Despite the fact that doctors limit a woman’s optimal age for childbearing to 35, late births today are not at all uncommon. AND Russian celebrities confirm the findings of world statistics that the age of mothers is continuously growing. Recent example - Lera Kudryavtseva, who gave birth to a daughter, Maria, at the age of 47. As a rule, women have good reasons for such a risky “event”: a new marriage, unsuccessful pregnancies in the past, medical developments that have made the birth of a long-awaited child possible.
Doctors, who previously strongly condemned late childbirth due to the risk of complications, have now become much more liberal in their attitude towards older mothers. The list of record holders who gave birth to a child after 50 is constantly growing. At the top of the list is 70-year-old Indian Omkari Panwar, who gave birth to twins in 2008 as a result of IVF. She and her husband dreamed of having a boy, but for a long time they could not save money for an expensive procedure. And because of the photo of 62-year-old Englishwoman Janice Woolf bottle-feeding her son Adam, battles are still being waged on the Internet. This photo has become a meme for opponents of late births.
On the list Russian stars who decided to have a child after forty, the first place is taken by the wife of a 70-year-old actor at the time Alexander Belyavsky. In 2003, at the age of 52, Lyudmila gave birth healthy girl by caesarean section.
Alexander Belyavsky with his wife and daughter
Photo: Sergey Ivanov
Actress Olga Kabo I decided to have a child at the age of 44, after getting married for the second time. Victoria Makarskaya gave birth to her first child after numerous attempts to get pregnant, only at 39 years old. When she turned 42, in their marriage to Anton Makarsky Another baby appeared - son Ivan. Olga Drozdova, who gave birth to her first child at 42, admitted that she and her husband Dmitry Pevtsov They had already lost hope of procreation, but a miracle happened. Also on this list of celebrity moms Inga Oboldina(gave birth at 44 years old), singer Natalie (43 years old), Anna Banshchikova With Maria Poroshina(both gave birth at 42 years old), Marina Mogilevskaya With Olesya Sudzilovskaya(41 years old), Kristina Orbakaite(40 years). All of them had a successful birth and healthy children are growing up in the family.
Olga Drozdova and Dmitry Pevtsov with their son Elisha, 2008
Photo: Elena Sukhova
Of course, opponents of late births have many arguments to defend their point of view. Doctors note that the risk of complications during pregnancy increases many times over. The likelihood of genetic disorders in a child increases several times. The mother's health also suffers if she has chronic diseases. On the other hand, pregnancy rejuvenates the body, forcing all organs and systems to work with increased load. In addition, children in such families are always welcome, they receive a lot of attention, and mom and dad are more balanced, calm and responsible than young parents. But the risk still exists.
At one time everyone was shocked by the story Evelina Bledans, who at 43 gave birth to a son with Down syndrome. Already at the 14th week of pregnancy, an ultrasound showed that the child may have genetic disorders. Doctors began to persistently suggest that Evelina get rid of the fetus.
“Our doctors don’t understand such things,” said Evelina’s husband, Alexander Semin. - Despite the ultra-modern equipment, plastic cards, iPhones and iPads, we have a rigid Soviet archetype in our heads. We were faced with this right away: “Well, Evelina, you understand age...” But I told them: even if you scare us now that the child has begun to grow wings, claws, a beak and that he is generally a dragon, - that means there will be a dragon. Leave us alone, we will give birth to a dragon and be happy. So write down in all your documents: “They will be happy and welcome to the dragon” - and forget about us. We, I say, are completely in the hands of the Lord God - so he can decide what our child will be like.”
Bledans and her husband decided to change doctors and give birth not in a paid clinic, but in a regular maternity hospital. But even there they were faced with misunderstanding: “When Syoma was born, they put him on my stomach, he was so cute,” Evelina recalled. - And here Sasha and I are crying with happiness, and there is deathly silence around us, as if someone had died. We can't understand what's happening. Something is clearly not right... Alexander: We understand that we are the only ones here who are happy. I remember, in surprise, I tried to catch the eye of one of the doctors, but they looked away. One after another, more and more specialists began to enter the delivery room. They come, look at the baby and, without explaining anything, leave. This little man turned out to be alien to them. And then comes the climax of this farce called “Are you going to take him?”
Evelina Bledans with her son Semyon Photo: Instagram
Evelina and Alexander were supported by friends, relatives and colleagues. The actress herself is deeply immersed in the topic of the development of children with Down syndrome and participates in the work of several foundations dealing with this problem.
