<a href=“http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8152002.stm]BBC”>BBC NEWS | Health | World's oldest mother dies at 69)</p>
<p>Anybody from India wish to comment on the medical system there? Would somebody going through IVF be informed of the risks prior to this procedure? </p>
<p>I always thought doctors were required to “first, do no harm”. I can’t imagine why this window keeps getting pushed farther and farther back in terms of age at which IVF is performed.</p>
<p>As someone starting to feel the effects of aging at the age of 50, I cannot imagine giving birth in 20 years. Crazy and selfish. Your child will be motherless at a very early age too.</p>