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35 is considered a geriatric pregnancy. https://www.goodrx.com/health-topic/parenthood-pregnancy/geriatric-pregnancy https://www.goodrx.com/health-topic/parenth

35 is considered a geriatric pregnancy. https://www.goodrx.com/health-topic/parenthood-pregnancy/geriatric-pregnancy https://www.goodrx.com/health-topic/parenthood-pregnancy/ger...

petemir 4y ago
Literally the first words in TFA: ‘A “geriatric pregnancy” is an outdated term’
- ad404b8a372f2b9 4y ago
  That's a result of the euphemism treadmill, not of physical reality changing. Some call it advanced maternal age now and it's exactly the same thing, if you go see a fertility specialist you can be sure he will change his recommendations greatly depending on whether you are younger or older than 35.
  - Apocryphon 4y ago
    It's a confusing term as well, as geriatric, even when it comes to technical terms ("geriatric medicine") tends to refer to actual seniors and the elderly.
    - lotsofpulp 4y ago
      Descriptions are usually relative. Obviously, a 65+ year old cannot get pregnant, so logically, geriatric pregnancy must mean a pregnancy at the older end of the ages that it is possible to be pregnant.
      - rs999gti 4y ago
        There have been cases where older women can still gestate a baby. Here's a story of a grandmother birthing her own grandchild. https://people.com/human-interest/grandmother-gave-birth-son-daughter-in-law-baby-never-felt-more-loved-by-husband/ https://people.com/human-interest/grandmother-gave-birth-son...
      - Apocryphon 4y ago
        But that is not what geriatric means, neither in the layman definition nor in the medical definition. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geriatric https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geriatric https://www.health.harvard.edu/d-through-i#G-terms https://www.health.harvard.edu/d-through-i#G-terms https://openmd.com/define?q=geriatrics https://openmd.com/define?q=geriatrics
- Spooky23 4y ago
  The term was replaced by “advanced maternal age”. Same issues, new modern name. It’s a bizarre cultural problem.
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throwawaybbq1 4y ago
I was shocked that this was the case and wished I knew about this sooner. Also had kids in mid-30s and it is complicated to say the least. I thought 40 was late (as had some friends succeed at that age).
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- nostromo123 4y ago
  Statistics are a thing, individual biology and factors are another thing. Had our son when I was 41 and hubby 47 - got pregnant easily, pregnancy and birth was no problem, kiddo doing great. We did not plan it this late, but just wanted to say that higher age is not a guarantee of bad things.

35 is considered a geriatric pregnancy. https://www.goodrx.com/health-topic/parenthood-pregnancy/geriatric-pregnancy https://www.goodrx.com/health-topic/parenthood-pregnancy/ger...

petemir 4y ago

Literally the first words in TFA: ‘A “geriatric pregnancy” is an outdated term’

ad404b8a372f2b9 4y ago
That's a result of the euphemism treadmill, not of physical reality changing. Some call it advanced maternal age now and it's exactly the same thing, if you go see a fertility specialist you can be sure he will change his recommendations greatly depending on whether you are younger or older than 35.
- Apocryphon 4y ago
  It's a confusing term as well, as geriatric, even when it comes to technical terms ("geriatric medicine") tends to refer to actual seniors and the elderly.
  - lotsofpulp 4y ago
    Descriptions are usually relative. Obviously, a 65+ year old cannot get pregnant, so logically, geriatric pregnancy must mean a pregnancy at the older end of the ages that it is possible to be pregnant.
    - rs999gti 4y ago
      There have been cases where older women can still gestate a baby. Here's a story of a grandmother birthing her own grandchild. https://people.com/human-interest/grandmother-gave-birth-son-daughter-in-law-baby-never-felt-more-loved-by-husband/ https://people.com/human-interest/grandmother-gave-birth-son...
    - Apocryphon 4y ago
      But that is not what geriatric means, neither in the layman definition nor in the medical definition. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geriatric https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geriatric https://www.health.harvard.edu/d-through-i#G-terms https://www.health.harvard.edu/d-through-i#G-terms https://openmd.com/define?q=geriatrics https://openmd.com/define?q=geriatrics
Spooky23 4y ago
The term was replaced by “advanced maternal age”. Same issues, new modern name. It’s a bizarre cultural problem.
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throwawaybbq1 4y ago

I was shocked that this was the case and wished I knew about this sooner. Also had kids in mid-30s and it is complicated to say the least. I thought 40 was late (as had some friends succeed at that age).

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nostromo123 4y ago
Statistics are a thing, individual biology and factors are another thing. Had our son when I was 41 and hubby 47 - got pregnant easily, pregnancy and birth was no problem, kiddo doing great. We did not plan it this late, but just wanted to say that higher age is not a guarantee of bad things.