It's official: 35 is the new 25! If you're embarking on a pregnancy in your empowered prime, you're definitely not alone - today, almost 1 in 5 pregnant people are age 35 and up!

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Like anything else, 35+ pregnancy has its advantages and drawbacks. One thing in particular to be aware of is that there is an increased risk of stillbirth in 35+ parents, both for first-timers and those who have given birth before.

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That being said, your overall risks are still very low - and you're already one step ahead by empowering yourself with stillbirth prevention tips!

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More tailored information to come, but in the meantime, check out this incredibly thorough article on Advanced Maternal Age (they must mean "advanced" as in ahead-of-the-pack/refined/brilliant, right? And don't even get us started on the g-word! Geriatric schmeriatric...) from Evidence Based Birth.

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PS - Even if you don't *quite* hit that 35+ cutoff, you may want to consider requesting additional testing/care, which has been shown to improve outcomes in the near-35 maternal age group!