A 76-year-old woman, Embeyte Medhin Hagos (aka Medhin Barka) from Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray regional state in northern Ethiopia, has given birth to a baby boy for the first time. It surprises many.
The region has been a war zone since November 2020, with parts of its territory still under occupation by the neighbouring Amhara regional state and Eritrea (a foreign country), under the watch of the Federal Government. An estimated one million civilians have been killed, millions remain internally displaced, and tens of thousands have sought refuge in Sudan and other countries. The region also faces ongoing political tensions and internal conflicts.
The news of Embeyte Medhin’s childbirth has been seen as a miracle by many in the region, especially after years dominated by news of war, ethnic cleansing, gang rape, and instability. Social media is abuzz with discussions about how a 76-year-old woman could have conceived. As Embeyte Medhin explained to a YouTube channel named Seglelet Show , her conception was made possible through in vitro fertilization (IVF) with the help of doctors at a hospital in India a year ago, and she delivered the baby at a hospital in Mekelle.
“I was not convinced at all when I was told I had conceived,” the mother told Dimtse Woyane television. It appears that many in her family also found it hard to believe. A young man, seemingly a family member, remarked, “nothing is impossible to the Holy Saviour.” Some on Facebook have drawn comparisons to the biblical story of Sarah giving birth to Isaac at the age of 90.
Video footage shared by Dimtse Woyane shows a large celebration and an interview with Embeyte Medhin Hagos during the child’s baptism.
Source: Dimtsi Weyane Television
Proessor Dr. Paulos Milkias
I have seen reports of a 60 year old woman concieving in vitro and giving birth to a baby but this must be the first in the world, at least to the best of my knowledge. Send it to Guinnes Book of Records. It may top their news and be reviwed for record. They, of course, will do their best to approach it with due dilignece in investigating its authenticiy before they record it as fact. You have nothing to lose to report it to them. It will be side by side with the Guinnes World record for Ethiopia being the largest land locked country in the entire planet. Good luck!