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when the child is 18 mum is more likely to be dead than she would be if she had the child at 30
Not even if the mother dies before the kid reaches say 20 ?
And at what age shuld wombs be hung out to dry Pete? x just curious!
Ah now you’re making me sound anti mum.. im saying same for both parents or maybe he’s a superfit dad can go play football with his kids in his mid 50’s
Still Births: Three Times Higher Risk for Older Moms–to–be
Older pregnant women are to be monitored more carefully according to … Mert Ozan Bahtiyar of Yale School of Medicine who put forward res…It was seen that the risk of intrauterine fetal demise or stillbirth… It is already known that pregnant women of advanced maternal age
Older pregnant women are to be monitored more carefully according to reports sounded at the maternal-Fetal Medicine Conference// in San Francisco, as they are at a higher risk of giving birth to still-born babies, than previously known.
Mert Ozan Bahtiyar of Yale School of Medicine, who put forward results made after an extensive study of suitable subjects, led the study.
It was seen that the risk of intrauterine fetal demise or stillbirth was three times higher in women aged above 40.
It is already known that pregnant women of advanced maternal age (AMA) are at an increased risk for a multitude of pregnancy complications, including gestational diabetes mellitus, preeclampsia, placenta previa and intrauterine growth restriction, all of which have been associated with a higher rate of stillbirth.
The researchers looked at over 11 million babies born to women aged between 15 and 44 during the period 1995 to 1997.
The researchers were left with the medical histories of six million babies after excluding maternal complications and congenital abnormalities in the fetus.
It was observed that women who give birth between the ages of 40 to 44 were at three times the risk of stillbirth than women aged 25 to 29.
This was based on the data from the US Centers for Disease Control, which registered the deaths of the babies.
In addition, Bahtiyar recommends that the fetuses of older women be monitored from 38 weeks onwards, with checks including listening to the baby’s heart-beat and testing the amniotic fluid to pick up any signs of distress.
It was seen from study results that antenatal checks beginning at this time, had the greatest impact on reducing stillbirths.on a personal note based on my own views only: I am 41 and feel that although healthy I will be chosing not to start a family as in my own opinion I feel that I am too old to start to do so now and I will possibly regret this decision in later life but, again on a personal note, I feel I am too settled in my ways and lifestyle and it would be a tad selfish on the child to have one just cos I can and I would not be able to offer the long term care and upbringing due to me not being around.
but is more likely to happen the older the woman is
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