Of course, all parents who are thinking about children after forty are concerned with the question - what is the likelihood of having a child with Down syndrome? Medical statistics defines this with the following figures: for a woman aged 35 years, the risk increases to 1/350, at 42 years old - to 1/60, and at 49 years old - to 1/12. The only way to protect against such a pathology is IVF with genetic analysis of fetal cells before being implanted into the woman’s body.
As part of a study conducted by scientists from the University of Mysore (India), several factors were identified that influence the likelihood of Down syndrome in a child. This is the age of the mother, the age of the father, consanguineous marriages, and also the age of the maternal grandmother. It turned out that the older a woman was when she gave birth to a daughter, the higher the likelihood that she would give birth to a grandson or granddaughter with Down syndrome.
But, despite all the warnings of doctors, women continue to give birth to children even after forty years and even after 50. And those who fear for their health and have sufficient funds use the services of surrogate mothers. How I did it Alla Pugacheva, Elena Malikova and many other stars.
The entire period of Lera Kudryavtseva’s pregnancy was accompanied by various rumors and speculation. The press discussed her new photos, and Internet users wondered whether the 47-year-old TV presenter was pregnant, or was she still pregnant?
Many said that the celebrity agreed to surrogacy, and she herself wore a false belly all the time. After the birth of her daughter, all these rumors only surged with renewed vigor.
“More like a three-month-old baby”, noted in the comments. Internet users again began to assume that the child was actually born several months ago and from a different mother.
Lera Kudryavtseva herself responded to criticism rather restrainedly and sternly: “Are you out of your mind? I gave birth myself. No matter how much you would like to hear something different. Deal with it. The child is dressed in a big warm jumpsuit, she is tiny. Stop looking for a needle in a haystack." After this, the TV presenter hid her Instagram account.
It should be mentioned that there were many women who supported the star. Some confirmed that 47 years is not the age at which you should refuse to have a child, others recalled cases of women giving birth who were over 60.
Previously, the celebrity stated that she was now enjoying motherhood and did not intend to hire a nanny, but it seems that plans will have to be adjusted in the near future. In September, the presenter will plunge back into work.
On September 4, the star will begin hosting the New Wave competition for young performers in Sochi. This decision was difficult for her, but how can you miss the event if you are considered one of the main mascots of this competition?
Sources said: “Lera considered the possibility of refusing to participate in this event, because the baby could be born later than the due date. But, fortunately, everything happened on time. Therefore, the young mother, who is a real symbol and muse of Igor Krutoy’s project, decided to interrupt maternity leave. And this was not the easiest decision, because she would have to be separated from the baby for a whole week.”.
It is assumed that all this time the girl will be with her grandmother, Alexandra Ivanovna, as well as a nanny. The TV presenter herself is already immersed in the troubles and worries associated with the upcoming competition.
Insiders shared that she was busy selecting outfits and trying to get back into shape: “Now Lera’s main fitness is related to lifting her four-kilogram bundle of happiness; she is not separated from Mashenka for a minute. She tries to eat right, because during pregnancy she gained ten extra pounds and has complexes about it.”.
Earlier it was reported on the Internet that Kudryavtseva became not only a mother for the second time, but also a grandmother. I would like to congratulate the star again!
Lera Kudryavtseva is a popular Russian television and radio presenter, winner of the TEFI Award, multiple presenter of the Muz-TV Award and music festival"New wave". Special attention TV viewers were attracted by the author’s program “Secret to a Million” on the NTV channel, where stars have to share details for the sake of a cash prize personal life.Childhood
Valeria Lvovna Kudryavtseva is from Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan. The future celebrity was born on May 19, 1971 in the family of modest scientists Lev Nikolaevich and Alexandra Ivanovna Kudryavtsev. 
Since childhood, the girl dreamed of becoming famous. The first step on the path to the dream was admission to the Faculty of Theater Directing at the Cultural and Educational School of her hometown. Lera decided to continue her studies in the capital and entered GITIS, where she graduated from the acting department of the variety department.
TV career
Lera Kudryavtseva began her career as backup dancers and backing vocals for famous artists. Until 1995, Lera appeared on stage with Bogdan Titomir, Evgeny Osin, Igor Sarukhanov, and also with Svetlana Vladimirskaya. 
On the path to glory, purposeful and beautiful girl was supported by the influential actor Igor Vernik, who brought her to try her hand at television. Lera successfully passed the casting for the “Party Zone” program on the TV-6 channel.
