More women aged 50 and older in Singapore having babies

Veteran actress and getai singer Liu Lingling with her son Caleb, whom she gave birth to in 2013 at the age of 50. - Photo: ST file

SINGAPORE: The boundary of motherhood has shifted over the past few years as more women aged 50 and above are having babies.

In 2023, 19 women aged 50 or older gave birth, three of whom were at least 55 years old then, according to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority’s annual report.