China woman, 62, gets pregnant through IVF after death of only child, sparking controversy
Grey-haired expectant mother’s baby journey charted online; she says sweet food makes foetus ‘kick’ her belly, faces criticism on social media
A 62-year-old woman in China, who has been pregnant for six months and regards the baby as the return of her deceased son, her only child, has trended on social media, sparking a heated discussion.
On a leading mainland social media platform, a woman in Songyuan from Jilin province, in northeastern China, provides regular updates on the pregnancy life of her elder sister, Dahe News reported.
The grey-haired expectant mother is pregnant for the second time in her life.
In January of 2025, she lost her son, who was her only child. It is not clear how old he was or why he died.
In the middle of the year, the woman, whose name was not revealed in the report, conceived through in vitro fertilisation (IVF).