Doctors across the nation last week were discussing the almost incredible case of Mrs. Fred J. Turley of Helena, Ark. At 59, Mrs. Turley had given birth to a healthy (5 lbs. 14 oz.) baby boy.
Last July Mrs. Turley began feeling "queer." In October she consulted Dr. William Ellis Jr. At first he thought she had a tumor, but in December he heard the fetal heart beat and knew that she was pregnant. The baby was born prematurely a fortnight ago.
Mrs. Turley was no Sarah,* but there are few cases on record of childbearing at 59. In the 18th Century, Lucas...
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