Romanian woman gives birth at 67
 

Romanian hospital officials say a 67-year-old woman in Bucharest has given birth to a baby girl.
Adriana Iliescu, who had undergone fertility treatment for nine years before becoming pregnant, is thought to be the oldest recorded mother.

The girl was born prematurely by Caesarean section after her twin sister died in the womb, the hospital said.

Mrs Iliescu told local television she had always wanted to be a mother but had been unable to conceive naturally.

A spokeswoman at the Giulesti Maternity Hospital in Bucharest said the surviving infant weighed just 1.4kg (3lb) and was still in intensive care, but breathing normally.

"The mother is doing well. She is saying she has been given a new lease of life," the spokeswoman said, according to the Associated Press news agency.

Mrs Iliescu, a retired university professor, was interviewed by Realitatea TV last month.

She told the station she was optimistic about her future as a mother, claiming her family had a history of longevity.

In 2003, a 65-year-old Indian woman gave birth to a boy.

Schoolteacher Satyabhama Mahapatra from Nayagarh in Orissa had been impregnated with an egg from her 26-year-old niece that had been fertilised by her husband.

It was the first child for Ms Mahapatra and her husband, who had been married for 50 years.


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Very idiotic to give birth at that age and because of this one baby is dead and the other will no have a mother for long.

Poor kid.

thats pretty gross

wow is that real...hope the baby will survive & get healthy!
her mom would be 77 on his 10th bday, hope she's still alive that time!

I cannot imagine what kind of toll pregnancy and a c-section would take on a 67 year old body.

just a few years to old

Thats a little too old to be having babies.

Her kid will be left orphan within a few years :(

I think she's way too old to have a baby. I feel sorry for the baby - her parents will be too old to do a lot of stuff with her and won't live to see very many milestones in her life. That's sad!

thats crazy at that age

woah, that's pretty fucking crazy