A Chinese woman has spoken about giving birth to IVF twins and becoming the country's oldest mother at 60. Sheng
Hailin decided that she wanted to become a mother again after her
daughter, 29, was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in 2009. In
a rare move for the country which enforces a one child policy, a
military hospital in Heifei agreed to to give Mrs Hailin and her husband
IVF treatment.
But because of the arrivals instead of
preparing for retirement Mrs Hailin has had to increase her work
schedule, and complained that she does not get to spend as much time
with her young family as she would like.
She told the China Daily: 'For the baby girls, I have given out all I have.' The
mother, who works as a health lecturer, added: 'Some lectures may only
last one day, but sometimes I have to stay three or four days in one
place. 'I could only spend four or five days at home with my children in a month. I'm 64 now and my body is old.'
In
November this year, the Chinese government announced couples could have
two children if one parent is an only child. An
estimated one million families in the country have lost their sole
descendant since the one child policy took effect in the late 1970s, and
another four to seven million are expected to do so in the next 20 to
30 years. Such families face uncertain futures, with no one to help them
through old age in a country which emphasizes family life.
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