Posted on 05/29/2018 11:06:45 AM PDT by kathsua
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A Mexican woman who is pregnant with her eighth child may be one of the oldest women on record to give birth.
The Daily Mail reports Maria de la Luz, 70, of Mazatlan, Mexico told journalists that she is six months pregnant with a baby girl.
De la Luz would not say if she underwent fertility treatments, but photos of her home suggest she may be too poor to pay for in vitro fertilization or another type of fertility treatment, which typically are expensive.
She did show ultrasound images of her unborn baby to journalists. She said she first noticed signs of pregnancy about three months ago.
“My legs hurt and I was vomiting and felt dizzy. Now they have done around 10 ultrasounds in a private clinic and in the (public) social security hospital. The doctors could not believe it,” she said.
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Here’s more from the report:
De la Luz said some of her children were not happy with the news that she was pregnant, saying they told her she was too old for ‘those things’.
She has an appointment with a gynaecologist on July 18 and she said she is expecting to have a caesarean-delivery because of her age.
If her story proves true, the Daily Mail reports she would be the oldest known woman in the world to give birth. There are other stories of 70-year-old women giving birth, including one in India in 2008; however, the women’s ages were never verified, according to the report. It is not clear if de la Luz’s age has been verified yet either.
The current verified record-holder is Maria del Carmen Bousada de Lara, who gave birth to twin boys a week before her 67th birthday in 2006, according to the report. She admitted that she underwent in vitro fertilization to become pregnant.
Maybe she’s a surrogate mother. :)
This is great advertising for her if it works. :-D
Maybe it’s not hers . . . Oh, wait, that only works for guys.
Laz?
Daddy?............................
There’s an older one recorded, they don’t like the source.
Sarah.
Maybe she’s just a ‘busy Lady’, and a Mexican version of a Cougar.
Abraham and Sarah were both past 90 when they conceived Isaac. Tell the senora to try again in 2038.
Pretty sure God, Sarah, and Abraham would argue with that.
A statement like that is more than likely wrong too.
Not every birth has been documented. Around the world, I suspect there have been a few births to people older than this.
Best wishes for a healthy child...
Parents age determines the childs telomere length. Telomere length determines life span. Children born of older parents have shorter than average life spans.
Improbable. The oldest verified natural conception/delivery is around 57.
Granny been gitten it.
Sarah was ninety.
I’ll discourage her. No 70 year old should be getting fertility treatments or getting pregnant, period.
The real question here is: who would WANT TO get a 69-year-old lady pregnant?
Any insights, Laz?
He or a she?
I’ll discourage her. No 70 year old should be getting fertility treatments or getting pregnant, period.
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Not even Hillary?
I’m really sceptical. There is no way this woman has not gone through menopause.
Um...I know a 71 yr old that is still stunning and keeps her husband very happy in the bedroom. Hubs is 54 by the way.
What a nasty comment.
The number of nasty comments about women here on FR is no surprise. A lot of unhappy men here.
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