More women aged 50 and older having babies

The boundary of motherhood has shifted over the past few years as more women aged 50 and above are having babies.

- Judith Tan

In 2023, 19 women aged 50 or older gave birth, three of whom were at least 55 years old then, according to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority's annual report.

Between 1989 and 2009, six women aged 50 or older had babies. This number increased more than five times between 2010 and 2019, with 33 such women giving birth.

Among the 33 women was a 58year-old who had twins in 2016. She is believed to be Singapore's oldest woman to give birth.

The most well-known woman in Singapore to have a baby at the age of 50 or older is veteran actress and getai singer Liu Lingling.