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In March this year, 66-year-old Alexandra Hildebrandt gave birth to her tenth child in Berlin.
She had a smooth birth, thanks to her healthy lifestyle and family’s support. (Photo Credit: x)
A 66-year-old German woman gave birth to her tenth child without using any fertility treatments. Last week, Alexandra Hildebrandt, already a mother of nine, gave birth to her newborn son, Philipp, via caesarean section. Both mother and child are in good health, and he weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces.
Hildebrandt told TODAY that she became pregnant without the use of IVF or fertility medicines, despite the high chances against spontaneous pregnancy at her age. “A big family is not only something wonderful, but above all, it is important for raising children properly,” she told the publication.
Her youngest child is only two years old, and her oldest is 46. “I feel like I’m 35,” she said in an interview with the German tabloid Bild, expressing her happiness.
The delivery was carried out by the Clinic for Obstetric Medicine’s director, Professor Wolfgang Henrich. He also recognised how special her case was. “Her age and number of C-sections are an absolute rarity in obstetric medicine and represented a challenge,” he informed Bild. He did point out that Hildebrandt’s pregnancy went smoothly on the whole because of her extraordinary mental and physical fortitude.
“Because of her particularly good physical constitution and mental strength, Ms. Hildebrandt managed the pregnancy well,” the director of the Clinic for Obstetric Medicine, Henrich, told Bild. “The operation was completely uncomplicated,” he further added.
Hildebrandt attributes her ability to conceive at age 66 to her lifestyle. “I eat very healthily, swim regularly for an hour, run for two hours, don’t smoke or drink, and have never used contraception,” she stated to Bild. She wants to encourage others to accept larger families by sharing her personal experience.
According to studies, women’s fertility starts to drastically diminish in their 30s, with the likelihood of conceiving naturally decreasing with every decade that goes by. Pregnancy without medical assistance is thought to be practically impossible by the time menopause occurs, which usually happens between the ages of 45 and 55.
Hildebrandt is not alone, even though her situation is unique. According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1,230 births among women 50 and older were reported in 2022, up from 1,041 in 2021. Since 1997, when only 144 births in this age range were recorded, the number has largely increased.
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