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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]35-36 is the most normal and safest. Anything older risks mutations, defects, death etc...[/quote]
? I know several who had babies after 36, normal kids, including me.  What is your source for this assertion.[/quote]l

The source? The AMA - ask any OB or midwife. 35 is considered a geriatric pregnancy that is higher risk. This is an accepted medical fact.

It does not mean every single child born to a mom over 35 will experience these problems. It does mean they have a much higher chance of experiencing these problems. [/quote]
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This poster is oblivious. [/quote]

Yes, while there is a significantly higher [b]%[/b] risk (Downs being the most common birth “defect”), what that actually translates to is about a 1 in 1000 chance at age 25 dropping to a whopping 1 in 19 chance at 45. Sounds really ominous right? But as my DOCTOR pointed out to me when I found myself pregnant at 42, that still means about a 95% chance of no Downs Syndrome. The biggest problem for women of AMA trying to have a baby is declining fertility - not being able to get and stay pregnant due to a much more limited number of good eggs. Not birth defects.  NP, btw.[/quote]
1 in 19 is pretty dang significant![/quote]

It’s literally about 5%. If you wanted to do something, and were told it only had a 95% chance of working out, you would say that’s not a significant enough chance? Seriously?[/quote]

It depends. If it’s a 95% chance an investment would succeed, sure! Great! If it’s a 5% chance my child will be disabled FOREVER - well, you better believe I’m going to do everything in my power to avoid that!

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Most would abort a chromosomally abnormal baby. Even those who are appalled at the thought and say they could never do it. Around 80-90% of Down pregnancies are terminated in the developed world.[/quote]

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