IN Lately mothers grow up fast

One of the most famous sports families has a new addition. Two-time Olympic champion and six-time biathlon world champion Olga MEDVEDTSEVA (PYLEVA) at the age of 39 gave her husband Valery a daughter. And it is not unique: in recent years, moms are rapidly growing up. Is it worth giving birth at an age when, theoretically, it is already possible to become a grandmother, our experts argue.

Previously, doctors, having learned the age of the newly-minted mother, would only sigh: old-bearing. This cute "diagnosis" was given to all women who have crossed the 25-year mark. And it doesn’t matter that your body is strong, like that of a steppe mare, but breast milk enough with a vengeance. Old. Giving birth. And everything is here. Now, it seems, the opposite is true: many ladies only after 35 - 40 think about adding to the family.

At Medvedtseva newborn daughter - the fourth. The girl was also named Olya - in honor of her mother. The height of the baby is 54 cm, weight 3.4 kg - such a strong butuz. When three years ago a former biathlete Valery Medvedtsev, the champion of the 1988 Olympic Games, was picking up his wife from the hospital, the employees of the medical institution told them to go to the track: come again. Olga joked:

And what? When you call, we'll come.

In the first marriage - with a coach Evgeny Pylev - Olga Medvedtseva(nee- Zamorozova) gave birth to a daughter, Daria. The couple divorced in 2002. Valery Medvedtsev began to train the beauty biathlete. Joint classes ended with a trip to the registry office. In 2007, a son, Arseniy, was born in a sports family, and in 2011, a daughter, Yulenka. And that's great again!

Medvedtseva repeated the achievement of a volleyball player Irina Kirillova. But for Ira it was still greater feat: she became a mother for the first time at the age of 39! Doctors warned that the child may have deviations. But this did not stop Kirillov. Daughter Nick, fortunately, is absolutely healthy. By the way, now Irina is 49, but she still plays for Uralochka, which confirms the conclusion of scientists: the birth of a late child gives strength and prolongs a woman's youth!

In the West, mature mothers have not shocked anyone for a long time. It is clear that the quality of life there is higher and the ladies are generally healthier, but it’s still scary to decide on this. And even though henna - they give birth almost to fifty dollars! The example of the stars inspires many to this feat.

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Victoria Beckham gave her husband David a long-awaited daughter at the age of 37. At the same age Julia Roberts became the mother of twins, and three years later gave birth to a son. True, this time she had to resort to artificial insemination.

Jennifer Lopez first became a mother at 38 - she has twins. I got pregnant for the first time at 39 Monica Bellucci. Six years later, she decided to take this step again.

Star of the Blue Lagoon Brooke Shields I couldn’t get pregnant for a long time and even was about to go for IVF, when I suddenly found out that I was expecting a baby. At 40, she had a daughter, Grier.

Madonna gave birth to a son at 41. Became mothers at the same age Kim Basinger, Selma Hayek And Helena Bonham Carter.

Uma Thurman gave birth to a daughter at 42. As well as Susan Sarandon And Halle Berry, who, respectively, at the age of 45 and 48 repeated this feat.

Our "girls" are also not far behind. In August 2003, there was a replenishment in the family Alexander Belyavsky: the wife of the actor Lyudmila at the age of 52 gave her husband a daughter! And no IVF - got pregnant naturally!

In 2010, everyone was pleasantly surprised Ilze Liepa, having given birth to their first daughter, Nadezhda, at the age of 46. At 44, she became a mother twice Olga Kabo.

At 42 after 18 failed attempts become pregnant gave birth to a son, Elisha Olga Drozdova. Marina Mogilevskaya went to the hospital at 41, Marina Zudina- at 40.

A 39 year old Svetlana Permyakova, having revealed to the world her daughter Varenka, did not hide the name of her father - 21-year-old Maxim Scriabin. Yes, the actress deliberately gave birth from a young one - and she did the right thing!

When we talk about problems with conception, we usually mean the female factor of infertility, although in men after 40-45 years, reproductive function also decreases and the risk of genetic diseases increases. But this The general trend: each situation needs to be dealt with separately, says the gynecologist-endocrinologist Nona Hovsepyan.

