'Age is just a number': Ugandan woman, 70, gives birth to twins

A Ugandan woman aged 70 has given birth to twins, her doctor said Thursday, in what the mother hailed as a miracle.

Safina Namukwaya described her joy at the arrival of the twins who were born on Wednesday at a medical facility in the capital Kampala, where she had received fertility treatment. Edward Tamale Sali, Doctor said "Age is just a number. A young woman can also die of complications from pregnancy.

And an old woman, if she is fit, can also survive." The doctor said mother and babies -- a boy and a girl -- were still in the care of the Women's Hospital International and Fertility Centre that he founded, but were in good health.