66-year-old woman welcomes 10th child, her 8th since turning 53
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Hildebrandt, who has endured eight pregnancies since her 53rd birthday, says she is unfazed by unfavourable reactions to her lifestyle choices.
A German woman in her 60s who has given birth to her 10th child says she’s unfazed by people who seem bothered by her late-age pregnancies.
Alexandra Hildebrandt, 66, gave birth to her son, Philipp, via cesarean section at Charité Hospital in Berlin, on March 19. He weighed a healthy seven pounds, 13 ounces but remains on oxygen for respiratory treatment.
Hildebrandt told Today.com that he was conceived naturally and without difficulty.
Philipps’s eldest sibling, Svetlana, is 46 years his senior. The ages of his other siblings range from two to 36.
The newborn is Hildebrandt’s eighth child with her husband, Daniel Dormann.
They also share twins Elisabeth and Maximilian, as well as Alexandra; Leopold; Anna; Maria; and Katharina.
Hildebrandt, who is a human rights advocate, artist and director of the Berlin Wall Museum at Checkpoint Charlie, also has two adult children, Svetlana, 46, and Artjom, 36, from a previous relationship.
Hildebrandt has had eight children since her 53rd birthday and says having a big family benefits all her offspring.
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