Later children

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Sometimes the pit and the need for money forced a woman to postpone the birth. Sometimes it is simply a long time looking for a suitable partner. But she was already 35, 40 ... She decides that the time has come. She finally ready for motherhood. Although, perhaps, any woman in such a situation arises the question: "But not too long I have waited?". That's what says medical statistics about pregnancy after 35.

Infertility and other problems

After 35 pregnant becomes more difficult. Still, the best time for baby birth - between 20 and 30 years. After 35 conceiving can cause problems, especially if the woman has a chronic illness. Although pregnancy and childbirth are usually in women over 35 years go smoothly, the likelihood of complications with age is still growing.

Here is a list of possible complications associated with late pregnancy:

* Infertility
* The birth of a child with low weight
* Ectopic pregnancy
* Pre-eclampsia (a sudden jump in blood pressure during pregnancy)
* Miscarriage
* Gestational diabetes (gestational diabetes)
* The birth of a child with congenital abnormalities (eg Down syndrome)
* The need for artificial induction of labor
* An irregular heartbeat in the fetus
* Conditions requiring emergency medical intervention (bleeding, rupture of membranes)
* Emergency caesarean

Another problem with the age of the child's father. With age in men decreases sperm count, sperm quality deteriorates. The older the father, the higher a child's risk of developing schizophrenia and hereditary diseases.

In contrast to the male body, sperm generates daily, woman's body can produce only a limited number of eggs. Use their best between 20 and 30 years. For 40 years the quality of eggs deteriorates significantly, making it difficult to become pregnant.

Normal pregnancy after 35

Many women in the 30-40 years old feel young enough to create a family and its enlargement. In healthy women, pregnancy often goes well.

Getting pregnant easily in 20-30 years, but many retain the ability to conceive after 40. It is also possible variant of the artificial or in vitro, fertilization (IVF). In this case the donor egg is fertilized in the laboratory and then placed into the uterus. IVF procedure is not always ends in pregnancy and is very expensive.

According to studies, a favorable birth outcomes and child health are more dependent not on age but on the health of future mothers.
Rx Indiana