A 70-year-old woman from Uganda on Wednesday gave birth to twins, in what her doctor describes as "an extraordinary feat”.

"It's an extraordinary feat to give birth to twins" for a 70-year-old mother, Dr. Edward Tamale Sali, who supervised her pregnancy and delivery, told AFP.

The mother, Safina Namukwaya, described the birth of the twins, a boy, and a girl, on Wednesday as a "miracle".

Further, Dr Tamale confirmed that Namukwaya and the babies are in good health and are still under observation at a facility in the capital, Kampala.

Safina Namukwaya usually lives in rural Masaka, some 120 kilometers west of Kampala.