Podcast: Pregnancy after age 35

Questions Asked During the Podcast:

* I’ve read that pregnancies in women over-35 and over-40 are a lot more common than even 10 or 20 years ago. Is this true, and if so, how fast is this trend growing?
* Do older women have a greater risk of miscarriage?
* How can I increase my chances of delivering a healthy baby even though I’m older?
* Which prenatal tests should I have if I’m over 35?
* I’m in my 30s now, but not yet ready to have a baby. What can I do now to help my chances of conceiving in the future?
* Is there a correlation between older pregnant moms and multiples?
* What medical conditions are more prevalent in older pregnant moms?
* Are older mothers more likely to have to have C-sections than younger mothers?
* Is post-partum depression any more or less prevalent in older mothers than in younger mothers?
* Have any studies been done to look at long-term outcomes for children born to older mothers? How, if at all, does it impact their emotional development, their educational development, etc.
* Have we reached the biological limits of maternal age, or do you think new advances will make it possible to have kids even later in life than we’re now seeing?
* I know that Downs Syndrome becomes more likely the older the mother. Is the same true for congenital heart defects? What are some other fetal disorders that become more likely as a mother’s age increases?

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Source: http://www.revolutionhealth.com/healthy-living/pregnancy/experts/podcasts?msc=A62846