If we stop defying nature we would be having babies from our teens until our
menopause. Drs would be out of a job because we would not be meddling in
nature (illness and death) with medicine and operations.
Women make reproductive choices based on their own individual circumstances.
They can't win. If they have a baby at the physically 'best' time they are
irresponsible teen mothers. If they wait until they have a reliable partner
and the means to comfortably support their family they are selfish and 'want
it all'.
Maybe we should stop judging and focus on creating a society which supports
all kinds of parenthood.
We had our babies young and spent their childhood struggling to make ends
meet, study and get careers. It would have been much easier to wait until I
was past my sell by date.
Rachel
ps. the Wesley Conference re. c-section the way of the future, was
fantastic. Very interesting and inspiring. In a nutshell - First speaker
talked about 'fetal surveilance' and I phased out after he got excited about
the concept of taking the fetus out of the womb to 'examine' it. He had
clearly forgotten that babies grow inside women. Second speaker = labour is
generally better for baby as opposed to an elective c-section. Third speaker
= the state of your pelvic floor has very little to do with birth (genetics,
weight and lifestyle). Fourth speaker = Denis Walsh fighting the corner for
midwifery led care. The debate was very entertaining and the 'against' team
won, ie. c-section is not the way of the future. Dr David Molloy was on the
'for' team - what a horrible little man.
From: Jennifairy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected]
Subject: [ozmidwifery] another fyi...
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 19:07:00 +0930
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4248244.stm
Delaying babies 'defies nature'
*Women who wait until their late 30s to have children are defying nature
and risking heartbreak, leading obstetricians have warned. *
Over the last 20 years pregnancies in women over 35 have risen markedly and
the average age of mothers has gone up.
Writing in the British Medical Journal, the London-based fertility
specialists say they are "saddened" by the number of women they see who
have problems.
They say the best age for pregnancy remains 20 to 35.
Over the last 20 years the average age for a woman to have their first baby
has risen from 26 to 29.
* The message that needs to go out is 'don't leave it too late' *
Peter Bowen-Simpkins, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
The specialists, led by Dr Susan Bewley, who treats women with high-risk
pregnancies at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, warned age-related fertility
problems increase after 35 and dramatically after 40.
Other experts said it was right to remind women not to leave it too late.
* 'Having it all' *
In the BMJ, the specialists write: "Paradoxically, the availability of IVF
may lull women into infertility while they wait for a suitable partner and
concentrate on their careers and achieving security and a comfortable
living standard."
But they warn IVF treatment carries no guarantees - with a high failure
rate and extra risks of multiple pregnancies where it is successful.
For men, there are also risks in waiting until they are older to father
children as semen counts deteriorate with age, they say.
Once an older woman does become pregnant, she runs a greater risk of
miscarriage, foetal and chromosomal abnormalities, and pregnancy-related
diseases.
They add: "Women want to 'have it all' but biology is unchanged.
"Their delays may reflect disincentives to earlier pregnancy or maybe an
underlying resistance to childbearing as, despite the advantages brought
about by feminism and equal opportunities legislation, women still bear
full domestic burdens as well as work and financial responsibilities."
* The best time to have a baby is up to 35. It always was, and always will
be *
Dr Susan Bewley
Dr Bewley told the BBC News website: "We are saddened because we are
dealing with people who can't get pregnant or are having complications.
"Most women playing 'Russian Roulette' get away with it, most people are
fine. But I see the casualties.
"The best time to have a baby is up to 35. It always was, and always will
be.
She added: "I don't want to blame women, or make them feel anxious or
frightened.
"The reasons for these difficulties lie not with women but with a distorted
an uninformed view from society, employers, and health planners.
"Doctors and healthcare planners need to grasp this threat to public health
and support women to achieve biologically optimal childbirth.
"Where we can, we should be helping women to have children earlier."
HAVE YOUR SAY
*The choice is still clear, have a career or have children late. I would
advise other women to leave it and take the gamble *
Victoria Finney, Brighton
Clare Brown, Chief Executive of Infertility Network UK, said "Delaying
having children until you are in your thirties is a choice many people make
but they need to be aware of the added problems when trying to conceive,
particularly over the age of 35 when a woman's natural fertility declines.
"When this is exacerbated by a further complication such as blocked tubes
or low sperm count the chances of a successful pregnancy even using IVF are
much less."
Peter Bowen-Simpkins, of the Royal College of Obstetricians and
Gynaecologists, said: "The biological clock is one thing we cannot reverse
or change.
"The message that needs to go out is 'don't leave it too late'."
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/health/4248244.stm
Published: 2005/09/15 23:08:39 GMT
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