{
  "id": 7106017,
  "title": "Greek woman gives birth using embryo frozen for 22 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/greek-woman-gives-birth-using-embryo-frozen-for-22-years",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T12:48:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/greek-woman-gives-birth-using-embryo-frozen-for-22-years/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cristina Rapti-Tzelepi, a 54-year-old Greek woman, has given birth to a baby girl after using an embryo that had been frozen for 22 years. The birth, which occurred on Wednesday in Athens, marked Rapti-Tzelepi beating the government's age limit for women to undergo in vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedures. The couple, Rapti-Tzelepi and Constantinos, both 60, lost their 21-year-old son, Giorgos, in a road accident last October. Giorgos had also been born via IVF. The new baby, Georgia, weighed 3.49 kilograms at birth. Rapti-Tzelepi described the experience as stressful but emphasized the importance of persevering with the support of her doctor and medical team. Her doctor, Dr Kostas Pantos, called for a review of the strict Greek government law limiting IVF eligibility to women under 54 years old, citing it as a denial of parental rights. The couple expressed their desire to continue expanding their family, potentially through international IVF treatments.",
  "summary": "A 54-year-old Greek woman has given birth to a baby girl in Athens using one of her embryos that was frozen for 22 years, beating the country’s IVF age lim Read More: https://punchng.com/greek-woman-gives-birth-using-embryo-frozen-for-22-years/",
  "key_points": [
    "Cristina Rapti-Tzelepi gives birth using 22-year-old frozen embryo",
    "Baby Georgia weighs 3.49 kg at birth",
    "Law limiting IVF for women under 54 years old questioned"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Greek woman gives birth using embryo frozen for 22 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/greek-woman-gives-birth-using-embryo-frozen-for-22-years-7106711",
        "published": "2026-09-13T12:56:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}