In Russia, moaning with low fertility problems, women in their 40s are giving birth to the 12th baby boy in a healthy way and attracting local media attention.

Nataliya (40), who moved from Odessa, Ukraine to Sakhalin in 2018, according to local media in Sakhalin on the 16th, Sakhalin Yi Kuril, gave birth to a healthy 12th boy in a local medical institution on the 11th.

The local media reported that the husband and Nataliya, who were school teachers in the region, had 12 children (9 boys and 3 girls), starting with their oldest son (17).

Being a large family, Nataliya told local media that the children themselves have grown up helping each other since they were young.

An official from a medical institution said, "There are very few patients like Natalia who are admitted to our medical institution more than 10 times to have children."

Sakhalin Province, which suffers from persistent population outflows, is committed to providing full support for childbirth.

The Sakhalin Regional Council decided to remove the age limit for mothers in relation to subsidies paid for the first child born on the 12th.

Previously, Sakhalin Province has paid 150,000 rubles (2.5 million won) as a childbirth subsidy if only the first child is born to female residents of a certain age group (19 to 25 years old).

The Russian government is also trying various policies considering the seriousness of the low birth rate problem.

Russian President Putin said in January that he would implement strong measures to increase fertility.

The Russian government has decided to expand the target for maternal (pregnant and childbirth) allowances from 'from 2 or more children' to 'from the first child' and to pay the allowance to children aged 3 to 7 in low-income families.

(Photo = Sakhalin Health Department Instagram capture, Yonhap News)