Grandmother gives birth as surrogate for her son and his husband

Author : mamun Published: April 02, 2019

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April 02, 2019 22:19:12

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Cecile Eledge, acting as a surrogate for her son and his husband, carried her own granddaughter. (AP: Ariel Panowicz)

A 61-year-old woman has given birth to her own granddaughter in the United States after serving as a surrogate for her son and his husband.

Key points:

Cecile Eledge, 61, wanted to help her son Matthew and his husband Elliot Dougherty become parents
Elliot Dougherty’s sister provided the egg, which was fertilised and implanted
The couple said the birth of their daughter was due to the “selfless women” in their lives

The woman, Cecile Eledge, from Nebraska, had been through menopause but was nonetheless approved for surrogacy.

She volunteered to carry the child for nine months and give birth in order to help her son, Matthew Eledge, and his husband, Elliot Dougherty, become parents.

The couple have told media that the birth of their first child was possible due to the “selfless women” in their lives.

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Matthew Eledge, right, and his husband Elliot Dougherty were thrilled to meet their daughter Uma. (AP: Ariel Panowicz)

The egg was donated by Mr Dougherty’s sister.

Doctors fertilised the egg using Mr Eledge’s sperm, and the embryo was then implanted in his mother’s womb.

Ms Eledge gave birth to a baby girl, named Uma, last week at the Nebraska Medical Centre in Omaha.

Photo:
Cecile Eledge had been through menopause but was approved for surrogacy. (AP: Ariel Panowicz)

Topics:

pregnancy-and-childbirth,

surrogacy,

family-and-children,

lgbt,

fertility-and-infertility,