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Caterina Murino Pregnant at 47, Expecting Baby Boy After IVF Struggle

After two miscarriages, the former Bond girl credits IVF for a smooth pregnancy due at the end of summer.

Overview

  • Murino announced on Instagram July 4 that she and her partner of eight years, French lawyer Édouard Rigaud, are expecting their first child.
  • The couple is preparing for a baby boy, due in September just before Murino turns 48.
  • Following two prior miscarriages, Murino underwent in-vitro fertilization earlier this year, saying she ‘had to ask medicine to help nature.’
  • She reports a complication-free pregnancy so far, with no discomfort, diabetes or insomnia.
  • Her experience has highlighted evolving conversations about late motherhood and the role of assisted reproduction for women over 40.