Homes and Property | Home PageShock over surrogate sensationShekhar Bhatia|Isabel Oakeshott|Evening Standard13 April 2012A woman has given birth to her own grandchildren. The 43-year-old successfully became a surrogate mother to twins on behalf of her infertile daughter.She struck an extraordinary deal with her London-based daughter and son-in-law to help them become parents.But the birth will spark an outcry among religious groups and reignite the debate about the booming fertility industry.Reproductive ethics campaigners reacted with shock - questioning how the children would cope with the bizarre circumstances of their birth.The grandmother, who lives in Gujarat, India, agreed to act as a surrogate after her daughter and son-in-law failed to find anyone in Britain who was prepared to carry their babies.The embryo was implanted in the woman's womb last year and she gave birth to a healthy boy and girl yesterday.Today the young London couple - who spent four years searching in vain for a surrogate in the UK - were said to be "ecstatic" at finally becoming parents. To read this amazing story in full, buy tonight's Evening StandardMORE ABOUTCampaigningChildrenEthicsIndiaPregnancyUterus