Delayed Motherhood Risky

The U.K. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists have conducted a study group on reproductive aging. Women are waiting longer to begin having children, but are not aware of the risks. “Women should be supported, rather than constrained, in their life choices. However, both women and society need to be aware of the possible problems that older mothers may encounter.” The potential for pregnancy complications rises as a woman ages, but the major risk they emphasized was the woman’s loss of fertility. “Biologically, the optimal period for childbearing is between 20 – 35 years of age,” they say. Within that period, most women will get pregnant if they choose. But, after 35 it gets much harder to conceive and the possibility of a miscarriage rises. LifeSiteNews, the report