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Babies after 40: How having babies later alters roles for parents, grandparents

Babies after 40: How having babies later alters roles for parents, grandparents
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( Aging Untold ) — More women are waiting until their 40s to have children, and the numbers show it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, total U.S. births fell 14% from 1990 to 2023. During that same period, births among women 40 and older rose by more than 96,000 — a 200...

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