53-year-old gives birth to own twin grandchildren
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A 53-year-old woman has given birth to her own twin grandchildren, Medical Daily reported.
Susie Kozisek successfully delivered twin girls after acting as a gestational carrier for her daughter, Ashley Larkin. Larkin had been diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension, a condition caused by high blood pressure, which prevented her from safely becoming pregnant.
Gestational carriers are typically used when a woman is unable to carry a pregnancy but wants to have her own biological children. The biological mother and father undergo in vitro fertilization and their fertilized embryos are then implanted in the carrier’s uterus.
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Dr. Jani Jensen, who performed the in vitro process for Kozisek and Larkin, told ABC News that while this situation is unusual, it is fairly common for a family member to act as a carrier.
"It's unusual for a mother to act as a gestational carrier for her own child, and she was at the older end of the spectrum for pregnancy," Jensen said. "But she was a good candidate, because she'd carried previous pregnancies successfully and was in excellent health."
This is the second time that Kozisek has acted as a gestational carrier for her daughter. Kozisek also carried and gave birth to Larkin’s 2-year-old daughter. Both pregnancies did not have any complications.
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"I've always been close with my mom even before this, so that hasn't changed, and I'm grateful she will have such a special bond with her grandkids," Larkin told ABC News.