Sitting around with some girlfriends last month, we started talking about the big 4-0. How could it be, the big birthday was right around the corner?! Meanwhile, our young children played on the living room floor around us, in a mess of crackers and building blocks. Welcome to the new face of motherhood!
I can’t think of one girlfriend I have who got pregnant before the age of 30 (myself included). And when it comes to babies, that earlier milestone of a birthday is actually considered “old”. The risk of complications really starts to rise after 35, as does the need for C-sections. Even so, everywhere you look across this great land, mothers are simply having babies later.
Sunnybrook is now caring for the oldest population of mothers in Ontario. Luckily, this hospital will be in a unique position on September 12 of this year, when the opening of the Women & Babies Program will allow for state-of-the-art mother and baby care.
Designed with input from women and families, it will be a beautiful space to welcome new life. It will also be equipped to handle the complications that often go hand in hand with having babies later.
Learn more about Sunnybrook’s Women & Babies Program
While I’m finished having babies, many of my aforementioned girlfriends are not. I guess we are fuelling a growing trend (even if that means hitting 40, and still picking a few Cheerios off the floor.) Here’s to new beginnings at Sunnybrook, and your family, at any age.
