Is it safe to have a baby at age 40?

By the time you : Reach age 40 there is a progressively higher risk for miscarriage and health risks to the mother & fetus. See a counselor to go over maternal-fetal risks with advanced maternal age. (by the way, i had two of my children at age 40 & 40+ & they were healthy.).

Can be: Giving birth at any age can be a health risk. If a person is in good health they can certainly have a baby at 40. The obvious concerns as you age is the potential for abnormal outcome. At 40 the risk of a Down syndrome birth runs 1/100 and that must be added to the overall pregnancy risk of 4% for unexpected outcomes (clefts, premi's, sick). That leaves ~95% good outcomes.