OMG - 101-Year-Old Woman Gives Birth To Her 17th Baby in Italy

In Napoli, Italy, Anatolia Vertadella, a 101-year-old woman, has given birth to a nine-pound baby named Francesco after a controversial ovarian transplant widely criticized by medical professionals because of her advanced age.

The illegal and controversial surgical operation was performed in a private clinic in Turkey, where European laws on ovarian transplants are not applied.

According to the centenarian mother who does not want to reveal the name of the clinic where the operation was performed, "I am very grateful to all the team of doctors who decided to continue with the operation," he admitted in tears. "I am very grateful to have given birth to my 17th child. This is a true blessing and a testimony to the power of the creator," he told local journalists.

"For so long, I've felt useless to God, I could not procreate since I turned 48 when I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. For a long time I believed that God was punishing me for having only 16 children, but in his pious generosity, Granted with fertility once more, "acknowledges the fervent centennial Catholic.

Although he admits that the procedure is very controversial, Dr. Alexandro Popolicchi believes that the final decision depends on his patient.

"Who am I to judge if it is the right thing? She has given birth to a beautiful baby and this miraculous birth is definitely a gift from God," he told reporters.

"The operation was completely legal in Turkey and carried out by a handful of expert surgeons.The lady is in great health for her age and I predict that she still has many good years in front of her to share with her son. This world unwanted or by accident.Isn't it a beautiful thing to know that this child comes to life in a loving home? "He asked reporters.

Although Ms. Vertadella's husband has died since 1998, the centenary widow has managed to find a sperm donor to make birth possible. "I met Francesco's father on the Internet while I was trying to find a father for my son. This 26-year-old man is a Catholic and that's all that's important to me.

"I wanted my son to be born in a union sanctified by the Catholic Church. I know that we are not married and that he will not play a role in Francesco's life, but I wrote to the pope to ask for his acquittal. After the Pope in his honor and for what I think he must find a place in his heart to forgive me in this particular situation.I still love my deceased husband and wish to remain a widow until I left this land but I needed the seed of this young catholic Fervent to fulfill the will of God, "he explained.

The oldest mother in the world was believed to be Malegwale Ramokgopa, a woman born in South Africa in 1839 who allegedly gave birth to twins three days after celebrating her 92nd birthday on October 3, 1931.

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