Some scientists are hard at work to change all that. Shainker, DO at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA.

However, without any reproductive assistance, the chance of spontaneous conception is likely less than 1 percent,” says Scott A. “The chances of a women conceiving at 50 is not well studied. Getting pregnant without intervention, however, can be an issue. The conclusion stated a “significant majority” of pregnant women in this age group should “expect” a cesarean delivery (C-section). A 2015 study following 49 “essentially healthy” women through 59 clinical pregnancies (there were some multiples) determined the obvious though there were some first trimester miscarriages, the majority of the “appropriately screened” women - meaning women who receive the health care they need - were able deliver their children successfully, but not without an increased risk of pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes. Though conceiving a child near or at 50 isn’t as easy as is when you are half that age, it’s certainly possible. Then again, women have always had what was once referred to as “change of life babies,” or babies born during perimenopause.

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