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67-year-old woman gives birth to twins

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Yahoo!News reports that a 67-year-old woman gave birth to twins by caesarian section in Barcelona yesterday. Aside from the name of the hospital, Sant Pau, and the statement that the twins are in incubators and doing well, not much information was released.

The mother reportedly underwent in vitro fertilization in the United States, and is now the oldest woman to ever give birth.

My first reaction is to feel badly for the children, because they likely aren't going to get to have their mother for very many years. But, if you think about it, there's certainly no guarantee that any mother will live to see her children to adulthood. What might the positives be for these kids?

Well, I'm guessing that they will have a mother who is wise and capable; she's certainly going to have more experience than the mothers of their peers. Based on the enormous health risks their mother took (in my opinion, at least), they are certainly wanted and will be very much loved. Their mother is old enough to perhaps be retired and able to not only give them a stable home, but also all her available time and energy.

I know many grandparents, and great-grandparents, who are raising children, and doing a wonderful job of it. Is it much different in this case? I'd love to hear from the mom about what motivated her to make the choices she did.

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