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| Singer Janet Jackson, 50, confirms she is expecting first child | Singer Janet Jackson, 50, confirms she is expecting first child |
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| Singer Janet Jackson has officially confirmed she is expecting her first child, at the age of 50. | Singer Janet Jackson has officially confirmed she is expecting her first child, at the age of 50. |
| She told People magazine: "We thank God for our blessing", and posed for a picture with her growing baby bump. | She told People magazine: "We thank God for our blessing", and posed for a picture with her growing baby bump. |
| Speculation about her pregnancy surfaced in April when she postponed her 'Unbreakable' tour, saying she wanted to focus on planning a family with her husband, Wissam al-Mana. | Speculation about her pregnancy surfaced in April when she postponed her 'Unbreakable' tour, saying she wanted to focus on planning a family with her husband, Wissam al-Mana. |
| She was recently spotted in London shopping for baby essentials. | She was recently spotted in London shopping for baby essentials. |
| The People magazine quoted a source close to the Jackson family as saying: "She is super excited about her pregnancy and is doing extremely well. She actually feels very good about everything." | The People magazine quoted a source close to the Jackson family as saying: "She is super excited about her pregnancy and is doing extremely well. She actually feels very good about everything." |
| In a video posted on Twitter in April, she told her fans that she was postponing her world tour because "there's been a sudden change". | In a video posted on Twitter in April, she told her fans that she was postponing her world tour because "there's been a sudden change". |
| "I thought it was important that you be the first to know. My husband and I are planning our family," she said, adding: "Please if you can try and understand that its important that I do this now." | "I thought it was important that you be the first to know. My husband and I are planning our family," she said, adding: "Please if you can try and understand that its important that I do this now." |
| She went on to say: "I have to rest up, doctor's orders." | She went on to say: "I have to rest up, doctor's orders." |
| Older parents with young kids | |
| The 300-year-old fertility statistics still in use today | The 300-year-old fertility statistics still in use today |
| Babies born to women aged 45 and over rise by a third | Babies born to women aged 45 and over rise by a third |
| Profile: Janet Jackson | Profile: Janet Jackson |
| Janet Jackson: The stories behind the songs | Janet Jackson: The stories behind the songs |
| Janet Jackson is far from the only famous face to give birth later in life. | Janet Jackson is far from the only famous face to give birth later in life. |
| Oscar-winning Halle Berry had her second child at 47, three years ago, and John Travolta's wife Kelly Preston gave birth to her third child at 48. | Oscar-winning Halle Berry had her second child at 47, three years ago, and John Travolta's wife Kelly Preston gave birth to her third child at 48. |
| Geena Davis - best known for her role in Thelma and Louise - became a mother later in life after falling in love with an Iranian-American neurosurgeon in her 40s. Her first child, a girl, arrived when she was 46, followed two years later by twin boys. | Geena Davis - best known for her role in Thelma and Louise - became a mother later in life after falling in love with an Iranian-American neurosurgeon in her 40s. Her first child, a girl, arrived when she was 46, followed two years later by twin boys. |
| Then there was Swiss billionaire Maria Louis-Dreyfus, who gave birth to twin girls in March 2016, aged 53. | Then there was Swiss billionaire Maria Louis-Dreyfus, who gave birth to twin girls in March 2016, aged 53. |
| But these mothers - and Jackson - are all positively young when compared to the world's oldest new mothers. | But these mothers - and Jackson - are all positively young when compared to the world's oldest new mothers. |
| In fact, there are at least three women in India who claimed to have carried their children to term when at least two decades older than the pop singer. | In fact, there are at least three women in India who claimed to have carried their children to term when at least two decades older than the pop singer. |
| Omkari Panwar, said to be 70, gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, in 2008. A few months later, Rajo Devi Lohan - also 70 - gave birth to a little girl, her first, much-longed for child. | Omkari Panwar, said to be 70, gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, in 2008. A few months later, Rajo Devi Lohan - also 70 - gave birth to a little girl, her first, much-longed for child. |
| Daljinder Kaur, who may be as old as 72, although she claimed to be just 70, gave birth to a son in April 2016 after three attempts at IVF. | Daljinder Kaur, who may be as old as 72, although she claimed to be just 70, gave birth to a son in April 2016 after three attempts at IVF. |
| Each time, the births caused a debate over the ethical issues surrounding having a baby so late in life - especially after Maria del Carmen Bousada de Lara, the Spanish woman who once held the title of the world's oldest mother, died three years after having twin boys. | Each time, the births caused a debate over the ethical issues surrounding having a baby so late in life - especially after Maria del Carmen Bousada de Lara, the Spanish woman who once held the title of the world's oldest mother, died three years after having twin boys. |
| All three are understood to have used donated eggs in order to have their children. | All three are understood to have used donated eggs in order to have their children. |
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