A medical miracle: 61‑year-old Skopje woman gives birth
A 61-year-old resident of Skopje has given birth to her first child after 37 years of trying. This marks the first instance in North Macedonia where a woman of this age became pregnant using her frozen egg.
In Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, a 61-year-old woman has given birth to her first child, a boy named Petar. Never before in this country has a woman of such age given birth to her child.
Petar was born at 36 weeks, weighing about 2.3 kg and measuring approximately 48 cm. The cesarean section at the University Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Skopje performed the delivery. Both the mother and the baby are in excellent health.
Many tries. "There are no boundaries in medicine"
The woman tried for 37 years to fulfill her dream of motherhood. She went through 10 unsuccessful in vitro attempts and 10 miscarriages.
Despite this, she did not give up and froze her egg 30 years ago. Thanks to this and advancements in medicine, she got pregnant.
The clinic director, Irena Aleksijowska-Papastiew, emphasized that this family's story shows that medicine has no boundaries. Faith, years of effort, and medical advancement allowed them to fulfill a dream that seemed unattainable, she said at a press conference.
The child's 65-year-old retiree father humorously embraces his new role, joking that taking care of his son won't be a problem.
