I never gave up on dream to have a child —63-year-old woman who gave birth after 38 years of marriage

•Gynaecologist: We feared she might not be able to breastfeed

By Favour Nnabugwu

67-year-old Francis Davou, who retired from the Nigerian Air Force in 2008, and wife, Margaret, 63, a native of Zawan in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State and a retiree from the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), are among the happiest couples in the world after Margaret was delivered of their first child. The baby girl came through Caesarean Section at the Gynaeville Specialist Hospital, now ALPS Hospital, 38 years after they had been married.

“This is not my first attempt to have a child. I have undergone many surgeries and have done the treatment in different hospitals outside Plateau State. This is the fourth time; three times in other hospitals”, the new mother told Sunday Vanguard last week. The girl, named Bes and…