Granny Gives Birth to Grandson: Great or Gross?
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2011/02/15 21:57:13
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On the surface, this seems like a story about a woman pushing the limits of medical science to help her daughter have a baby.
But really, it's about the extent of a mother's love.
Last Wednesday, Kristine Casey gave birth to her own grandson at age 61, serving as a surrogate for her 35-year-old daughter, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Her daughter, Sara Connell, and her husband, Bill, are the biological parents of the child. They had been trying to have a baby since 2004 despite Connell's infertility issues; she delivered stillborn twins after one pregnancy, and later she suffered a miscarriage.
Casey, meanwhile, carried three daughters safely to term 30 years ago.
"I thought, 'Wow, three of the happiest days of my life were giving birth to my daughters,' and I thought I could choose to do this for someone I love," she told the paper.
But the pregnancy wasn't without risks.
"As a woman gets older, the risks she takes in pregnancy clearly go up — everything from high blood pressure and diabetes to premature delivery and infant death," Dr. David Cohen, chief of reproductive medicine at the University of Chicago Medical Center, told the Tribune.
But 10 years after menopause, Casey cleared all her medical tests -- and last week, she gave birth by cesarean section to Finnean Lee Connell, her first grandchild.
"It grew beyond the two of us having a child," Connell told the paper. "It was about the closeness with my mother, and our family having this experience that was unique and special."
Do you think your mom would give birth to your baby? Would you do it for your child?
But really, it's about the extent of a mother's love.
Last Wednesday, Kristine Casey gave birth to her own grandson at age 61, serving as a surrogate for her 35-year-old daughter, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Her daughter, Sara Connell, and her husband, Bill, are the biological parents of the child. They had been trying to have a baby since 2004 despite Connell's infertility issues; she delivered stillborn twins after one pregnancy, and later she suffered a miscarriage.
Casey, meanwhile, carried three daughters safely to term 30 years ago.
"I thought, 'Wow, three of the happiest days of my life were giving birth to my daughters,' and I thought I could choose to do this for someone I love," she told the paper.
But the pregnancy wasn't without risks.
"As a woman gets older, the risks she takes in pregnancy clearly go up — everything from high blood pressure and diabetes to premature delivery and infant death," Dr. David Cohen, chief of reproductive medicine at the University of Chicago Medical Center, told the Tribune.
But 10 years after menopause, Casey cleared all her medical tests -- and last week, she gave birth by cesarean section to Finnean Lee Connell, her first grandchild.
"It grew beyond the two of us having a child," Connell told the paper. "It was about the closeness with my mother, and our family having this experience that was unique and special."
Do you think your mom would give birth to your baby? Would you do it for your child?
Read More: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-02-11/news...
i think that's ok
but it's a new live that is born in this mad world and i think that for her asking her to be the one having the baby instad of having oder woman to have it like most of the people do make hear feel that the baby is more related to her in many ways then if it was by oder person (woman)
but it was sweet of her for giving birth to her grand baby
Sweet, but kind of weird.