Congratulations: 56-year-old gave birth to her first son

Tami Truna holding her first son Channel 2 News

Despite years of false attempts, Tami Truna didn't give up and at the age of 56 she finally gave birth to her first son; “God presented me with this son” she said.

Pregnancy over age of 50. After years of repeated attempts, at the age of 56, Tami Truna gave new meaning to the expression "If At First You Don't Succeed–Try, Try Again", as she gave birth to her first son at Kaplan Hospital in Rehovot. 

The baby was delivered by cesarean section, weighing 3.1 kg. The Kiryat Malakhi resident who grew up with 9 siblings has dreamed since childhood to have her own large family but unfortunately was not able to become pregnant.

“I made a decision to have a break”, she said “but my niece pushed me to continue trying; shortly after we discussed about it, I got pregnant.”

Pregnancy over age 50 has, over recent years, become more possible for woman, due to recent advances in assisted reproductive technology.

Prof. Zion Hagi of Kaplan Hospital says “pregnancy over the age of 50 is not easy, in fact it is quite dangerous – but in this case we understood we have a deal with first son delivery after years of attempts, thus the benefits outweigh the risks.”