Singapore’s oldest mum to a newborn in 2022 is 55 years old

In the 21 years from 1989 to 2009, six women aged 50 and older gave birth to seven babies. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A 55-year-old woman gave birth to a baby in 2022 – making her Singapore’s oldest mother to a newborn in that year.

In fact, she is only the third woman aged 55 and older to have given birth and registered the birth of a baby since the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) started publishing the annual report on registration of births and deaths in 1989, checks by The Straits Times found.