An Italian woman has given birth to a healthy baby boy at the age of 61.<br /><br /> Maria Rosaria Veneruso was delivered of her first child after her doctor said was a “normal and peaceful” pregnancy.<br /><br /> It is claimed the pregnancy was achieved without any reproductive treatment.<br /><br /> Ms Veneruso and her husband Enzo said they were delighted with their new arrival, who they have named Elia Francesco.<br /><br /> According to the Lancet Medical Journal the oldest women record ever to give birth naturally is held by a 62 year-old British woman back in 1887.<br /><br /> Earlier this year a 70-year-old in India had a baby through IVF treatment.<br />
