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Pregnancy Rates Soaring in Older Women
Catherine McDiarmid-Watt |
Thursday, July 31, 2008 |
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Socio-medical trends are giving new meaning to the phrase "dear old mom". Statistics confirm that first-time births to women in their 30's and 40's are fast becoming the norm.
The birth rate for women 40 to 44 increased in 1998 to 7.3 per 1,000, a 92 percent increase over the 1981 rate.
Source: http://www.cancerresourcecenter.com/articles/article33.html
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Sadly we lost that precious baby at 8 weeks, and decided to try again. Five more losses, turned down for donor egg, foster care and adoption due to my age and losses - we have accepted that there will be no more babies in our house.
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