![]() ![]() She was aided by artificial insemination. 15, 2005, was the oldest woman to give birth. News reports list Della Cortas age at 62 when she gave birth, however.Īnd the Associated Press reported that a 66-year-old Romanian woman who had a Caesarean section Jan. They are Rosanna Della Corte of Italy in 1994 and Acheli Keh of California in 1996. The Guinness Book of World Records lists two 63-year-old women who have given birth. Hours later, doctors delivered a healthy, 6-pound 9-ounce baby boy by Caesarean section. "Every time you revolutionize something or you do something different, theres going to be naysayers," she said from a hospital bed at Mercy Medical Center in Redding. She was a synchronized swimmer in high school and did some acting then, too. ![]() The former piano and organ saleswoman loves to cook. Wulf, blind since birth, is used to a little skepticism, she said. Youre as old as you feel," she said as she waited for her babys delivery. Janise Wulf, who became pregnant through in vitro fertilization, said she considers her late-in-life pregnancy a groundbreaking act for older women. 17, 2006 0 Copyright 2006, Record Searchlight.Ī 62-year-old Redding great-grandmother gave birth Friday to her twelfth child, a boy perhaps becoming the fourth-oldest woman in the world to deliver a child. Īmanda Horvath is the managing producer at Rocky Mountain PBS. So, this Mother’s Day feels, like, it’ll be super special but super normal I want normal.”īrian Willie is the content production manager at Rocky Mountain PBS. “Especially this Mother's Day I have a new bundle of joy, and we’re actually kinda normal. ![]() “Mother’s Day means to me just honored to be … called that,” she said. “I’m very thankful to have my five very healthy daughters … it’s amazing,” said Morales-Gomez.Īhead of this Mother’s Day, Morales-Gomez is just happy the challenges from the last two years are in the past. Now, the family includes 16-year-old Athena, 9-year-old Alicia, 6-year-old Adrienna, 15-month-old Athalia and now Amaya, who is just four weeks old. This time, the baby was born full-term, and mom was healthy, so that meant the family was able to welcome a fifth girl at home just a couple of days after her birth. They need to see you smile, that’s how they learn.” All of Kristina Morales-Gomez's daughters pictured from left to right 16-year-old Athena, 6-year-old Adrienna, 15-month-old Athalia, 9-year-old Alicia, and four-week-old Amaya.Īmaya Gomez was born March 31, 2022. “And even the nurses would comment like, you know, put down a little bit. “When we were in the hospital with Athalia, we had to be masked in the NICU as well which that’s not normal, your baby should be able to see you smile,” said Morales-Gomez. Unlike her previous experience, the community-spread of COVID-19 was significantly lower and she didn’t go into labor while battling the disease. The comparisons are even easier to make for her because 14 months after Athalia entered the world, Morales-Gomez found herself in the hospital again giving birth. “It’s crazy how my life was then, you know, and now it’s definitely a whole different lifestyle right now,” said Morales-Gomez. After 60 days in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU), Morales-Gomez and her husband were finally able to take Athalia home. Morales-Gomez's daughter Athalia was born on January 26, 2021, about seven weeks prior to her March 14 due date. “We wouldn’t even be here right now … it’s just crazy to think that she’s doing all this, and I’m able to be here to witness it.” “What if we both didn’t make it?” Morales-Gomez wondered, now sitting with her family in their home. I didn’t think I was going to live, honestly,” she said.Īt one point, the doctors told her she may want to call her family to say her goodbyes and was forced to face tough questions. Morales-Gomez said during the hospitalization, her blood oxygen levels dipped so low she saw her fingers turn blue. ![]()
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