I had twins at 73 - then my husband died says devastated world s oldest mum World s oldest mum Yerramatti Mangayamma gave birth to twins at 73. (Courtesy)
The world s oldest mum hit the headlines after giving birth to twins aged 73 in 2019. But now Yerramatti Mangayamma is facing the rest of her days as a single mum after husband Raja, 84, died of a heart attack, leaving behind his wife and two 12-month-old daughters Rama Tulasi and Uma Tulasi. It makes me very emotional when I think of him gone,’ said Yerrametti, now 75, from Andhra Pradesh, Southern India. He only had 12 months with his girls, but at least he tasted the joy of fatherhood before he died.
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Yerramatti Mangayamma became the world s oldest mum in 2019 after giving birth to twins at the age of 73 but she is now raising her twins on her own as her husband Raja, 84, died of a heart attack.
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Updated: Mar 16, 2021, 10:20 AM IST
Yerramatti Mangayamma became the world s oldest mum in 2019 after giving birth to twins at the age of 73 but she is now raising her twins on her own as her husband Raja, 84, died of a heart attack. It makes me very emotional when I think of him gone,’ said Yerrametti, now 75, from Andhra Pradesh.
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THE World s oldest mum hit the headlines in 2019 after giving birth to twins aged 73.
Yerrametti Mangayamma and husband Raja, then 82, were over the moon to finally start a family. A year later, Yerrametti died of a heart attack.
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Yerramatti Mangayamma, 75, with her 18-months-old twinsCredit: Cover Asia Press/Narasinham Ve
Here, she reveals how she overcome judgment from her community in Andhra Pradesh, India and how her twin daughters Rama Tulasi and Uma Tulasi got her through grief.
“As I walked down the street holding my twin babies in a sling, I felt like the happiest woman on the planet. But my neighbours wouldn’t stop staring at me. At 73, I knew what they saw – an elderly first-time mum. Though their stares hurt, nothing could spoil my joy.