‘Lonely’ Chinese woman, 59, becomes oldest in her city to give birth after IVF treatment

South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 1 min read 100% complete by Alice YanJanuary 23, 2026 at 02:00 AM
‘Lonely’ Chinese woman, 59, becomes oldest in her city to give birth after IVF treatment

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A 59-year-old Chinese woman, identified as Zou, has become the oldest woman in her city to give birth after undergoing IVF treatment. She delivered a baby boy weighing 2.2kg via caesarean section on January 9th at Zhangjiagang No 1 People’s Hospital in Jiangsu province. Zou, who already has an adult daughter living abroad, decided to pursue having another child two years ago to alleviate feelings of loneliness experienced by her and her husband. She expressed excitement at realizing her dream of having another child. The birth has been reported by local news outlet jsnews.org.cn.

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ivf treatment 90% late-in-life pregnancy 80% birth 70% older mother 70% loneliness 60% caesarean section 50% china 50% jiangsu province 40%

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