Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Birth over 35

Sheila Kitzinger

0/5 ( ratings)

Birth statistics from the Office for National Statistics show that more women than ever before become mothers later in life. The trend is also backed up by figures from other countries around the world. In developed countries there is an upsurge in the age of mothers giving birth for the first time, and in the UK alone there are now more first-time mothers giving birth in the 30-34 age group than in the 25-29 age group. There is also a 50% increase from 10 years ago in the number of women aged 40 - 44 who are having a baby. Women over 35 expecting a first baby are automatically assigned to a "high risk" category, at risk for problems such as hypertension, pre-eclampsia, diabetes, difficult labour, and caesarean section. Research, however, suggests that the mother's overall health is more important than age per se. This updated version of Birth Over 35 provides the specialist information needed by 'older' mothers.

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: July 21, 2011

Birth over 35

Sheila Kitzinger

0/5 ( ratings)

Birth statistics from the Office for National Statistics show that more women than ever before become mothers later in life. The trend is also backed up by figures from other countries around the world. In developed countries there is an upsurge in the age of mothers giving birth for the first time, and in the UK alone there are now more first-time mothers giving birth in the 30-34 age group than in the 25-29 age group. There is also a 50% increase from 10 years ago in the number of women aged 40 - 44 who are having a baby. Women over 35 expecting a first baby are automatically assigned to a "high risk" category, at risk for problems such as hypertension, pre-eclampsia, diabetes, difficult labour, and caesarean section. Research, however, suggests that the mother's overall health is more important than age per se. This updated version of Birth Over 35 provides the specialist information needed by 'older' mothers.

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: July 21, 2011

More books from Sheila Kitzinger

The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (Revised)

A Passion for Birth: My life: anthropology, family and feminism

4.7/5 ( ratings)

Talking With Children About Things That Matter

Improving Maternity Services: The Epidemiologically Based Needs Assessment Reviews, Vol 2

The Year After Childbirth

Birth & Sex: The Power and the Passion

Pregnancy and Childbirth

The Year After Childbirth: Surviving the First Year of Motherhood

Birth Crisis

Home Birth

A Passion for Birth: My Life - Anthropology, Family and Feminism

Birth Your Way

Understanding Your Crying Baby: Why Babies Cry, How Parents Feel And What You Can Do About It

The Crying Baby

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Rate this book!

Write a review?