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The article discusses the trend of postponing motherhood to a later age among women in Russia, based on comments by gynecologist-reproductionist Maria Milutin.
Today, more and more women are postponing motherhood. The first birth occurs closer to 30 years of age, and patients over 40–45 years old often turn to reproductive specialists, gynecologist-reproductologist Maria Milyutina said in a conversation with NSN.
“On the one hand, nature itself limits the age of childbearing and does it quite harshly. If we talk about natural pregnancy, then it stops occurring around 45–55 years,” she noted.
According to the doctor, pregnancy at the age of 60 has very high risks. Those who are simply planning a pregnancy most often do so before the age of 55.
“I definitely wouldn’t limit it until the age of 50, but in the future, maybe it’s worth studying medical contraindications more carefully,” she added.

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