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A woman aged 73 has reportedly given birth to twin girls in eastern India.Doctors in the east Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have claimed the woman’s age makes her the world’s oldest ever to give birth after they reportedly delivered the twins by caesarean section on Thursday, following successful IVF treatment....And quoted by the Indo-Asian News service, she said: “God has answered our prayers.”She said she had seen many doctors before she and her husband, Sitarama Rajarao, found success....According to SWNS, Dr Uma Sankar said Ms Mangayamma had no major health issues during the pregnancy or delivery. She said: “As she is old, she cannot release eggs so we got eggs from a donor and collected sperm from her husband.“Luckily, she conceived in the first cycle itself and she was found to be pregnant this January.“It was smooth, as there were no health complications. Each baby is weighing approximately 2kgs and both the babies are healthy.......The BBC says the new father is 82, the BBC Telugu service does not give him an age, and the Hindustan Times and SWNS both report he is 80 years old.According to a separate report by the BBC, Mr Rajarao suffered a stroke on Friday – the day after the twins were born – and is now being treated in hospital...