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