Baby was my life's mission says 66-year-old mother

The 66-year-old mother, believed to be the oldest woman to give birth, dismissed concerns that she is too old to rear the child and said today that the baby was her mission in life.

“You don’t have to be concerned” about the child’s future, Adriana Iliescu said in Bucharest 48 hours after the 3.19 pound girl was delivered by Caesarean section.