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Pregnant Over 40
Posted: 11.14.2011 at 3:26 PM
Updated: 11.15.2011 at 4:50 PM
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The Risks and Rewards of Waiting

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Since 2007 birth rates have fallen in every age group but one: women over age 40. According the the Centers for Disease Control, that group has actually seen a 6% jump in births.

It's a growing trend, but not without risks.

Tonight in a special report we talk with a northern Michigan mother about why she made that choice, we also take a closer look at the problems and possibilities of being Pregnant Over 40.

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