Young Lera Kudryavtseva in the program “Party Zone”
Now Kudryavtseva is confident that she will get into Russian show business“from the street” is impossible - connections and useful acquaintances are needed everywhere. However, the girl does not disclose the details of her appearance on air, apart from the help of Igor Vernik. According to one version, Valeria was helped by her first husband, a musician of the once popular group “Tender May”.
From the very first filming, Lera Kudryavtseva showed herself well and established herself as a first-class presenter. Since 1995, Kudryavtseva has hosted programs such as “Party Zone” and “Muzoboz” on TV-6, as well as “Test of Loyalty” on Muz-TV and participated in the “Ex-Wives Club” project on TNT. She became one of the repeated presenters music shows“Song of the Year”, “Muz-TV Award” and “New Wave”.
But ambitious Lera decided not to forget about her acting education. Kudryavtseva made her debut as an actress in 2004 in the TV series “Streets of Broken Lanterns. Cops 6". In 2006 and 2007, Lera took part in the filming of the sequel to the film about law enforcement officers: “Streets of Broken Lights. Cops 7" and "Cops 8" (2006, 2007).
In 2007, the film “On the Roof of the World” followed, and then “The Most best movie"(2007), where Lera played light girl behavior in the company of others socialites. In 2008, Lera became the heroine of three more films: “Adventurers”, “Oh Lucky Man” and “A Very Russian Detective”.
Since 2009, Lera, together with Andrei Razygraev, has hosted the “Cultural Exchange” program on the TV Center channel. In 2011, the presenter starred in erotic photo shoot for MAXIM magazine, which earned her the title of one of the “most desirable women” of the year.
In 2013, Kudryavtseva launched her own program on Muz-TV, “The Show with Lera Kudryavtseva,” where Lera acted as a provocative interviewer of the show’s guests – celebrities of Russian show business.
Personal life of Lera Kudryavtseva
Lera’s first husband was the musician of the group “Tender May” Sergei Lenyuk, with whom they married in 1990. At the age of 18, Kudryavtseva gave birth to a son, Jean, whom she named after her favorite actor Jean-Claude Van Damme. 
The marriage with Lenyuk lasted only two years - family happiness was shattered in everyday life. The couple lived with their mother-in-law, which depressed Lera. In addition to everyday troubles, the husband cheated on the girl with fans. At one point, Kudryavtseva’s patience ran out, she took her son and left her husband. Lera took the breakup very hard - she became depressed and became addicted to alcohol. However, the girl found the strength to return to normal life.
For the second time, Lera married businessman Matvey Morozov in 2004. The couple got married three months after they met. Both spouses worked a lot and rarely crossed paths at home. However, this union also ended in divorce - 3 years later, when Matvey Morozov was sent to prison for fraud and illegal border crossing.
The TV presenter hid the details of her personal life with her second husband for a long time, and explained the constant absence of her other half by the fact that her husband goes on business trips abroad. According to investigators, the swindler defrauded more than 660 people in the amount of 12 million rubles. As all the details of his business were revealed, Kudryavtseva filed for divorce.
“Alone with everyone” with Lera Kudryavtseva
In 2008, Lera Kudryavtseva found her happiness with
There is a new addition to the family of TV presenter Lera Kudryavtseva and former forward of the Ak Bars hockey club Igor.
The 47-year-old presenter posted a touching photo of her newborn daughter’s foot on her Instagram.
According to media reports, the child was born in one of the clinics in the Moscow region. It is reported that mother and baby are doing well. She did not say what the parents named the girl.
Makarov became a dad for the first time, while Lera has a son from her first marriage, Zhan Lenyuk.
It is noteworthy that earlier Kudryavtseva became a grandmother. The grandson was named Lev in honor of the TV presenter’s father, Lev Nikolaevich.
Lera and Igor got married on June 8, 2013. Despite the 16-year age difference, the couple is happily married.
Rumors that a new addition to the family is expected began several months ago. Confirmed information about pregnancy famous TV presenter.
“Today the secret has become clear. Lera is going to become a mother again. And the diva considers the fact that her husband, hockey player Igor Makarov, is only three years older than her 26-year-old son from her first marriage, to be only a plus.
So, in the last “free” days before approaching fatherhood, she decided to pamper her husband by arranging for him a trip, but not to the World Championships in Copenhagen, but to the eternal City Rome. There happy couple sun, wine and probably wonderful, romantic nights await,” Malakhov wrote in his author’s column.
For a while, Kudryavtseva disappeared from the sight of fans. This provoked the emergence of information that the presenter had already given birth.
