US woman delivers surrogate granddaughter

A woman who acted as a surrogate for her daughter and son-in-law has given birth to her granddaughter in Texas.

A North Texas woman has given birth to her own granddaughter after serving as a surrogate for her daughter.

At age 54, Tracey Thompson of Plano delivered a 2.7 kilogram girl after serving as surrogate for her 28-year-old daughter, Kelley McKissack.

Doctors at The Medical Centre of Plano say McKissack and her husband, Aaron McKissack, had undergone multiple infertility treatments only to suffer three miscarriages.

According to a hospital statement released on Thursday, the Wylie, Texas, couple had four fertilised embryos left, so Tracey Thompson offered to be a surrogate, despite being seven years past menopause.

The embryos were implanted in Thompson's womb last April.

The McKissacks named the child Kelcey, a combination of the mother's and grandmother's names.

Grandmother and child are doing well.


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