A 65-year-old schoolteacher is set to become the oldest pregnant woman ever to give birth to quadruplets.
German Annegret Raunigk from Berlin already has 13 children, and her extraordinary story will be featured in a TV documentary.
Ms. Raunigk, who is in the 21st week of her pregnancy, said she was “shocked” when an ultrasound scan showed she was carrying quadruplets. Her latest pregnancy was the result of artificial insemination using both donated sperm and eggs.
Her gynaecologist initially mentioned the possibility of a “selective reduction,” where one or more fetuses are aborted in a multi-fetal pregnancy, but she declined.
The English and Russian teacher, who is due to retire this year, stated she decided to have the babies as she was “still quite fit” and capable of looking after them.
“I don’t think I will have any problems,” she added.
Ms. Raunigk previously made headlines in Germany when she gave birth to her youngest child, Leila, at the age of 55.
She told German media that she does not worry about what her future will look like in five years’ time, with a teenage daughter and the young quadruplets, as she assumes she will “stay healthy.”
Ms. Raunigk defended her decisions to get pregnant later in life, saying: “I think one needs to decide for oneself and not listen too much to the opinions of others.”
Her 13 children, the oldest of whom is 44, are by five different fathers.
Currently, the oldest woman to have given birth to quadruplets is Merryl Fudel, who was 55 at the time, while the oldest woman ever to give birth to twins is Indian Omkari Panwar, who was believed to be 70.
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[Source: MailOnline | Images via RTL/Pfeiffer]
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