Recent Parents Blog | Older Parents PostsHow Old is Too Old to Parent an Infant?by Michele Cheplic03 Jun 2009 10:41 PMStudies show that an increasing amount of adults are waiting to get married and have children. Subsequently, the number of first-time parents over the age of 33 has quadrupled since the 1970s. Some maintain that waiting to have children is a good thing. 56-Year-Old Australian Gives Birth; Fertility Clinic Under Investigationby Myra Turner04 Feb 2007 06:24 AMAnother older mom has given birth and caused a bit of controversy. The 56-year-old Australian, who conceived with the aid of IVF, is believed to be the oldest mother in Australia. The woman has three children aged mid-teens to mid-30s. Her husband is reported to be in his mid-30s also. World's Oldest Mom Gives Birth To Twinsby Myra Turner31 Dec 2006 12:56 AMA new world record has been set. A 67-year-old woman has just given birth to twins, making her the world's oldest mother. The mother, whose name has not been released at the time of this writing, gave birth in Barcelona, Spain, after undergoing in vitro fertilization in the U.S. More Unwed Older Women Having Babiesby Myra Turner27 Dec 2006 11:39 AMFewer teens are having babies. Instead the majority of unmarried women having babies are women over 35. In fact, the number of unmarried older women having babies has reached a record high, according to a report by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the News: Older Fathers and Fertilityby Myra Turner25 Oct 2006 10:36 AMWhen we think of fertility issues we typically think of women as being the ones with the problem, especially older women. But what about older men? We hear a lot about men fathering kids in their sixties and beyond (Tyler's father was 57 when I conceived). Good News For Older Women Who Are Trying To Conceive: Acupuncture May Boost Fertilityby Myra Turner09 Oct 2006 09:41 AMMaking the decision to have a baby late in life, for some women, comes with a heavy price-- infertility. However, it's not a totally lost case for many women. Should Partners Of Women Of Advanced Maternal Age Attend Genetic Counseling Sessions?by Myra Turner18 Sep 2006 11:46 AMIn 1975, genetic counseling was defined by the American Society of Human Genetics as "a communication process which deals with the human problems associated with the occurrence or risk of occurrence of a genetic disorder in a family. Books For Mid-Life Momsby Myra Turner16 Sep 2006 10:02 AMWhen I was pregnant I read all the popular pregnancy books, baby and parenting magazines but I admit I didn't read many books specifically geared toward women over 35. It wasn't until after I became a mid-life mom that I realized I belonged to a whole sub-group of moms. Younger Mom vs Older Mom: The Debate Continuesby Myra Turner15 Sep 2006 09:34 AMThe debate over what age is the perfect age to have a baby continues. More than 15,000 readers of Babytalk participated in a recent survey. Results were reported in the September 2006 issue with some surprising findings. Autism Linked to Age of Fatherby Myra Turner12 Sep 2006 09:25 AMResearchers believe they may have found a link between autism and the age of the child's father. Recent Blog Comments LauraaSlack says... "This looks like a perfect place for a 16 year old girl to step in and throw this out there." Michele Cheplic says... "I agree Madz, it was poor planning on the school's part." |
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