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Pregnancy is an exciting time the new life you carry is a source of joy for you, your partner and your family. More women every year are happy to find they are pregnant in their 30s or 40s. If you waited to start a family, you are not alone. Many couples choose to postpone having children until careers are on track or relationships are firmly established.
In the 1980s, births to women in the 30- to 44-year-old age range nearly doubled. First births to women in their 30s in 1990 accounted for about 25% of all births to women in that age group. Every day in the United States, nearly 200 women 35 or older give birth to their first child. Researchers believe that in the 21st century, nearly 1 in every 10 babies will be born to a mother aged 35 or older.
When an older woman has a baby, her partner is usually older, too. Births are to couples who married late or to couples in a second marriage who are starting a family together. Other couples have experienced infertility and do not achieve a pregnancy until they have gone through a major workup and testing or even surgery.
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