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With regards specifically to women, I recall that having children in your 40s or beyond carries significantly higher risks of complications and birth defects. I
by Dalewyn 4y ago
With regards specifically to women, I recall that having children in your 40s or beyond carries significantly higher risks of complications and birth defects. Ideally you want children in your 20s, even 30s is pushing it let alone your 40s.
So that's one metric for "later in life".
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 4y agoFrom a medical perspective, I've been told by doctors that after 42 the dangerous things began. As usual, it also depends extremely by the body of the person. You can totally have children at 40 though, it's pretty common.
- tarboreus 4y agoIt's more like 35, but really ramps up in the 40s.
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- ianai 4y agoI took it to mean enough years have passed that it’s no longer easy/possible to change the decision and to then have children.