35 and beyond
If you're 35yo or older and want to have your first or an additional child, I know you've heard these terms before: ""elderly gravida"", ""geriatric pregnancy"", ""midlife momma"", etc. I cringed when I heard these terms. It makes women who choose to wait a little longer to start a family seem archaic, which is not the case. Now the proper terminology is ""advanced maternal age"" aka AMA... which isn't all that much better. Yeah, being a little older does carry some risks in pregnancy, but it is not a reason to avoid getting pregnant. Check out this episode as Dr. Plenty breaks down the risks…
The skinny
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