53 and pregnant, so what?

In parenting age is not a guarantee to become a good parent. I don't agree that marrying in old age or becoming a parent at a later age is not the same as becoming a good parent. One can have knowledge of how to rear a child but having experienced rearing up a child is different.

I disagree. I gave birth to my son when i was only 26 and a lot of people are telling me i'm a good mother. My son is a happy child, excelling in school and has some good manners. I raised him to be a responsible child and an independent one. Age is not a gauge for one to become a mature and good parent.

I did not know that a women can become pregnant even at that age!! At least, the women would not want to deliver a baby at that age. She would not be that healthy to give birth and also take care of the baby. I would say that the couple is risking the life of the child. They may not be able to take care of the kid for long. Instead the kid will be put to a situation to take care of its old parents. Also, his/her fellow mates may mock him for having got such old parents. It might not be given a normal status in the society and thus creating embarrassment to the kid! I feel, it is thus not correct to give birth to a baby beyond 40 years!

bingskee, I am sorry but I thought the risk would apply to women when they are the ones carrying the baby to term. It is a fact that women getting pregnant above 35 are likely to face risks and complications to either their babies, the mother or both like birth defects, miscarriages and chronic health problems. Like birth defects, studies have confirmed that risk of giving birth to a child with a birth defect does increase as the mother's age increases. The traditional age at which a woman is considered to be at high risk for chromosomal abnormalities is 35. Approximately 1 in 1,400 babies born from women in their 20's have Down syndrome; it increases to about 1 in 100 babies born with Down syndrome from women in their 40s. The only issue with men would probably be fertility where it is believed that sperm count which is vital for women to conceive would be on the decrease with age.

Yes so what is what I say too. Though scientifically there are some odd against anyone that age to be conceiving, but I say if healthy and or understand the risk, why not. So as long as they are the ones raising the child, I really do not think it is anyone's concern but the parent. To be honest, though I personally would not have waited top start at his age but at least he was responsible enough not to have them way too early. As long as a parent is a responsible one, and healthy I personally do not see an issue with it. Would he have been a good parent at 20 versus now, is the real question.

i've read somewhere that for women above 35yo. having a child could be dangerous for her health, i forgot the medical reasoning behind this statement but that's what i read.

for men well it's normal to impregnate women whatever his age but for women to be pregnant on an early or late stage then it would be dangerous not even for their health but for their life itself.