When a woman gets pregnant, she needs to make sure that she is at her healthiest best, and for that, good food and exercises are not enough. Women should take prenatal vitamins when pregnant and the importance of these pills increase when you become pregnant in your 40s. Talk to your doctor and have all the vitamins that are needed by you at this stage.
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10They may have to be induced
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Most women who become pregnant in their 40s do have their labors naturally, but in some cases a woman may be induced. And in some other cases, women may also have to go through a C-section. All these decisions are best taken by your doctor seeing your condition, so you should have a trusted doctor with you.
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11Health risks during pregnancy
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When a woman is pregnant in her 40s, the chances of health risks do increase in general. Women may have to face gestational diabetes, placenta praevia, preeclampsia and high blood pressure. So, it is advised that the monitoring must be done by the doctor at regular intervals to ensure that any problem can be countered in the early stages.
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12Extra support may be needed
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This point is as important for the women who are pregnant as it is for people who have a woman around them who is pregnant in her 40s. A woman needs a lot of love and support during pregnancy, and that need increases when there is an increment in the age of the woman. The fear of health risks and complications may bring stress to the mother, so it is important that she gets all the love at this time. People who can cheer her up should do so by doing anything that can make her pregnancy a happy time for her.
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