According to statistics from the Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, most women give birth at the age of 25-29 years, pregnancy after 45 years is generally considered a rarity. But recently, an amazing event took place in Russia: a woman gave birth at the age of 60. As you can see, there are exceptions to all the rules.
A rare event: a woman gave birth at 60 in Russia
A peculiar record was set in the Russian capital. Galina Shubenina, a Muscovite, gave birth at the age of 60 and became a happy mother, having born a girl. The 1996 record was broken when a woman gave birth at 57 years old. Galina safely resolved from the burden in the capital's hospital №15 named after Filatova. According to the statement of the woman in labor, she is not going to stop there and plans to return for her second child. In a woman, it was a planned pregnancy, which was facilitated by IVF. Despite the fears of doctors, a Muscovite was able to safely endure and give birth to a perfectly healthy child. The staff of the Filatov hospital noted that they were giving birth for the first time to a woman of this age, but added that recently, cases of having children in mothers 40-50 years old have become more frequent.
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Muscovite gave birth at age 60: doctors relieved the woman of the burden using a cesarean section. Mom and baby were discharged home a few days after the birth, they are completely healthy and feel good. The happy woman in labor promised the doctors to come back.
When the woman gave the interview, she said that 10 years ago she lost her only son, who at the moment would have been 39 years old. All these years, Galina suffered the pain of irreparable loss and at the same time preparing her body for the birth of another child. It only remained to realize their plans. When she decided to take this step, doctors in every possible way dissuaded her from the act, warning that pregnancy at her age could be a great test for the whole organism and lead to unforeseen consequences, serious complications could arise in the child. However, this did not stop her: the woman gave birth at age 60. Everything went well, a girl was born, who was given the name Cleopatra in honor of her great-grandmother, who lived to be 96 years old. Ahead, mother and child have several planned visits to the clinic. Galina hopes to live a long time and manage to put her daughter on her feet, as there are centenarians in her family.
A woman gave birth at 60 in Moscow: happy parents
The wife of Galina Shubenina is Alexey, according to some assumptions, he is younger than her. Galina tries to match her husband and has a slim and beautiful figure, young and physically active. In her free time she goes in for skiing and skates. Yes, and the couple met more than ten years ago, doing dancing. Each of them had a family in the past, Alexei has a daughter who is now 27 years old.
The husband strongly supported Galina in her quest for the birth of a joint child, even despite her advanced age. Together, they were seriously preparing for this event. Galina, not yet pregnant, underwent a complete medical examination. After all, her main goal is not only to give birth to a child, but also to raise, give him a decent upbringing and education.
When the couple found out about the pregnancy, they did not even talk to relatives about anything, carefully hiding this fact. Galina was registered in a regular polyclinic, she did not lie in preservation, since there were no prerequisites for this: the pregnancy proceeded without any complications. At the medical center where the birth took place, she was admitted shortly before their start. A loving spouse during the birth of his daughter, without departing, was on duty at the operating room. And, in the end, a woman from Russia at the age of 60 gave birth to a healthy child. Photo can be seen below.
Positive attitude of the newly made mother
A woman from Russia at the age of 60 gave birth to a baby: as a result of a cesarean section, a full-fledged girl was born, weighing 2 kg 830 g with a height of 49 centimeters. Doctors are sure that in the future, neither the mother nor the child should develop any abnormalities. For the first month of her life, the girl gained 1 kilogram 270 grams in weight, which is considered a good pace of development.
According to the observations of doctors, a woman is positively tuned for the future, plans to raise a child to "the right time." As a last resort, she relies on her nephews, who have small children. According to Galina, she must live for a long time for her son, whom she lost. She admits that in adulthood, the birth of a child is perceived quite differently than in youth, and says that the girl and her husband and her daughter and granddaughter. This Muscovite gave birth at 60. The photo you see shows how happy she is.
Can this be considered sensational?
What a woman gave birth at 60 should not be taken as a sensation. As the chief Moscow obstetrician-gynecologist Mark Kurtser explains, this incident should not be considered unusual. In the clinics of the capital, there are now about 15-20 elderly women awaiting the birth of a child. Thanks to the IVF procedure, they conceive, safely bear a child and, as a result, are relieved from the burden. It is strange that this case in Russia causes so many reasons for talk, all over the world thousands of women of this age give birth safely, and this is not surprising to anyone.
In Russia, Natalya Surkova, who at the age of 57, gave birth to a girl in 1996, is considered to be the oldest woman in childbirth in a natural way. In the world, the oldest woman in labor is the Englishwoman Ellen Ellis, who gave birth in 1776 at the age of 72 to her thirteenth child, but unfortunately, he was born dead.
If we consider children born after artificial insemination, then the Indian champion Omkari Panwar, who gave birth at 70, is considered the record holder. She gave birth in 2008 to two twins: a girl and a boy, each weighing 2 kilograms.
Sensational discoveries of scientists
British scientists came to the unexpected conclusion that children of parents of middle age are more healthy when they reach middle age than children born to young people. Basically, this rule applies to men, even if they are at risk, for example, are overweight. They have fewer problems with high cholesterol, blood pressure, they have a reduced risk of diabetes. Observations were made in men with an average age of 46 years who lived in New Zealand. What factors give such a result: the age of both parents or the father or mother separately? Unfortunately, scientists could not establish this.
Last chance for careerists
Recently, many women are increasingly worried about moving up the career ladder, postponing the birth of a child until later. For example, in the UK, the average age of women giving birth for the first time has reached the age of 30. Therefore, for many women, the results of research by scientists are a kind of salvation. After all, having missed time, they run the risk of remaining without a continuation of a kind. And now they have a chance. And this once again proves the recent event in Russia: a woman gave birth at age 60.
But nevertheless, doctors warn that late pregnancy entails certain risks. In older women, complications are much more common than in young women. They have an increased risk of miscarriage, there may be genetic problems. There is also a risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, problems with the placenta.
Conception at 60: how is this possible?
As a rule, in old age a woman can only act as an incubator, therefore, fertilization is done using IVF. Own eggs cease to be produced, so natural conception is often impossible. The main thing is that the egg should be taken from a young woman, and sperm from a healthy man. Then the risk for the child is minimal, he will be healthy and safely born.
A woman after late childbirth needs to be afraid of serious consequences, since hidden diseases that have not manifested themselves before may become aggravated. Do not hope that late pregnancy will lead to rejuvenation of the body. But still, the fact that the woman gave birth at 60 in Moscow will make some mature Russians who still have no children think: what if they still have the last chance.
