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Can i have baby at 39yrs?
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Yes,but: Some would encourage you to consider the issues involved. At 40 you reach a point where the risk of a Down syndrome birth has increased to about 1% but all pregnancies have about 4% overall risk of some unexpected outcome (cleft, premi, sickness, etc.) the risks are there for all to some degree. Mom had a happy outcome at 42 & many have them later. Discuss with your doc & follow your heart.
Answered 2/18/2015
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