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Sep 21, 2021 · Published Sept. 21, 2021 Updated Sept. 30, 2021. The first time a stranger mistook me for the grandmother of my own child, I was in an airport, hauling my 2-year-old to a connecting flight. I was...
Apr 15, 2020 · Evidence also suggests that pregnant people in their 40s are at higher risk of stillbirth. The reasons are a bit murky — though in a 2008 review of studies, researchers suggested that the higher...
Dec 18, 2023 · More than 100,000 U.S. women a year give birth over the age of 40. While it becomes harder to get pregnant over 35 — and definitely after 40 — when it does happen, there are upsides. An observational study of mothers over 40 found better health and development in their children up to 5 years of age.
Apr 22, 2020 · There are no direct health benefits of having a baby after 40. However, delaying pregnancy may have several results that could improve a woman’s mental and emotional well-being. A 2015 analysis...
May 2, 2022 · Like at every stage of life, deciding to try to get pregnant after 40 is a personal decision that has its own set of advantages and drawbacks: You may feel more ready and financially secure, for example, but at the same time, your chances of miscarriage, gestational diabetes, preterm birth, and other complications increase.
After two years of dating, they decided to try for a baby – but being in their early 40s, they didn’t expect it to be easy. From that moment on, Leslie’s experience was full of surprises. She shares her story with ACOG in this edited interview. ACOG: Where does this story start, for you?
Let that sink in: The eggs that make your babies when you’re 20, 30, or even 45 exist from the moment you are born. The longer your eggs have been around, the more likely they are to produce a pregnancy with a chromosome problem that can lead to a condition like Down syndrome. This risk goes up significantly after 35.
