Mother, 53, has baby for daughter

Annie's parents plan to tell her when she's older

A 53-year-old woman has given birth to her daughter's baby in one of the first surrogacy cases of its kind in the Midlands.

Annie Casserley underwent a Caesarian operation.

Her first request on waking from general anesthetic was to see her daughter holding the baby.

Emma Hattersley, 35 years old, from Streetly, in Birmingham, has a serious lung disease and risks dying if she gives birth.

Baby Annie Trinity Hattersley was born on Thursday weighing 7lb 8oz.

Mrs. Casserley, who has four grown-up children, was implanted with eggs from her daughter.

But despite her age, the pregnancy was without complication.

She told BBC Midlands Today on Friday she had no qualms throughout the pregnancy or at the time of the birth, at Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield.

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