Second youth

It is clear why women decide to give birth later and later: they want to achieve material stability in order to provide the baby with everything necessary, to mature mentally for motherhood, says the psychologist. Tatiana Veselovskaya. - “Adult” mothers do not have postpartum depression: a child for them is a gift from above, not a burden. They do not spare time and money for education. However, along with this, there is a danger of “falling in love” with the baby. There were cases when, having given birth in adulthood, as they say, for herself, the woman actually isolated him from contacts with the outside world.

Today, doctors do not discourage late childbirth, but honestly warn about the risks that a woman and her long-awaited baby expose themselves to.

* There are a number of diseases, the proportion of which increases with age: diabetes, hypertension, diseases of cardio-vascular system, decreased thyroid function.

* After 30 years, the aging of the egg occurs, which can provoke genetic abnormalities.

* Carrying a baby and childbirth require future mother big physical strength, and her body is undergoing tremendous stress - this can lead to an exacerbation of chronic diseases.

Despite the difficulties, late motherhood brings undeniable advantages. A woman in adulthood is attentive to health - both her own and her husband's, follows all the recommendations of doctors. In addition, it has been established that mothers who have recently given birth become sharply wiser! Scientists explain this phenomenon by the emergence of new requirements that activate the activity of the brain.

* Late-birth mothers are less prone to urinary tract infections, they may have lower blood cholesterol levels, reduce the risk of stroke and osteoporosis.

* “Young older” mothers enter the menopause later, and it passes more easily.

In order to prevent complications, during pregnancy, all women after 35 are examined for the presence of chromosomal developmental abnormalities (Down syndrome, etc.). Unfortunately, if a defect is found, it is impossible to fix it, and the pregnancy is terminated at the request of the parents.

Furious Carmen

* Spanish Maria del Carmen(Maria del Carmen Bousada de Lara) is considered the oldest pregnant woman in the world. She gave birth to twins via IVF at the age of 66 years and 358 days. Babies Christian and Po were born in Barcelona in December 2006. But three years later, the “young” mother died of cancer. Relatives dissuaded the old woman from the decision to give birth - she went through menopause 18 years ago, and in order to buy donor eggs and sperm, Maria sold the house for 45 thousand euros. She hoped that, like her mother, she would live to be 101 years old. Did not work out...

* Oldest pregnant woman to conceive naturally is 59 years old Down Brook from the UK: in 1997 she gave birth to a son.

* Russian woman Natalya Surkova became a mother at the age of 57. The woman became pregnant naturally after a year and a half of hormone therapy.

Digit only

34 years - the optimal age for pregnancy, calculated by scientists.

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Giving birth over 40 is a bit too much, although there may be different reasons ... A woman who has given birth late should try to preserve her youth, dynamism, and beauty as long as possible. For a child, the image of a mother is very important - a bright, interesting, extraordinary, and not an aging, groaning klucker.

And I would not want my child to be born, and his mother is already in her fifth decade ... I am 18, my mother is 42, and everything is wonderful, we complement each other, and if I had just been born now, then this, it turns out, to my mother By the time I reach my age, I'll be 60...

Everything, of course, is good, but do not forget that at the age of 40, many simply cannot have children or they do not carry them, and there are a lot of such cases ... and almost all the stars who gave birth at 40 did artificial insemination, and not because that they did not have time for normal sex ... And what remains to be done by ordinary women who do not have those amounts? So I want to sincerely believe that girls who, at the age of 25 - 30, argue that they still have plenty of time, will understand that a miracle may not happen later.

And all my life I did not particularly approve of childbirth after 40. Children are pleased when their parents are young and beautiful. I gave birth to my son at 22. And I remember very well how I walked with him next to him at the graduation. I was proud that I had such a tall, handsome and wonderful son, and he was pleased that next to him was a beautiful, well-groomed and not yet old mother. And in the summer my son died. He was 20. And now I decided to get pregnant. So everyone has their own path.

Not so long ago, Janet Jackson confirmed that she would become a mother, and this is at 49 years old. Soon she will be fifty! However, when we are talking about celebrity, age is not a hindrance at all. Many Hollywood stars become mothers after forty. Check out this list: these 17 women all had babies late. Their example will show you that late pregnancy- it's not as scary as it seems, and it is quite possible for everyone!

Kelly Preston

John Travolta's wife gave birth to son Benjamin at age 48, a year after the couple's sixteen-year-old Jett died of a seizure. In 2011, she admitted that the birth of a child at that age was a real miracle for her. She was shocked when she found out that she was pregnant, it was something incredible. John was also happy to know about it. After the trauma of losing her first child, this baby was a real blessing.

