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While having a baby at any age is a joy,
for women age 40 or older, there are
certain precautions that must be adhered
to.
HEALTH
investigates.
Increase in Age
The number of women over 40
giving birth for the first time has
actually increased by 50 percent,
explains Dr. Lata Iyer, Specialist
Obstetrician/Gynecologist at
Belhoul Speciality Hospital. This can
be partly attributed to increasing
levels of education in woman
as higher education can help in
finding a stable job, securing a
high salary, and for increasing
career prospects, while the
advancement in prenatal medical
research makes women feel safer
about having healthy babies later
in life. new advances in medicine
have helped future mothers
suffering from chronic disease,
sterility or having the possibility of
complications during pregnancy
and allowed these women to
give birth to normal, healthy
babies. “New advances in
medicine have helped future
mothers suffering from
chronic disease, sterility
or having the possibility
of complications during
pregnancy and allowed
these women to give
birth to normal,
healthy babies,” she
explains.
HAVING A
BABY AT 40
WHAT YOU
SHOULD KNOW
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Mar/Apr 2015