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Advanced Maternal Age: Risks and Considerations

Having a baby at an advanced maternal age can cause a higher risk of complications for the mother during pregnancy, the fetus during development and the newborn during delivery. An Older pregnant woman experiences pregnancy complications such as gestational diabetes, high blood pressure, placental problems, more miscarriages. When a woman is advanced in age, it is more likely for the fetus to develop birth defects. During the first eight weeks of baby’s growth is when most birth defects occur, due to the sensitivity to factors that can interrupt with its development. The most critical periods is the first 13 weeks. If the fetus is infected with rubella during this time, the fetal development is affected in the heart, upper and lower limbs, eyes, ears, teeth, brain, lungs and more. Examples of birth defects are having a baby with low birth weight, pre-term birth, stillbirth, unexplained fetal death or a baby with chromosomal abnormalities such as Down syndrome. For each woman and their situation risks linked with pregnancy vary, but for a woman of advanced maternal age, there is a higher risk of complications for the mother during pregnancy, the fetus during development and the newborn during delivery.

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I removed that section. Apart from using this article to push aWP:POV, and apart from the fact that it doesnot belong in this article (which is about the biological effect of the advanced maternal age - ie. about the medical concept ofadvanced maternal age- not about socioeconomic factors of motherhood), it was alsomisrepresenting the study: The study reads:

The postponement of first childbirth is strongly linked to the increasing involvement of women in paid work,but with opposite effects in the two countries. Even if we control for changes in women’s levels of education over time and for shifts in women’s aspirations and levels of attainment in the labour market, we find that being employedremains a risk factor for the postponement of the first birth among Italian women, and a strong protective factor among Hungarian women.[1]

The study basically says that involvement in the workforce has opposite effects on women in Italy compared to Hungary.86.123.34.109 (talk)16:13, 7 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I removed that section. It was an unsourced essay, and did not cite any source. AgainWP:POV pushing and using the article asWP:SOAP, just as the section above that I removed.86.123.34.109 (talk)`—Precedingundated comment added16:18, 7 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

And again, this article is about the medical concept ofadvanced maternal age, and its biologocal effects, not about socioeconomics and workforce policies.86.123.34.109 (talk)16:21, 7 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I proposed this articlePregnancy over age 50 to be merged per discussion viaWikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of oldest fathers (2nd nomination), then delete. Also remove non-notable cases that violatesWP:INDISCRIMINATE andWP:NLIST.Absolutiva (talk)22:36, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm all for this,Pregnancy over age 50 is a giant mess and the list of people is not only unnecessary but ridiculous.hbent (talk)07:50, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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