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What You Should Know About Having a Baby at 40

By Kristeen Cherney — 2019

Having a baby after the age of 40 has become an increasingly common occurrence. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventiom (CDC) (CDC) explains that the rate has increased since the 1970s, with the number of first-time births among women ages 40 to 44 more than doubling between 1990 and 2012.

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What to Expect at Work When You’re Expecting

Legal protections against pregnancy discrimination are one thing. Actual feelings of security are another.

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The Legitimate Children of Rape

Writing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Dr. Felicia H. Stewart and Dr. James Trussell have estimated that there are twenty-five thousand rape-related pregnancies each year in the United States.

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Marion Rosen at 97: Finding A New Life Later in Life

Internationally-renowned somatics pioneer Marion Rosen founded her own work in the healing arts at age 56. Still working at 97, she is a model for aging gracefully, productively, and powerfully.

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Cultural Practices and Preferences When Having a Baby

Depending on your social, religious and cultural background, you may have certain needs and expectations when you are having a baby. In Australia, each woman is given choices about where and how she has her baby, and there are many services to help support women from different cultures.

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Here’s Why Becoming a Mother for the First Time Is so Physically Intense

Not to mention all those emotional adjustments...

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Latham Thomas Is a Woman on a Mission

She says attention needs to be paid to ending systemic racism throughout all of Black people’s lives—as well as in their safety in birth. And given Latham’s line of work, that last piece is a topic that’s particularly important to her.

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