India, Jan. 25 -- A 59-year-old woman in eastern China has given birth to a baby boy, becoming the oldest woman in her city to do so, after conceiving through in vitro fertilisation (IVF).

The baby was delivered via caesarean section on January 9 at Zhangjiagang No. 1 People's Hospital in Jiangsu province. He weighed 2.2kg at birth, according to a report in the South China Morning Post.

The mother, surnamed Zou, said the arrival of her son fulfilled a long-held personal wish.

"Seeing the baby and hearing his cries, I am so excited. I did not expect that my dream would come true," she was quoted as saying.

Zou already has an adult daughter who lives overseas. She said the physical distance from her only child left both her and her husb...