Something about pregnancy over 40

May 9, 2016 7:04 AM

I'm trying to a find a comment someone made in an Ask thread about the statistics that show increased birth defects in over 40s mothers are based on over 40 primigravidae. Anyone else seen this research, or remember this comment?
posted by glitter to MetaFilter-Related at 7:04 AM (6 comments total)

I had to look this up. "primigravida" means "a woman who is pregnant for the first time."
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 9:57 AM on May 9, 2016

Here's something. (Scroll a wee bit.)
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 12:32 PM on May 9, 2016

I remember reading things recently on here using that same word-ish. But I found hits with primAgravida instead in my search. Any of those it?
posted by jillithd at 1:21 PM on May 9, 2016

... I remember reading the same thing, here or somewhere else.
posted by salvia at 3:23 PM on May 9, 2016

There's this comment and it's following one from rainydayfilms in January, linking to this Atlantic article.
posted by the agents of KAOS at 8:48 PM on May 9, 2016 [1 favorite]

Thanks everyone, especially taoK - that's just what I had in mind!
posted by glitter at 9:47 PM on May 9, 2016