Beverly D'Angelo

The movie star got twins, Anton and Olivia, at the age of 49, and their father, Al Pacino, was already sixty-five! Chevy Chase, her colleague film set And close friend, reported in an interview that late pregnancy caused Beverly a lot of excitement. However, everything went well enough.

Geena Davis

The Oscar winner in 2002 gave birth to a daughter, Eliza, the actress was forty-six. Two years later, she had twins, the boys Kian and Kayis. She admits that it was wonderful, but at the same time it was not easy enough, yet the children appeared for such short term! Three kids in two years - not everyone can handle this.

Susan Sarandon

Davis' co-star in Thelma & Louise had sons Jack and Miles with partner Tim Robbins at forty-two and forty-five. She already had a daughter, Eva Amurri, from a previous relationship. It was something unexpected, being pregnant at that age. The actress did not even think about terminating the pregnancy. She thought it was too much unusual gift fate, so as not to pay attention to him. Then she managed to get pregnant again, and the actress again happily gave birth to a child.

Nancy Grace

The TV presenter got twins, Lucy and John, at forty-eight, the children were born in marriage to her husband, David Lynch. Nancy has always dreamed of a family, the presenter admitted. She had a big a happy family and she wanted the same. For a long time it seemed to her that she would never have children, but suddenly a real miracle happened and Nancy found long-awaited happiness. Now she has that full-fledged family that she dreamed of all her life.

Halle Berry

At forty-one, the movie star gave birth to her first child, daughter Nala, in a relationship with Gabriel Aubry. At forty-seven, she decided on a second baby, this time with her husband, Olivier Martinez. She is not shy about sharing information about her motherhood on television and is happy that she has started a family, even if they divorced Olivier.

Gwen Stefani

The singer gave birth to a child at the age of forty-four. She already had two children, sons Kingston and Zuma, all with her husband, Gavin Rossdale. The celebrity noted that the appearance of the baby was a surprise for her, which allowed her to discover a lot in herself. Then she was just trying to do more music, and with pregnancy she had to prioritize a little differently. Nevertheless, the singer clearly does not give up her career, now she also appears as a jury member on the American television show "Voice".

Rachel Zoe

The famous fashion designer announced her pregnancy at forty-two: she and her husband were expecting a second baby. Both the husband, Roger Berman, and the elder brother of the baby Skyler were delighted in anticipation of the baby. Rachel admitted that this greatly strengthened their relationship in the family. The second child was a real gift for everyone!

Tina Fey

The winner of two Golden Globes gave birth to her second child, daughter Penelope, at the age of forty-one. She first reported this on the Oprah Winfrey TV show. She and her husband realized that the end of the series may seem sad, but the priority is the family, so it is better to think about the child, so pregnancy was her conscious decision.

Salma Hayek

The Oscar winner and her husband, Francois-Henri Pinault, had a child when the actress was forty. Salma is sure that this is even better. She realized herself, and ten years ago everything would have been different. Now her daughter Valentina has a much more mature and conscientious mother than she could have been before.

Kim Basinger

The Oscar winner welcomed daughter Ireland to husband Alec Baldwin at the age of forty-one. In 2002, the couple divorced, and Basinger decided to raise a child in a non-standard way. She wanted her daughter to be free. She let her invite her friends over and paint the walls, whatever she wanted. The main thing is that childhood was full of love and light, friends and animals. Judging by the fact that the grown daughter is already building her own successful career, such education is quite justified.

Brooke Shields

The actress, who became famous as a child, gave birth to her daughter Greer in 2006, when Brooke was forty-one. Greer became the second child for Shields and her husband Chris Henchy, as the couple already had a daughter, Rowen. In her book, Shields described her experience of postpartum depression. After the birth of her first daughter, she had to struggle hard with a sense of hopelessness. She just didn't want to live anymore. Doctors have associated this condition with low levels the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

Celine Dion

The Grammy Award winner gave birth to twins, Eddie and Nelson, at forty-two. She had to go through a large number of IVF procedures, and the singer admits that it was a real emotional test. The husband and father of the children, Rene Angelil, died in January 2016, unable to cope with cancer. Dion and Angelil's eldest son, Rene-Charles, said at his father's funeral that the family would strive to live up to his high standards and cope with any challenge.

