Expert clarifies

Becoming a mother at 62: responsible – or not?

More and more women are having children late. But when is too late?(Bild: stock.adobe.com)

Medicine can make many things possible today. Even motherhood at grandma age. In Tyrol, a 62-year-old recently had a child. How does this work, what is the legal situation and what risks does a later pregnancy entail? The "Krone" spoke to a doctor.

How old should or may you be when you have a child? The fact is that women in Western countries are giving birth later and later. In Austria, the average age of women giving birth is now over 31. But averages are only one reality. The pendulum sometimes swings extremely. Teenage mothers and pregnant grandmothers - they all exist. In Tyrol, a 62-year-old recently gave birth to a child.