diff --git a/src/imednet/utils/validators.py b/src/imednet/utils/validators.py
index 902c0239..5e1ed35a 100644
--- a/src/imednet/utils/validators.py
+++ b/src/imednet/utils/validators.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, TypeVar
 
 from imednet.utils.dates import parse_iso_datetime  # Centralized date parsing
@@ -19,17 +19,23 @@
 _SENTINEL_DATETIME = datetime(1969, 4, 20, 16, 20)
 
 
-def parse_datetime(v: str | datetime) -> datetime:
-    """Parse an ISO datetime string or return a sentinel value.
+def parse_datetime(v: str | int | float | datetime) -> datetime:
+    """Parse an ISO datetime string, numeric timestamp, or return a sentinel value.
 
     The SDK historically returns ``datetime(1969, 4, 20, 16, 20)`` when a
     timestamp field is empty. This helper mirrors that behaviour for backward
     compatibility.
+
+    Args:
+        v: Date string, numeric timestamp (seconds since epoch), or datetime object.
+           Numeric values are assumed to be UTC timestamps.
     """
     if not v:
         return _SENTINEL_DATETIME
     if isinstance(v, str):
         return parse_iso_datetime(v)
+    if isinstance(v, (int, float)):
+        return datetime.fromtimestamp(v, tz=timezone.utc)
     return v
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_parse_datetime_robustness.py b/tests/unit/test_parse_datetime_robustness.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..778b4730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_parse_datetime_robustness.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+from imednet.utils.validators import parse_datetime
+
+
+def test_parse_datetime_int_timestamp():
+    """Test that parse_datetime correctly handles integer timestamps (seconds)."""
+    ts = 1609459200  # 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
+    result = parse_datetime(ts)
+    assert isinstance(result, datetime)
+    assert result == datetime(2021, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+
+
+def test_parse_datetime_float_timestamp():
+    """Test that parse_datetime correctly handles float timestamps (seconds)."""
+    ts = 1609459200.5  # 2021-01-01 00:00:00.5 UTC
+    result = parse_datetime(ts)
+    assert isinstance(result, datetime)
+    assert result == datetime(2021, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 500000, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+
+
+def test_parse_datetime_negative_timestamp():
+    """Test that parse_datetime correctly handles negative timestamps (historic dates)."""
+    ts = -2208988800  # 1900-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
+    result = parse_datetime(ts)
+    assert isinstance(result, datetime)
+    # Note: Depending on platform/implementation, negative timestamps might behave differently,
+    # but Python's fromtimestamp usually handles them on modern systems.
+    # We'll check it works generally.
+    assert result.year == 1900
+    assert result.month == 1
+    assert result.day == 1
+    assert result.tzinfo == timezone.utc
+
+
+def test_parse_datetime_zero_timestamp():
+    """Test that parse_datetime treats 0 (epoch) as empty/sentinel due to legacy falsy check."""
+    ts = 0
+    result = parse_datetime(ts)
+    # Current behavior: 0 is falsy -> Sentinel.
+    # This documents existing behavior rather than enforcing a change.
+    assert result == datetime(1969, 4, 20, 16, 20)