Great-Grandmother Gives Birth at 62

Feb. 19, 2006 - Janise Wulf is 62 years old and the mother of 10, grandmother of 20 and great-grandmother of three. But she decided that she wanted to have more children, and on Friday gave birth to a boy through in vitro fertilization.
Adam Charles Wulf weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces and was born via C-section.
Adam already has a 3-year-old brother, Ian, also conceived via IVF. His oldest half-sibling is 40. Wulf lost two other children, one at birth and another in his 30s.
Wulf's grandson, Quinten Myers, is just months older than Adam. She said that to cut down on confusion, all the children in the family will simply call each other cousins.
Wulf, of Redding, Calif., wanted to raise a family with her second husband, Scott Wulf, who was not able to have children during his previous marriage.
"I am no longer working; I have a lot of time to devote," said Janise Wolf. "I had raised all my together children and remarried.
"My husband is retired from the service, and he was there to help me," added Wulf, who is blind. "I have always loved children, obviously."
in vitro fertilization (IVF) - an artificial process of having babies, whereby the egg is fertilized with sperm outside the body before re-implanting into the uterus
C-section (caesarean section)- an operation in which a woman's womb is cut open to allow a baby to be born:
DISCUSSION POINTS:
1. What were your feelings while reading the news story?
2. How old were you when your first baby was born?
3. Do you want to have more babies in the future?
4.. As a parent, do you think it's wise to have a baby at old age? What are the advantages? disadvantages?
5. Are you open to the idea of having a baby at old age?
6. Which is better for old parents: adoption or in vitro fertilization? Explain your answer.
7. Would you agree if one of the senior members of your family (mother/grandmother) decides to have a child at old age?