Talk:Pregnancy over age 50

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[edit] Oldest biological mother

Who is the world's oldest established genetic mother i.e. using her own eggs? From this list it appears to be Aracelia Garcia at 54. Fionah 09:15, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

I'm not certain. Of course, a woman can undergo in-vitro fertilization using her own eggs, so, unless it says so explicitly, it doesn't necessarily mean that those women who are said to have become pregnant as a result of IVF treatments did so by using donor eggs — at least for women in the early-to-mid 50s bracket, due to later onset of menopause. A good place to look for candidates for the oldest biological mother would perhaps be world records from the period before IVF (1978) and other fertility treatments. -Severa (!!!) 09:33, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

It would be helpful if we can make this more clear. Sylvain1972 15:52, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

According to the Guinness Book Of World Records, the oldest woman on record to have conceived with her own egg and carried a baby to term was 57 years and 120 days old. The Portland, Oregon woman gave birth to a daughter in 1956 long before medicine figured out a way to reset the clock using donor eggs.

I also found: Pregnancy after fifty: profile and pregnancy outcome in a series of elderly multigravidae. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Leicester, UK. The median age at booking was 52 (range 51-59 years) and the median parity was nine.

However, I have collected stories of women having spontaneous pregnancies up to their 60's, but only have their word, nothing official to prove it.

Pregnancy Stories By Age [1] --Scarletrosepetals (talk) 16:01, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Article retitle?

I think that this article has expanded beyond a simple list: it now has an introduction which explains some medical concerns and also a "Debate" section. What do you think of potential titles such as "Pregnancy among women over age 50" or "Pregnancy over age 50?" -Severa (!!!) 09:50, 12 May 2007 (UTC)