Woman at 67 to give birth dies, leaving twins

MADRID: She devoted years to caring for her mother, who died at age 101. Then Maria del Carmen Bousada embarked on a quest to become a mom herself. She lied to a California fertility clinic to skirt its age limit, and later pointed to her mother's longevity as a reason to expect she'd be around to care for her kids.

At age 66 she had twins, becoming the world's oldest new mom and raising questions about maternity so late in life. Now she is dead at age 69, leaving behind boys not yet 3.

Bousada's brother told the Diario de Cadiz newspaper his sister died Saturday, though he did not disclose the cause. Bousada said in November that she was being treated for stomach cancer.

Maria del Carmen Bousada is seen with one of her son in this undated photo.