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German woman Annegret Raunigk, 65, has quadruplets - media | German woman Annegret Raunigk, 65, has quadruplets - media |
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A 65-year-old German woman has given birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure, Germany's RTL television reports. | A 65-year-old German woman has given birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure, Germany's RTL television reports. |
It says Annegret Raunigk had three boys and a girl by Caesarean section at a Berlin hospital on Tuesday. | It says Annegret Raunigk had three boys and a girl by Caesarean section at a Berlin hospital on Tuesday. |
They were born prematurely at 26 weeks but have a "good chance of surviving". | They were born prematurely at 26 weeks but have a "good chance of surviving". |
Annegret Raunigk - who already has 13 children and seven grandchildren - is the world's oldest woman to have quadruplets. | Annegret Raunigk - who already has 13 children and seven grandchildren - is the world's oldest woman to have quadruplets. |
Pregnant at 65: Miracle of medicine | Pregnant at 65: Miracle of medicine |
The single mother reportedly decided to try for another baby when her youngest daughter, who is now 10, said she wanted a little brother or sister. | |
Ms Raunigk's pregnancy - the result of fertility treatment in Ukraine - has been the subject of fierce debate in Germany, the BBC's Jenny Hill in Berlin says. | |
During her pregnancy she said she believed everyone should be able to live the life they wanted to. | |
Asked whether she had any concerns, Ms Raunigk said she assumed she would stay fit and healthy and that she was not worried about what other people thought. | |
Some doctors have questioned whether she would be physically capable of bearing the children. | |
However, the German school teacher is not the oldest woman to give birth to a child - that official record is held by Maria del Carmen Bousada Lara. She had twins in Spain in 2006, at the age of 66. | However, the German school teacher is not the oldest woman to give birth to a child - that official record is held by Maria del Carmen Bousada Lara. She had twins in Spain in 2006, at the age of 66. |
Some reports dispute this, saying the actual record holder is Omkari Panwar, who is believed to have been 70 when she gave birth to twins in India in 2008. | Some reports dispute this, saying the actual record holder is Omkari Panwar, who is believed to have been 70 when she gave birth to twins in India in 2008. |
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