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<\/p>\nNaomi Campbell joins the swelling ranks of \u2018geriatric moms\u2019<\/p>\n
Supermodel Naomi Campbell gave the world a surprise with her Instagram announcement Tuesday that she\u2019d welcomed her first child at the advanced age of 50.<\/p>\n
So far, the British-born beauty is keeping quiet about the baby\u2019s father and how her newborn arrived, whether through adoption, surrogacy, IVF treatment or even a natural conception.<\/p>\n
A beautiful little blessing has chosen me to be her mother, So honoured to have this gentle soul in my life there are no words to describe the lifelong bond that I now share with you my angel. There is no greater love,\u201d she captioned a photo of herself holding the newborn\u2019s feet.<\/p>\n
Plenty of Campbell\u2019s celebrity friends sent their well-wishes after she shared the news.<\/p>\n
Zoe Saldana commented, \u201coh my goodness congrats lady! What a blessing!!!\u201d<\/p>\n
Marc Jacobs wrote, \u201cOh my God!!!!! Today is the day?? How absolutely incredible. How lucky she is and how lucky you are! What a wonderful Mother you will be. Blessings all around. \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n
Andy Cohen chimed in, \u201c\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\nA source exclusively tells Page Six, \u201cNaomi has been wanting to be a mother for a long time and it finally happened. She is the godmother to many friends and family\u2019s kids and has always looked forward to the day of starting her own family.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nFour years ago, she hinted she might take advantage of modern medicine to start a family, telling the UK\u2019s Evening Standard magazine: \u201cNow with the way science is, I think I can do it when I want.\u201d<\/p>\n
Whatever the method, Campbell has joined the ranks of thousands of mature moms in the US \u2014 medically defined as \u201cgeriatric mothers\u201d \u2014 who are parenting infants at the age of 50 and above.<\/p>\n
According to final 2019 data on births released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some 1,073 children were born to females over the age of 50 that year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe number of births to women in this age group has generally increased since 1997,\u201d the report stated.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not known how many of those babies were naturally conceived. Still, considering research showing that women ages 45 to 49 have only a 1% chance of pregnancy each month (mainly due to declining egg quality), fertility experts believe most are the result of assisted reproduction techniques.<\/p>\n
\nDr. Joel Batzofin, of Rise Fertility in Orange County, Calif., did not treat Campbell. But he speculates that, if the model delivered her baby herself or used a surrogate, a practice now legal in New York, she almost certainly underwent IVF with donor eggs.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve had experience with these high-profile characters in the past, and sometimes they want to tell the story, but not the whole story,\u201d he told The Post.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey want people to think they are a super mom, even though the odds of successful IVF for women over 45 using their own eggs is less than 5%.\u201d<\/p>\n
Certainly Janet Jackson, who gave birth to her first child in 2017 after turning 50, has never disclosed whether or not she used a donor.<\/p>\n
In contrast, Manhattan\u2019s Tracey Kahn, a single mom who had her first daughter at 49 and her second at 51, is open about their origins.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey both know I used donor eggs and sperm and are confident and proud of the fact,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
On being an older parent, the owner of luxury jewelry company Mini Mini Jewels insists she has taken the role in stride.<\/p>\n
This is what it\u2019s like to be a new, single mom at 51
\nKahn, 57, explained: \u201cLate motherhood has been a game changer for me, physically and emotionally. If you\u2019re in shape, competent and optimistic, it\u2019s the best thing to ever happen to you.\u201d<\/p>\n
She admits her \u201cjoints get tired\u201d and that it can be challenging to \u201cget on the floor to play at their level,\u201d but adds: \u201cEnjoying my girls without looking too far ahead\u201d is the key to happiness.<\/p>\n
Indeed, Batzofin has noticed a marked increase in IVF patients over the age of 40. They include women thawing eggs that were put on ice as long ago as 2012, when the medical community said the technique was no longer considered experimental. However, he will only treat patients who pass a stringent fitness test supervised by an OB-GYN in the specialist field of maternal fetal medicine.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to be sure pregnancy won\u2019t harm the mother. As they get older, pregnant women are at higher risk of increased blood pressure, hypertension, diabetes and placental issues,\u201d said Batzofin.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey can have great egg quality, whether it\u2019s their own egg or provided by a donor, but I am not in the business of injuring someone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kahn, who says her two pregnancies and labors were relatively straightforward, maintains the decision is worth the gamble, declaring that the older-mother \u201cbandwagon is marching on.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for Campbell receiving criticism or judgment for her latest, unexpected life choice, Kahn noted: \u201cI never care what other people think \u2013 and I don\u2019t think Naomi does either.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe businesswoman was previously linked to former One Direction singer Liam Payne, businessmen Vladislav Doronin and Flavio Briatore, Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio and U2 bassist Adam Clayton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Naomi Campbell joins the swelling ranks of \u2018geriatric moms\u2019 Supermodel Naomi Campbell gave the world a surprise with her Instagram announcement Tuesday that she\u2019d welcomed her first child at the advanced age of 50. So far, the British-born beauty is keeping quiet about the baby\u2019s father and how her newborn arrived, whether through adoption, surrogacy, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":69748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11185],"tags":[73495,73493,73499,73491,73497],"yoast_head":"\n