Delayed motherhood: theoretical and empirical aspects

Authors

  • Aline Grill Gomes UFRGS
  • Tagma Marina Schneider Donelli UFRGS
  • Cesar Augusto Piccinini UFRGS
  • Rita de Cássia Sobreira Lopes UFRGS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v12i1.5242

Keywords:

delayed motherhood, pregnancy, high risk

Abstract

The present article presents a literature review on delayed motherhood. It examines the theoretical and empirical aspects of pregnancy after 35 years, both from the medical and psychological perspective. In general, medicine considers this age as a cut-off point for including pregnant women within high-risk groups, foreseeing a series of possible complications both for the baby and for the mother. However, it is known that other factors exist which are able to heighten or reduce the risk of a pregnancy beginning at this age. In the context of motherhood after 35, it is important that health professionals be guided by an approach that transcends the exclusive criterion of age, and consider the several factors involved in a safe and calm pregnancy, such as the clinical and psychological conditions of the woman, as well as the conditions for dealing with the emotional demands of pregnancy.

 

Keywords: delayed motherhood; pregnancy; high risk.

Author Biographies

Aline Grill Gomes, UFRGS

Doutoranda no PPG - Psicologia da UFRGS, sob orientação do Prof.º César A. Piccinini.

Tagma Marina Schneider Donelli, UFRGS

Doutoranda no PPG - Psicologia da UFRGS, sob orientação da Prof.ª Rita Sobreira Lopes.

Cesar Augusto Piccinini, UFRGS

Doutorado e Pós-Doutorado pela Universidade de Londres; Professor do PPG Psicologia da UFRGS; Pesquisador CNPq.

Rita de Cássia Sobreira Lopes, UFRGS

Doutora pela University College London (Inglaterra) e Professora do PPG Psicologia da UFRGS.

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Gomes, A. G., Donelli, T. M. S., Piccinini, C. A., & Lopes, R. de C. S. (2008). Delayed motherhood: theoretical and empirical aspects. Interação Em Psicologia, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v12i1.5242

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2008)

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