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Article: AGE SHOULDN'T COMPLICATE CHILDBEARING.(LIFE & LEISURE)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- March 27, 1994
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Byline: MICHAEL LOPEZ - Staff writer
At age 35, Marla Eglowstein despite being a doctor -- faced the normal fears of women who become pregnant at the mid-30s mark and beyond.
"Do I really have to get the needle?" she thought, referring toamniocentesis, when amnionic fluid is extracted and examined to detect genetic abnormalities. A common concern when women become pregnant later in their child-bearing years is whether they run a greater risk of having a child with a genetic defect.
But Eglowstein was in a unique position. As a patient, it was natural to have such fears; as a physician, it was natural to demystify them.
"The major ...