China’s oldest new mother, 67, and her husband, 68, wait to hear if they’ll be fined for third child
- Infant’s father says daughter was conceived naturally and could be the result of the couple’s good health and way of life
China’s oldest new mother and her husband may be fined for breaking family planning rules as they also have two adult children, according to a Chinese media report.
A 67-year-old retired hospital worker, surnamed Tian, gave birth to a girl named Tianci by caesarean section at the Zaozhuang Maternity and Child Health Hospital in Shandong province on October 25.
Tianci’s birth made headlines around the world, and some commentators questioned her parents’ claim that she was conceived naturally.
“We don’t know what people are saying online, but this really happened to us,” news website ThePaper.cn quoted Huang Weiping, the child’s father, on Saturday as saying.
“Besides being in good health, this may have something to do with the way we live,” the 68-year-old said. “But no medical or scientific research organisations have contacted us to find out the reason we conceived, and we don’t want anyone else to disturb our lives.”
