How old is too old to have children Meet one of the worlds oldest mums

It's no secret women are leaving it later to have babies but 66 That's how old Adriana Illiescu was when she had a healthy little girl making her the oldest mother in the world at the time Too old say many experts Here in Australia our oldest mum was 53 when she gave birth to triplets - just wait until you see how she's coping now So how old is too old And just what is a fit and proper mother We were looking for those answers when we set out to investigate this latest row in the baby business But we also discovered something much more troubling a sinister racket an international trade in human eggs

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