A 55-year-old mother recently gave birth to her daughter’s first child, and her first grandchild, after acting as a surrogate for the 31-year-old who was born without a womb, according to Daily Mail.
When Tracey Smith was diagnosed with at age 16 with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH), also known as vaginal agenesis, she was completely gutted.
It is a genetic condition, according to GHR, that causes the insufficient or abnormal development of the vagina and uterus, as well as the absence of the womb which meant she could never successfully conceive. And although her mother, Emma Miles, vowed to be by her side no matter what, she didn’t expect her to one day volunteer to be her surrogate and carry her child – giving Tracey and her husband, Adam Smith, one of the greatest gifts in the world.
According to Metro, the mother of two used her daughter’s ovaries to create an embryo which was then implanted through IVF.
Admittedly Emma was well over her menopause age which placed her at a higher risk of a possible miscarriage but because the fetus was conceived through IVF and with her womb still being healthy enough, she was carry to full term despite having to lose 38kg for hormonal purposes.
While Mayo Clinic staff state that women who are over the age of 35 have higher chances of experiencing pre-eclampsia or not seeing their pregnancy to full term, Emma was determined to be a grandmother and make her daughter a mother.
The devoted mom gave birth to her granddaughter, Evie Siân Emma Smith (now three months old), who weighed a healthy 3,37kg when she was born via C-section.
SOURCES: DailyMail, GHR, Metro, Mayo
