67 Year Old Woman Gives Birth

AFP is reporting that a 67-year-old Romanian woman has become the world's oldest mother:

Adriana Iliescu, a retired university professor, had undergone fertility treatment for nine years before succeeding in becoming pregnant.

Realitatea TV said she had given birth to twin girls, one of whom had died almost immediately. The surviving infant, which weighed 1.4 kilogram (three pounds), was in good health, the TV channel said.

"I always dreamt of being a mother, and now I'm experiencing the happiest time of my life, waiting to bring my twin daughters into the world," the graying academic said with visible emotion.

Iliescu said she did not feel the effect of her relatively advanced years.

Whole thing here.

A decade ago, Wendy McElroy, now of ifeminists.com fame, wrote a story on feminst opposition to new reproductive technologies. It opened with the shocking news that "59-Year-Old Woman Gives Birth to Twins on Christmas Day!" It's online here.