Helen Hunt

The film actress gave birth to a daughter at the age of forty. She and her partner, Matthew Carnahan, were prepared for the challenges of being pregnant at that age. Everything turned out to be harder than Helen thought. They for a long time tried to have a baby, and this did not happen, as a result, pregnancy became the main desire and the main test. Fate decreed that the child appeared in a couple at the last moment - a little more and they would have decided to adopt.

Meryl Streep

The three-time Oscar winner gave birth to her fourth child, Louise, at the age of forty-one. Motherhood, marriage - here you need to subtly feel the balance, the actress believes. Especially when there is such a difficult job. It's difficult, but also enjoyable. Children are the most important value in life, and family is the main priority.

Nicole Kidman

The Oscar winner and her husband Keith Urban welcomed their daughter Sunday Rose in 2008 when Kidman was forty. In 2010, they had a second daughter, Faith. Despite her age, Kidman admitted that she would not refuse to have another child, she looks forward to it every month with hope. After all, her grandmother gave birth in last time at the age of forty-nine! She still has a chance.

Mariah Carey

The Grammy Award winner gave birth to twins Moroccan and Monroe at forty-two. Unlike Kidman, Keri believes that two children are enough for her. She decided to focus her love on them. In addition, the kids would be jealous of their mother: they are unhappy even when she plays with the dog.

The debate about the ideal age for childbearing is an eternal topic. Some believe that it is better to "shoot back" in youth, while the body is young, others - that a child should be born after 30, when parents have solid ground under their feet. But the heroines of our selection went further and became mothers after forty. Not so long ago it seemed something out of the ordinary, but modern medicine allows you to bear a child at that age ..

Christina Orbakaite

When Kristina Orbakaite married Mikhail Zemtsov in 2005, she did not think about children: she had enough worries with 14-year-old Nikita Presnyakov and 8-year-old Denis Baysarov. But time passed, the sons grew up, and the singer began to understand that she was missing something. “Although I was 40, I only had to wish, and everything worked out,” says Christina, who in 2012 gave birth to her daughter Claudia (and for American acquaintances - Claudia).

Svetlana Permyakova

The story of Svetlana Permyakova resembles a soap opera. The actress wanted to become a mother at the age of 25, but she could not meet a man she could rely on. At 35, she met the director of the art club Yevgeny Bodrov and married him, but the hasty marriage lasted a month. All this time, the husband sat at home, “hung” on the Internet and drank.


Then Svetlana, through social networks, met Maxim Scriabin, a responsible young man who happily became the director of the actress. They became close, and despite the 19-year age difference, Svetlana became pregnant from young man. So at the age of 40, Permyakova became the mother of Varia's daughter. The actress was on friendly terms with Maxim for a long time, but in January 2018 she admitted that she wanted to get married.

Marina Mogilevskaya

Marina Mogilevskaya became a mother in 2011, at the age of 41. The name of the father of the child was not advertised. Although the baby was born a little ahead of schedule, all indicators were normal - weight 3.5 kg, height 54 cm. Like her mother, Maria is a brown-haired woman and a lioness according to her zodiac sign. “I am learning from her softness and pliability,” the actress says lovingly.


Marina Zudina

April 2006 acting dynasty Tabakovs was replenished with a newborn Maria Olegovna, daughter of 71-year-old Oleg Tabakov and 41-year-old Marina Zudina. WITH early years the girl dreamed of becoming an actress, like her parents and older brother Pavel.


Olga Drozdova

Olga Drozdova and Dmitry Pevtsov, one of the strongest "acting" couples, lived in marriage for 13 years before fate rewarded their expectation and in 2007 sent them a son, Elisha. The boy's parents are still sure that his birth was a real miracle, because at some point they completely despaired of hearing children's laughter at home, gave up on dreams, bought and equipped an apartment for two, leaving no room for a nursery. So the news about Olga's pregnancy came as a complete surprise to both. Dmitry recalled that he even burst into tears of happiness when he saw the test results.


Maria Poroshina

At 42, Maria Poroshina gave birth to her fourth child - daughter Glafira. From civil spouse Ilya Drevnov, she already raised Agrafena and Seraphim, and from her first marriage with Gosha Kutsenko, her daughter Polina. And in the fall of 2018, the actress stunned her fans with the news that she was pregnant for the fifth time, but not from Drevnov. Rumors spread that the father of the child is Poroshina's partner in theater stage Yaroslav Boyko. Maria denied this information, but did not disclose the name of her real father.


