Woman aged 66 gives birth
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A 66 year-old woman in Bucharest has given birth to a girl and is believed to be the oldest woman ever to give birth. She had been receiving fertility treatment for nine years before conceiving twins. She had not been able to conceive naturally before. The baby was delivered early by Caesarean section after the other fetus died in the womb. At birth, the child weighed 1.4kg.
A 66 year-old woman in Bucharest has given birth to a girl and is believed to be the oldest woman ever to give birth.
She had been receiving fertility treatment for nine years before conceiving twins. She had not been able to conceive naturally before.
The baby was delivered early by Caesarean section after the other fetus died in the womb. At birth, the child weighed 1.4kg.
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