l Kristine Casey acted as a surrogate for

l Kristine Casey acted as a surrogate for daughter Sara Connell after she was unable to have children of her own。Mrs Connell and her husband Bill are the biological parents of the boy, who is called Finnean。The 35 year-old lecturer sat holding her mother's hand as she delivered the baby boy at a hospital in Chicago, Illinois, USA。

l 　She said her mother, who gave birth to her last child almost 30 years ago, had offered to act as a surrogate when she suffered years of heartache trying to conceive。Mrs Connell said she underwent IVF treatment in 2004 but delivered stillborn twins, and later she suffered a miscarriage。"I lost it, " Mrs Connell said. "It's such a miracle. "

l Mrs Casey, a mother-of-three, said she was grateful to be able to help her daughter。　“The three of the happiest days of my life were giving birth to my daughters, and I thought I could choose to do this for someone I love, ” she said。 Mrs Casey underwent multiple tests to evaluate her medical and psychological health, as required by Illinois law on surrogate births。

She fell pregnant after the second course of IVF treatment and gave birth after 39 weeks。Mrs Casey, who is from Virginia, is believed to be the oldest person in the state of Illinois to give birth。 l 　在第二次试管受精时，她成功受孕， 并于39周后诞下男婴。 这位来自弗吉 尼亚州的母亲目前是伊利诺伊州最年长 的产妇。 l