11 birth records

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

On July 18, 1994, 63-year-old Italian Rosanna Dala Corta gave birth to a child and set an age record that lasted until 2005. We've put together 10 more incredible birth records.

Lina Medina from Peru gave birth to a baby boy at the age of 5 years, 7 months and 17 days.

• Oldest mother: The Italian record was broken in 2005 by a 66-year-old woman, and in 2008 by a 70-year-old.
• Youngest mother: Lina Medina from Peru gave birth to a baby boy at the age of 5 years, 7 months and 17 days. By the age of four, her mammary glands were sufficiently developed, and at the age of 5, a characteristic expansion of the pelvic bones was already noted. Her son weighed 2.7 kg. She gave birth to her second child 33 years later.
• The record for the speed of childbirth: the Englishwoman Palak Weiss gave birth to a daughter weighing 3.5 kg in 2 minutes.
• The smallest break between childbirth: Jane Blickley gave birth to a son on September 3, 1999, and a daughter on March 30, 2000.

• Record for caesarean section: in Israel, a woman underwent a caesarean section for the seventh time, giving birth to her ninth child.
• Growth oddities: Stacey Harald, whose height was 70 cm, gave birth to a girl with a height of 45 cm.
• The largest newborn: in 1879, a child weighing 10.8 kg with a height of 76 cm was born in the United States.

A resident of Russia gave birth to her husband 69 children.

• The smallest newborn: in December 1961, a baby weighing 283.5 g was born in England. The girl was born 6 weeks ahead of schedule.
• The largest number of children: a resident of Russia gave birth to 69 children to her husband. 16 times she had twins, 7 times - triplets and 4 times - four.
• The largest number of births: British Elizabeth Greenhill gave birth 38 times - she had 32 daughters and 7 sons.