When time is not on women’s side

Fionnuala Quinlan says that middle-age pregnancy is fraught with problems

When time is not on women’s side

MARTHA was 44 when she became pregnant with her third child an event which she says surpassed her achievements in college and business.

But like most women her age she had to weigh up the many risks associated with late pregnancies and decide, along with her husband, whether to steel themselves for what could prove a heart-breaking failure.

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