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...doctor, a woman pregnant for the first time after 35 is an "elderly primigravida." If that sounds unappealing, it may reflect the medical establishment's longtime disapproval of delayed motherhood. The traditional view was that pregnant women in their 30s were risky patients, complications could be expected, and a caesarean, many doctors thought, was pro forma...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: The Medical Risks of Waiting | 2/22/1982 | See Source »

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