Victoria Makarska

Victoria and Anton Makarsky dreamed of a child for 13 years, but to no avail. Finally, at 38, Victoria became the mother of the long-awaited daughter Masha, and 4 years later, the son Ivan appeared in the family. The singer calls her children “prayed” and admits that up to 50 she wants to decide on another pregnancy.


Anna Banshchikova

Star of the TV series "The Bloodhound" Anna Banshchikova - mother of many children. In 2017, the daughter Masha was added to the sons Misha (2007) and Sasha (2009). The actress was not afraid to give birth: “If the Lord sent me a baby, what doubts can there be?”. The older children acted like real men and helped their mother as much as they could, so that she could not worry about her work schedule.


Evelina Bledans

Syoma, as he affectionately calls his son Evelina Bledans, was born on April 1, 2012, and 4 days later his mother turned 43. The baby was diagnosed with Down syndrome. The boy's father is producer Alexander Semin, with whom the actress no longer lives. The birth of a "special" child prompted Evelina to help her parents in the same situation.


Syoma got his own website, where the couple posted thematic seminars on raising "sunny" children, and the boy also got pages on instagram and twitter. The main message that Evelina is trying to convey to others is that the birth of a child with Down syndrome is not as scary as it might seem from the outside.

Olga Kabo

In 2009, Olga Kabo married businessman Nikolai Razgulyaev, and three years later their common son, Vitya, was born. This is Olga's second child - she has a daughter, Tanya (born 1998), from businessman Eduard Vasilishin. But the first experience has already been forgotten, so the 44-year-old mother went through growing up as if for the first time. As the actress admitted, the son brought the family closer - now she and her husband are trying to leave all the negativity outside the house.


Evgenia Dobrovolskaya

The fourth child (and first daughter) was given to actress Evgenia Dobrovolskaya, at that time 44 years old, hard. Last months Before giving birth, she could hardly stand up, she was afraid to move once again. “They say that childbirth rejuvenates. Nonsense! This is the most powerful stress for the body, ”says Evgenia. During pregnancy, she gained weight, because of which she had a displacement of the vertebrae. The baby Nastya, who was born, also had problems with her spine. Fortunately, next to Dobrovolskaya was loving husband, who shared all the difficulties with the newly-made mother, found an excellent massage therapist for Nastya, who at the same time corrected Evgenia's health.


Inga Oboldina

In March 2013, actress Inga Oboldina became a mother for the first time. A 44-year-old woman had a daughter, who was named Claudia. Of course, Inga admitted, she was scared - her relatives scared her with stories about the consequences of pregnancy at such a late age. But the actress took the risk, and not in vain - the girl was born healthy and, according to the actress, completely turned her life around. Interestingly, Inga found out about pregnancy shortly after signing a contract for shooting in the TV series "Mom Detective", and finished filming 3 weeks before the birth.

Anastasia Zavorotnyuk

At the end of 2018, 47-year-old actress Anastasia Zavorotnyuk had a third child - daughter Mila. The woman already had adult children: daughter Anna and son Michael. However, this is her first joint child with figure skater Pyotr Chernyshev. Before the birth of the baby, the couple were married for 10 years and could not decide on a child because of the busyness of both. Anastasia decided on a third birth, after watching the ice performance "Ruslan and Lyudmila" with Peter in leading role. In one of the episodes, the little daughter of Tatyana Navka appeared on the stage. “... a charming child with huge blue eyes, pigtails. And at that moment I was suddenly overwhelmed by an absolute understanding that I can no longer live without the same little girl, ”recalled Anastasia. The actress gave birth herself, without the help of a surrogate mother, in an elite clinic in the Moscow region.

Well, if in principle you don’t see yourself as a mother, neither at 20 nor at 40, don’t be upset - you are not alone. We invite you to find out which of the great women of the Soviet era would agree with your point of view.
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As you know, happiness does not depend on age, status and financial situation. For a woman, the desire to become a mother often becomes one of her life goals. The main thing is to confidently go to your dream and not despair along the way. Our stars, who have known the happiness of motherhood after 40 years old, claim that their life with the birth of a baby has acquired a new meaning and is painted with bright colors.

Anna Banshchikova



Popular Russian actress happy in her second marriage to lawyer Vsevolod Shakhanov. The couple are now raising two sons and a daughter. The first-born Mikhail was born in 2007, the second son Alexander - in 2009. Maria was born in 2017, when Anna Banshchikova was already 42 years old.

