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Age has its advantages, even in pregnancy, study finds

WashU Medicine
A new study finds pregnant women 35 and older carry a lower risk of having babies with birth defects than younger women.
2 months ago

Pregnancy at 40 years Old and Above: Obstetrical, Fetal, and Neonatal Outcomes. Is Age an Independent Risk Factor for Those Complications?

Frontiers
The main objective of this study is to assess whether maternal age is an independent factor of obstetric, fetal, and neonatal complications.
5 months ago

Not "geriatric" anymore: Pregnancy at 35 has its pluses

Axios
Women ages 35 to 39 gave birth to 19% of babies born in Washington state last year, per CDC data.
8 months ago

When Is It Too Late to Have a Baby?

University of Utah Health
There is a decline in fertility that begins at about age 28. Now, it isn't like 28 turns the switch off or that 40 turns the switch all the way off.
2 months ago

66-year-old who had 2 children in her late 30s says it’s ‘outdated’ to talk about geriatric pregnancies: ’35 is not the magic dividing line that we might think’

Fortune
Pregnant women over 35 are sometimes categorized by doctors with a term that doesn't characterize their true age: “geriatric pregnancy.”
8 months ago

Actress speaks out after announcing she’s pregnant at 54

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
"Boy Meets World" star Trina McGee is opening up about her fourth pregnancy at the age of 54. McGee, who gave birth to her three younger children in her 20s,
6 months ago

Chronic hypertension in pregnancy doubled in the U.S. from 2007-2021

National Institutes of Health (NIH) (.gov)
NIH-funded study shows treatment of condition fell short; suggests need for improved strategies.
5 months ago

Pregnancy Can Make You Age Faster

Time Magazine
Scientists found that women who have been pregnant showed more signs of biological aging compared to women who had never been pregnant before.
8 months ago

Women's fertility is more complicated than you might have heard

BBC
It's true that more women in their late 30s will experience difficulties conceiving – and, in some cases, face more risks in pregnancy and delivery itself.
9 months ago

Pregnancy advances your ‘biological’ age — but giving birth turns it back

Nature
Carrying a baby creates some of the same epigenetic patterns on DNA seen in older people.
8 months ago