In early August, Lera addressed Facebook users with a question about vaccination of newborns.
“A question for moms. Have you vaccinated your newborns? If yes, which ones? I just read a lot of horrors,” wrote Kudryavtseva.
This is Lera's third marriage. Kudryavtseva’s first husband was the drummer of the group “Tender May” Sergei Lenyuk. They got married in 1990, but two years later the couple decided to divorce.
The second marriage also did not last long. Kudryavtseva signed with a Russian businessman in 2004, and already in 2007 they broke up.
In the summer of 2017, there were rumors that the relationship between Kudryavtseva and Makarov had also cracked. The reason for such conversations was the fact that the presenter published photographs on social networks without her husband. Lera herself denied information about the separation.
“Igor was at the training camp and is now Nizhny Novgorod at the games. He plays in Ufa, that’s why there are strange rumors. I forwarded the message to my husband, he does not understand what is happening. There are no photos of us together on my Instagram, that’s what people thought. Everyone is waiting for a divorce,” StarHit quotes Leroux.
Makarov is now going through a difficult period in his career. After the end of the 2017/18 season in the Kontinental Hockey League, the Ufa “Salavat Yulaev” terminated the contract with the player mutual consent sides In July, information appeared that the forward could join Dynamo Moscow, but the transfer to the capital club never took place.
Last season, Makarov played 50 matches in the KHL regular season and scored 12 (6+6) points. In 12 playoff meetings he scored 3 (1+2) points.
Another addition to the family of another Russian hockey player is expected.
Last year, the captain of the National Hockey League club Washington Capitals got married to his daughter famous actress.
The wife of the Stanley Cup winner, in a recent conversation with followers on Instagram, told where she was going to give birth to her child.
“There are a lot of questions on this topic.
Since my husband works in America, he needs to be here when I am due for delivery. For me, the main thing is that he was nearby on this day, that’s why we decided to give birth in America,”
“In any case, our child will be Russian,” added Shubskaya.
“It’s good to love Russia, living in the USA, give birth in the best clinics in the world.... Yes, and the child automatically receives US citizenship. An alternate airfield is ready for him,” wrote one Twitter user.
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On August 13, the famous Russian presenter became a mother for the second time. But only a month after the birth of her daughter, Lera Kudryavtseva gave an interview and talked about motherhood, the role of her husband in the life of baby Maria and the search for a nanny. She also once again denied rumors about surrogacy.
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“When choosing a nanny, I was afraid to make a mistake”
Less than a month after giving birth, Kudryavtseva was already standing on stage and hosting the festival “ New wave" It seems that the presenter is not one of those mothers who will stay on maternity leave for a long time. But going to work was so easy for her. After all, Lera had to quickly find a nanny for her daughter, and one who would meet all the requirements.
The presenter admitted that after learning about the bitter experience of her show business colleague Svetlana Loboda, who had already changed five nannies, she was afraid of running into an incompetent worker.
“It was a long search, I went through dozens of resumes, and met some in person. But every time something told me that this person was not suitable. Saved by a friend who runs a nanny agency. She gave me 20 best candidates, from which I chose the one. By the way, when choosing, I relied not only on maternal instinct, but also the makings of a psychologist,” Lera shared.
“Having a second child became a conscious choice”
Kudryavtseva does not deny that age has affected her feelings as a mother. After all, she gave birth to her first child at the age of 19, when few people are ready for parenthood. And this time her decision about motherhood was conscious.
“When I saw my daughter and held her for the first time, it was as if butterflies were fluttering in my stomach. That was incredible. The baby became our begged child, whom we dreamed of from our wedding day,” the star admitted.
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“Parenthood changed Igor, and for the better”
The presenter said that her husband dotes on her daughter and happily participates in her life, and also helps with everything.
"I can't even imagine best father for Maria. Igor is a great dad. He bathes the baby, feeds her, puts her to bed and even sings songs. And he also has hundreds of photos of her on his phone,” the presenter shares.
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“I gave birth to a daughter myself!”
Unfortunately, the birth of her daughter was overshadowed by rumors that it was not Kudryavtseva who carried the child, but surrogate mother. The presenter is deeply offended by such accusations, because the baby was not easy for her.
“I’m so sick of reading all the dirt that is written about my family. I never thought that people could be so cruel. I would like to close the topic of surrogacy once and for all, but no matter how much I claim that I gave birth myself, there will always be people who say the opposite,” the celebrity concluded.
