Pregnancy after 40 – A late baby, so what?
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Often misunderstood, late motherhood is seen as a refusal to age, a manifestation of frenzied selfishness and unnecessary risk-taking in terms of health or the transmission of genetic anomalies. But what is it really?
Saskia GalichThis article was written by the journalists of “Femina”. Find more articles on Femina.ch
My name is Élisabeth Perrier, but everyone says Nona […] Today, I am 70 years old and I am pregnant again…” Certainly a bit extreme in terms of age, this fictional pregnancy *, to be seen on Arte TV, nevertheless reflects a reality. Like many celebrities such as Halle Berry, Geena Davis, Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, Alanis Morissette or even Naomi Campbell, who became mothers after their forties – even the milestone of 50 joyfully crossed – more and more women have indeed late children.