Seven years ago, Rajo Devi Lohan made headlines around the world by becoming the world's oldest first-time mother, when she gave birth to a baby girl at the age of 69. She went through IVF treatment, had a difficult pregnancy and delivery, but had a successful birth and healthy baby that she describes as a gift from God.

Omkari Panwar, in 2008 of India became the oldest mother in the world when she had twins at the very ripe old age of 70. Pamwar and her husband already had two adult daughters who had children of their own, but the couple were desperate to have a son.

While Rajo was the first the first aged woman to be a first time mother, Belinda Slaughter of Orlando, Florida, has been reported to be the oldest mother to give birth through IVF using her own fresh eggs. She gave birth to her first child, despite doctors giving her only a one per cent chance of conceiving.

Elizabeth Buttle made headlines when she was 60 years old and gave birth to her son, in Wales in 1997. She was one of the first older mothers to give birth, also through IVF. Patricia Rashbrook is one of Britain's oldest mothers to give birth. She received IVF treatment in Russia, and in 2006, gave birth to her son.

In 1994 at 63, Rosanna Della Corte had another son through IVF out of grief after her 17-year old son died in a motorcycle accident. Papathiammal Subramaniam gave birth to her baby in 2004 at the age of 64, and was one of the oldest first-time mothers in India. Adriana Iliescu became a mother in 2005 at the age of 66, while Maria del Carmen Bousada de Lara who was 130 days older than Iliescu gave birth to twins.