62-year-old Lina Alvarez who gave birth to her third child on Monday, 10th October, hopes to encourage other mums to do the same, according to Time.
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The Spanish doctor, who has a two sons – Exiquio, 28, and Samuel who is ten - gave birth two weeks early and admitted she “couldn’t feel happier” upon leaving Lucas Augusti Hospital on Tuesday.
Spanish woman Lina Alvarez gives birth at 62 #RT https://t.co/BFloo9G0Io pic.twitter.com/ZawxCGOGlP
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Like her second eldest brother, baby Lina (named after her mother) was conceived via IVF and was born by caesarean section.
Mum Lina, who is a doctor, urged others who were healthy to follow suit if they wanted a baby later in life. Encouraging women to let nature decide, she said they shouldn’t be afraid.