Svetlana Permyakova



The actress decided to give birth to her first child at the age of 40. At the same time, she had been divorced for a long time and knew for sure that the father of the child, Maxim Skryabin, would never marry her. The parents of little Varya soon broke up, but managed to maintain friendly relations for the sake of their daughter.

Olga Kabo



Olga Kabo gave birth to her second child at the age of 44. Her second husband and father of Victor was Nikolai Razgulyaev. According to the actress, her current family life looks like a real fairy tale. Olga has a 19-year-old daughter, Tatyana, from her first marriage to Eduard Vasilishin.

Ilze Liepa



In her second marriage to Vladislav Paulus in 2010, at the age of 46, Ilze Liepa became a mother for the first time. Despite her age, the actress managed to recover quickly after the birth of her daughter Nadezhda, and two months later she entered the stage. Her marriage lasted 14 years, but in 2013 the couple broke up.

Olga Drozdova



The actress gave birth to her first child Elisha in 2007, at the age of 42. Olga and her second husband Dmitry Pevtsov registered their marriage in 1994, got married almost ten years later, and three years later became parents.

Victoria Makarska



Victoria Makarska - happy wife and mother. Daughter Maria was born in 2012, and three years later, the son Vanechka was born. At the time of the birth of her second child, the actress was 42 years old.

Maria Poroshina



Maria Poroshina brings up four beautiful daughters. Polina's first daughter was born in 1996, when the actress was 23 years old, but the relationship with the girl's father, Gosha Kutsenko, did not work out. In the second marriage with actor Ilya Drevnov, three more daughters were born: in 2005 - Serafima, in 2010 - Agrafena, and in 2016 - Glafira. At the time of the birth of the youngest girl, the actress was 42 years old.

Christina Orbakaite



In March 2012, 40-year-old Kristina Orbakaite gave birth to her third child, daughter Claudia. The baby's father was her third (officially - first) husband Mikhail Zemtsov. Before meeting him, the singer's novels never brought her to the registry office, but gave her two beautiful sons - Nikita and Denis. Nikita's father is famous Russian singer Vladimir Presnyakov, Denis' dad - businessman Ruslan Baisarov.

Marina Mogilevskaya



The actress gave birth to her first and only child at 41. The actress dreamed of a child for a long time, but only in 2011 she became the happy mother of Mary. The first two marriages of the actress ended in divorce, there were no children in them. Marina Mogilevskaya is not going to disclose the name of the man who became the father of her baby, mentioning only that he has nothing to do with show business.

Marina Zudina



Marina Zudina, actress, wife of Oleg Tabakov, at 41 made her husband happy with the birth of her daughter. The romance between them flared up at a time when Marina was a student of Oleg Pavlovich. 10 years after the beginning of the novel, the lovers stopped hiding their feelings and became spouses. Zudina and Tabakov have an older son, Pavel, who was born in 1995. Maria was born in 2006. By the time her daughter was born, the famous father was already 70 years old.

Olesya Sudzilovskaya



The actress and TV presenter gave birth to her youngest son Michael at 41. In 2009, her first child Artem was born, and a few months after his birth, she became the wife of Sergei Dzeban. At the time of their acquaintance, she took her future husband and father of her children for a simple driver and even wanted to help him with work in Moscow.

Evelina Bledans



The actress and singer in her third marriage to Alexander Semin at the age of 43 became the mother of the “sunny boy” Semyon. From her second marriage, Evelina has a son, Nikolai, who lives in Israel. The actress has never been shy about admitting that she is raising a special child. She actively helps parents of children with Down syndrome and is one of the drafters of a bill that would prohibit the abandonment of children with such a diagnosis.

Ingeborga Dapkunaite



The charming Lithuanian actress, who celebrated her 55th birthday in January, has always seemed to the audience a mysterious alien. After a sensational affair with Kusturica, Ingeborga tried not to advertise her personal life. All the more unexpected was the appearance in documentary about her son Alex. But the actress remained true to herself here: she refused to give any comments on this matter, leaving the viewer only to guess how she became a mother after 50 years. However, does it matter? The main thing is that she is happy.

famous model Elle MacPherson, who is 51 years old, recently said that her age is not at all a hindrance to having another child. See our famous mothers who gave birth after 40 years.

