Chinese woman, 60, gives birth to second child in 2 years, sparking debate
Por Alice Yan — South China Morning Post – News feed
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Brushing off public disapproval, Zhang says she feels young and healthy, and is confident in her choice to give birth at an older age
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Alice Yan in Shanghai Published: 6:00pm, 3 Oct 2026
A 60-year-old woman in China has captured attention on social media for giving birth to a baby girl, just two years after welcoming a son.
She made the decision to have children at a later stage in life after enduring the loss of her only child four years ago, as reported by the Red Star News.
The infant girl, weighing 2.8kg, was born on September 17 through caesarean section at Zhumadian Central Hospital in Henan province, central China.
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