65-Year-Old mother of 13 expecting Another Four

Annegret Raunigk, who has 13 children and seven grandchildren, decided to try for another child when her youngest daughter, 9, wanted a little brother or sister.

According to Luxembourg-based broadcaster RTL, the Russian and English teacher from Berlin, became pregnant after 18 months of artificial insemination.

Her babies are due in the summer and would make her the world's oldest mother of quadruplets.

"Certainly that was a shock for me. After the doctor discovered there were four, I had to give it some thought to begin with," she said.

"I'm not actually afraid. I simply assume I'll remain healthy and fit. In matters of organisation, I have enough experience, that's not new for me," said she.

DECIDE FOR ONESELF

Asked whether she thought she was too old to bring up four babies, she said: "How does one have to be at 65? One must apparently always fit some cliches which I find rather tiring,” she quipped adding that she believed one must decide that for oneself.

Her gynaecologist Kai Hertwig said that multiple pregnancies are always a strain but everything was going well.

The biggest risk for the babies is being born prematurely and doctors are doing all they can to prevent that, he added.

Ms Raunigk made headlines 10 years ago when she gave birth to her 13th child, Lelia, at the age of 55.

By Musalia Wycliffe from Sky News.