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1. Salma Hayek - The Hollywood actress was 40 years old when she gave birth to a daughter, Valentina Paloma Pino. The girl's father is French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault. (Photo: Francois Durand/Getty Images).
2. Halle Berry gave birth to her second child, a boy named Maceo, at the age of 47. "It was the biggest surprise of my life," she told CNN in an interview. (Photo: John Shearer/AP Images). 3. Julianne Moore gave birth to her second child, daughter Liv, when she was 41 years old. (Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images).
4. Nicole Kidman gave birth to her first child, daughter Sunday Rose, at the age of 41. (Photo: Sipa Press/Rex Features).
5. Mira Sorvino and her husband Chris Backus have four children. The youngest of them, daughter Lucia (pictured), Mira gave birth at the age of 44. (Photo: AP Photo/Mattel, Diane Bondareff).
6. Desperate Housewives actress Marcia Cross gave birth to twins, Eden and Savannah, at almost 45. (Photo: Beverly News/Rex Features). 7. Madonna gave birth to son Rocco a few days before her 42nd birthday. (Photo: REX Features).
8. Gwen Stefani gave birth to her son Apollo at the age of 44. (Photo: Paul Hiffmeyer/Disneyland).
9. Actress Kelly Preston, wife of John Travolta, gave birth to son Ben at the age of 48. (Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP).
10. Actress Geena Davis gave birth to a daughter, Alizeh, at the age of 46, and two years later, twins, Kiana and Kaiisa. (Photo: Omar Vega/Invision/AP).
11. Celine Dion. The singer gave birth to twins Eddie and Nelson at the age of 42. (Photo: STEVE MARCUS/Newscom/Reuters). 12. Annette Bening her youngest daughter Ella gave birth at the age of 42. (Photo: Francis Specker/Bloomberg News).
13. Kim Basinger gave birth to a daughter, Ireland Eliesse, at 41. (Photo: AP Photo/Matt Sayles).
14. Marsha Gay Harden was 44 years old when she gave birth to twins. (Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images). 15. Singer Mariah Carey gave birth to twins in 2001 when she was 41 years old. (Photo: Angela Weiss/WireImag). 16. Uma Thurman - star of the movie "Kill Bill" - gave birth to her third child at the age of 42 years. (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images) 17. Helen Hunt gave birth to her daughter Makeny Lei Gordon Canahan at the age of 40. (Photo: REX Features).
18. Cherie Blair - Wife former prime minister Britain's Tony Blair, became a mother for the fourth time at the age of 45. (Photo: REX/Alex Lentati/Associated Ne).
19. Jennifer Connelly gave birth to daughter Agnes Lark at the age of 40. (Photo: Starraks Photo/REX).
20. English actress Thandie Newton, best known for the movie "Mission Impossible 2", gave birth to her third child at 41 years old. (Photo: MARIO ANZUONI/Newscom/Reuters).
21. Eva Mendes gave birth to her first child at the age of 40. (Photo: Sonia Recchia/Getty Images).
22. Susan Sarandon gave birth to son Jack Henry at the age of 42, and son Miles Guthrie at the age of 45. (Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images). 23. Brooke Shields gave birth to daughter Grier at the age of 41. (Photo: Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images).
24. Meryl Streep gave birth to her fourth child at the age of almost 42 years. (Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images). 25. Friends star Courteney Cox had her first child at 41. (Photo: REX Features).
26. Beverly D'Angelo at 49 gave birth to twins Anton and Olivia Pacino, whose father is her ex-partner Al Pacino. (Photo: KEVORK DJANSEZIAN/Newscom/Reuters).
27. Jane Seymour gave birth to twins, John Stacy Keach and Christopher Stephen Keach, when she was 44 years old. (Photo: Jim Smeal/BEI/Rex Features).
28. Emma Thompson gave birth to a daughter named Gaia Romilly Wise at the age of 40. (Photo: Matt Sayles/Invision/AP).
29. Actress Amanda Peet gave birth to her third child at the age of 42. (Photo: Danny Moloshok/AP Images).
30. The famous model Elle MacPherson, who has two children from a previous marriage (she gave birth to her youngest son at the age of 39), married a second time in 2013. She is now 51 years old, and she and her husband, businessman Jeffrey Sofer, are planning to have a baby. (Photo: REX Features; Steve Mitchell/USA TODAY Sports).