Become mom after 40? It was once an exception. Today, however, it is a rather widespread phenomenon. For example, recently, he announced that he was pregnant with her fourth child the French model and actress Laetitia Casta, which will accomplish 43 years old in May.
And of celeb that, like Laetitia Casta, they thought they had another child after 40 years, there are just so many. A few examples? TO 42 years old the actresses have become mothers “again” Uma Thurman (for the third time) e Meryl Streep (for the fourth time) and the singer Celine Dion (for the second time). TO 43 years old she became a mother (for the fifth time) Tori Spelling (Woman from “Beverly Hills). TO 44 years old the singer became mothers again Gwen Stefani and the model and actress Jovovich mile (both for the third time). As well as the singer Geri Halliwell (for the second time). TO 45 years the singer became a mother (for the third time) Alanis Morrisette.
The list of celeb who have had the “First child” after 40. The actress Salma Hayek she became a mother a 41 years old; Eva Longoria (Gabrielle di “Desperate Housewives”) a 43 ; Marcia Cross (Bree Van De Camp of “Desperate Housewives”) at almost 45 e Holly Hunter (the Oscar-winning actress for “Piano Lessons”) a 47. Not to mention Halle berry, became a mother for the first time a 41 years old and, for the second, a 46.
Moreover, we also have examples of famous women who became mothers after 40 here in Italy. The presenter Antonella Clerici and the showgirl Laura Freddi they both became mothers a 45 years. Monica Bellucci, on the other hand, she became a mother, for the second time, a 45 years. And this is just to give some examples.
In short, the celebs suggest us that to become mom after 40 it’s not impossible. And that, indeed, can turn out to be a wonderful experience. “Attention, however,” says the doctor Novella Buscemi, specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics in Rome. “The photos or interviews of actresses or models who became mothers after 40 if, on the one hand, they give a wonderful message of hopeon the other hand, they unintentionally risk distort some realities. What comes to us from celebs – as well as perhaps from friends or acquaintances with the same experience – are often “partial” feedback. That is, limit yourself to the positive aspects. Those that are often not reported – or underlined enough – are, on the other hand, the critical aspects. The complications that can arise at the obstetric level and that we doctors, “behind the scenes”, are well aware of. As much as our life expectancy has increased, there is a objective data that we can neither ignore nor deny: on a biological level, the quantity of oocytes of a woman over 40 is considerably minor, as well as their quality is different. These two factors, combined, make both the conception is the next and correct evolution of pregnancy.»
What does it mean for a woman, from a physiological point of view, to get pregnant after 40?
“It means meeting a biological phenomenon that affects the whole organism and theimpact of this phenomenon, on the body of an over 40 (instead of a twenty or thirty year old) can be tolerated with more difficulty.»
Why?
«Because, in general, it is more common for a woman later in life to be in overweight or you start having problems diabetes or hypertension. However, it is clear that, in itself, age is not absolutely binding and that it health state of a woman can be regardless of her age. Just to say: I could find myself in front of a young patient but with a significant overweight and with the diabetes just as, instead, I could find myself in front of one over 40 sporty and with healthy lifestyle.»
Based on your professional experience, to what extent do you happen to have to deal with pregnant women over 40?
«I would say that the 20/30% of my patients are women going through pregnancy (often the very first one) after 40 years. In general, we are faced with a growing trend. A trend mainly due to the fact that, nowadays, they are needed longer times to get aeconomic independence it’s a stability such as to allow the planning of a pregnancy. Many of my patients would like to become mothers, but are forced in spite of themselves to postpone the fulfillment of their desire because they are not yet in a condition of stability».
Pregnant after 40 in a natural way or with assisted reproduction: does something change?
«In the case of patients who undergo insemination The IVF, the risk of miscarriage it is the same as a natural pregnancy (15/20%) and increases with age. For patients who, on the other hand, receive an egg donation, the risks do not increase, as the eggs come from a young donor (18-35 years old). For the rest, getting pregnant after 40 (naturally or through assisted reproduction techniques) means meeting the same risks and the need for monitoring itself. It should be noted, however, that in assisted fertilization pregnancies the percentage of twin pregnancies increases, with a consequent increase in the related obstetric risks. “
What, exactly, should an aspiring mother expect after the age of 40? Could you give us a small list of critical points and encouraging assumptions?
To continue and discover, with the help of the doctor Novella Buscemi, the painful aspects but also i positive assumptions linked to a pregnancy over 40, open and scroll through the gallery above.
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