Woman, 66 years old, gives birth to her 10th child: People 'should have more children'
Museum owner says she did not use any fertility drugs
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A 66-year-old woman in Germany has given birth to her 10th child.
Alexandra Hildebrandt, owner of the Wall Museum at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, welcomed her new son, Philipp, on March 19, according to today.com and other outlets.
The mom had her first child back in 1977, followed by eight children after she turned 50 — who were all born via C-section.
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Her children include Svetlana, 45; Artiom, 36; twins Elisabeth and Maximilian, 12; Alexandra, 10; Leopold, 8; Anna, 7; Maria, 4 and Katharina, 2.
Hildebrandt told TODAY that she did not use any fertility drugs and did not have difficulty conceiving.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Alexandra Hildebrandt, managing chair and director of the Wall Museum at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, is shown in June 2018. She has just given birth to her 10th child at age 66. (Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Her new baby Philipp was born via C-section at Charite Hospital in Berlin.
He weighed in at a "healthy" seven pounds, 13 ounces, although he was kept in an incubator.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In an interview with the German newspaper Bild, Hildebrandt shared her happiness in welcoming another child, noting that she feels "like I’m 35."
"We should encourage people to have more children!"
Professor Wolfgang Henrich, director of the Clinic for Obstetric Medicine at the Berlin Charite where Hildebrandt was treated, told Bild that her age and number of C-sections is an "absolute rarity in obstetric medicine and represented a challenge."
The new mom's healthy lifestyle, according to her doctor, helped her manage another pregnancy well. Her new baby (not pictured) was born via C-section. (iStock)
"Because of her particularly good physical constitution and mental strength, Ms. Hildebrandt managed the pregnancy well," he said.
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Hildebrandt, director of the Checkpoint Charlie Museum, is shown at right near the Glienicke Bridge on August 13, 2021, in Berlin, Germany. (Adam Berry/Getty Images)
Hildebrandt confirmed with the publication, "I eat very healthily, swim regularly for an hour, run for two hours, don’t smoke or drink, and have never used contraception."
"There is such a tendency to be unfriendly to children," Hildebrandt also told Bild.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Many people would revise their judgment once they had contact with children. We should encourage people to have more children!"
Said the mom of 10 children (not pictured), "I eat very healthily, swim regularly for an hour, run for two hours, don’t smoke or drink, and have never used contraception." (ER Productions Limited via Getty Images)
Fertility expert Dr. Alex Robles of Columbia University Fertility Center in New York said that a biological pregnancy at this age is "very unusual."
"Statistically, the odds of conceiving after the age of 45 are less than 5%," he said in an interview with Fox News Digital.
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Robles warned that getting pregnant at these "extreme ages" can pose "significant health risks" to both the mother and baby.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Dr. Shahin Ghadir, reproductive endocrinology and fertility specialist at HRC Fertility in Beverly Hills, agreed that the probability of conceiving at 66 years old is "nearly impossible."
Ghadir said it is "biologically highly unlikely to conceive naturally at that age without medical intervention, such as IVF with an egg donor." (iStock)
"Even if she were able to freeze her eggs, it is still extremely unlikely," the expert told Fox News Digital.
"Egg-freezing technology started to be clinically available about 15 to 18 years ago, when she would have been in her late 40s."
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Ghadir warned of "significant increased risks" for women over the age of 35 who become pregnant, including gestational diabetes, hypertension such as preeclampsia, and pre-term delivery risks.
"This is an incredibly unsafe occurrence and never recommended for anyone," he added.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fox News Digital reached out to Hildebrandt for further comment.