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Elder daughter abroad, troubled by loneliness, 59 year old woman gives birth to a son through IVF. Chinese Woman Becomes Mother At 59 To Combat Loneliness

Sanjeev Kumar | January 24, 2026 11:23 PM CST

In China, a 59-year-old woman has given birth to a son through IVF. He took this decision due to loneliness after his daughter went abroad. The couple's wish of becoming parents again was fulfilled with the arrival of a 2.2 kg baby born by cesarean.

In China, a 59 year old woman has given birth to a son. With this, their long standing wish of having another child has been fulfilled. He has a daughter, who lives abroad. Because of this the woman and her husband started feeling very lonely. According to the report of South China Morning Post, due to this loneliness, she wanted to have another child. On January 9, she gave birth to a son via cesarean at Zhangjiagang No. 1 People's Hospital in eastern Jiangsu province. The weight of the child at the time of birth was 2.2 kg.

According to the report of local news portal jsnews.org.cn, this 59-year-old woman named Xu has become the oldest woman to become pregnant in this city. Xu said that seeing his newborn baby and hearing his cry gave him immense joy and a feeling that cannot be expressed in words. She also said that she never thought that her dream of becoming a mother again would come true.

Xu tells that she and her husband were left alone after their daughter went abroad. After this the desire to have another child increased even more. So he started taking care of his health. Xu became pregnant through IVF. Due to his old age, doctors had prepared a special plan for Zoo's health. After becoming pregnant, Xu also faced many health problems. Still, at 33 weeks and five days, doctors performed a cesarean on Xu. With this, the wish of Ju and her husband was fulfilled. Now the couple is very happy with the arrival of the child.