Who says you can't give birth at 47? A woman from Massachusetts found out that she was pregnant and in labor only one hour before delivering a baby girl, ABC News reports.
When Judy Brown, 47, went to Beverly Hospital in Beverly in Massachusetts, she thought that her severe abdominal pain was only due to gall stone or blockage. However, to Judy's surprise, who was already in menopause, the hospital staff said that it was not an ordinary stomach ache, but she was actually in labor.
"(The doctors said,) 'It's good news there's no blockage, you are pregnant and you are going to have her now!'" Judy said, per WCVB5. At this age, she never imagined to have a child and only attributed her growing tummy to her age, saying "I felt like I was turning into my mother."
Talking to ABC News, the 47-year-old mom shared her experience while learning about the news, "It was a little bit scary getting into the hospital thinking something was really bad was going on. To understand and take in that was I pregnant and was about to go into labor … it was very overwhelming."
Judy gave birth to a healthy eight-pound, two-ounce baby girl, who she and her husband, Jason Brown, named her Carolyn Rose. The couple, who's been married for 22 years, never really expected that they will have their first child now. Judy said, "After being married for 22 years, it really wasn’t coming up being pregnant. It was not really there in my mind."
According to a hospital representative, per ABC News, both Judy and Carolyn Rose are doing well. However, because of the unexpected turn of events, the couple had to borrow a bassinet and stroller upon check out to take Carolyn Home.
Judy shared that Carolyn is already "daddy's little girl," per WCVB5. "When she cries I am there," Jason said.
Dr. Kimberly Gecsi, an obstetrician and gynecologist at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, shed light why in some rare cases, other women do not realize that they are pregnant even after months of carrying their child.
She said, "People don’t know sometimes or they’re in denial about it and denial can be pretty strong." Gecsi also shared that menopause doesn't equate to not getting pregnant and not use contraception. For doctors of these women, they must, instead, counsel them about the use of contraception.
