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Phoemela Baranda
Phoemela was 40 years old when she first announced her pregnancy through a nude photoshoot with Preview.ph. Her pregnancy comes 21 years after she gave birth to her firstborn, Kim, whom the TV personality welcomed when she was 19 years old.
Brigitte McQueen became a mother at 44.
Still, Ms. McQueen longed for a baby. In her 40s, she and her then husband opted for embryo donation at a fertility clinic in Sacramento. She had her first daughter at 44 and a second at 46.
Kelly Preston - Quite possibly the oldest celebrity to have a baby, John Travolta's wife welcomed a son at age 47. The birth was especially meaningful considering the couple lost their son Jett, 19, the year before. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Eva Mendes
The actress was 40 when she gave birth to her first daughter with Ryan Gosling, Esmeralda, and 42 when she welcomed her second, Amada. “Really, I'm so incredibly tired,” Mendes said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show the first time around. “I thought I was tired before at times, but no.
The U.S. National Birth Defects Prevention Study found that women greater than age 40 are at increased risk of having babies with multiple types of heart defects, genital abnormalities, skull deformities, and esophageal malformations.
At 42, Uma Thurman gave birth to her third child, Luna Thurman-Busson, with her ex- fiancé, Arpad Busson. Although she was already a seasoned mom — the Pulp Fiction star also shares kids Maya and Levon with her ex-husband Ethan Hawke — she told Yahoo of parenthood the third time around, “Everything feels new.”
While delivering at age 35 and older is officially considered “advanced maternal age,” Dr. Kalish notes that in reality, there's no “magic number” for being at-risk for complications. “A healthy 38-year-old could have an easier pregnancy than a 20-year-old who has multiple medical issues,” Dr. Kalish says.
American singer Sophie B. Hawkins gave birth to a baby girl named Esther Ballantine Hawkins on July 7, 2015, at the age of 50, after IVF treatment. American politician Tammy Duckworth gave birth to her second child, a girl named Maile, in April 2018, at the age of 50, after IVF treatment.
Pregnancy in Your 40s
If you get pregnant after 35 years old, experts call this an “advanced maternal age” pregnancy. But it's still possible to get pregnant and deliver a healthy baby in your 40s. Childbirth at older ages has become more common too. Since the 1990s, birth rates in people aged 40-44 have gone up.
Becoming a First-Time Mom in Your 40s
More women than ever are choosing to become first-time moms at 40 and beyond. We've been hearing for years that 40 is the new 30, and the increase in women having their first pregnancy over 40 shows that 40 isn't too late for women who want to become mothers.
By age 43, your egg supply is near its end. Your risk of pregnancy complications, such as high blood pressure and gestational diabetes, increases after 35 as well, and continues to rise into your 40s. Miscarriage rates begin to skyrocket in your 40s as well.
Helen Hunt. The Mad About You actress was 40 when she gave birth to daughter Makena Lei in 2003. Hunt talked about her struggles with infertility to Ladies' Home Journal in 2008, reported by Pop Sugar: "It turned out to be tougher to get pregnant than I thought it would be," she revealed.
Personal life. Salvador fathered 102 children and reputedly had 48 women. Apart from Lou Salvador Jr., he also fathered the actors Alona Alegre, Leroy Salvador (director, producer and politician), the eldest of the Salvador siblings, Mina Aragon, Phillip Salvador, Ross Rival, Emil Salvador, and Jumbo Salvador.
Hilary Swank gives birth to twins at age 48, welcomes boy and girl with husband Philip Schneider. Hillary Swank announced on "Good Morning America" that she is preparing for the biggest role of her career: mom. Actress HiIlary Swank has welcomed twins with her husband Philip Schneider.
In Dunson's study of modern women, the difference in pregnancy rates at age 28 versus 37 is only about 4 percentage points. Fertility does decrease with age, but the decline is not steep enough to keep the vast majority of women in their late 30s from having a child. And that, after all, is the whole point.
Women in their late 30s and 40s are having babies at higher rates than ever these days, and the vast majority have healthy pregnancies and babies. But because being pregnant at age 45 comes with increased risks, it's wise to take extra care and some additional precautions to ensure the best outcome possible.
If you're 17 years old or younger or 35 years old or older, your pregnancy could generally be considered "high-risk." Women tend to have a window of time when it's easier on their body to grow a baby and give birth.
If you're older than 35 and hoping to get pregnant, you're in good company. Many families are delaying pregnancy well into their 30s and beyond — and delivering healthy babies. Taking special care can help give your baby the best start.
At 40, your chance of conceiving is just over 20 per cent (based on the average annual rate of pregnancy per cycle), falling to about 10 per cent by your mid-40s. This compares to 35 per cent for women in their 30s, and 45 per cent for women still in their 20s .
YES! While fertility does decline naturally as we age, starting around age 30, it is possible to become pregnant without fertility treatments after age 40.
More than 100,000 Americans give birth in their 40s each year, but what does that mean for the health of their pregnancies and their babies?