geriatric pregnancy
Conception after thirty-five
A geriatric pregnancy is a pregnancy in a woman aged 35 or older.
The clinical term is "advanced maternal age," but geriatric pregnancy persists in medical settings despite its unflattering connotations.
The designation reflects increased risks of chromosomal abnormalities and pregnancy complications after 35, though many such pregnancies proceed without incident: My doctor kept calling it a geriatric pregnancy, which made me feel ancient at 36.
- high-riskInvolving significant danger
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- chromosomalRelating to genetic structures
- Down syndromeThird chromosome 21 present
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- pregnancyprenatal care, due date, weeks, first trimester, expecting
- high-risk pregnancygestational diabetes, preeclampsia, fetal monitoring, amniocentesis, prenatal screening
geriatric pregnancyhealthy pregnancy
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