Katharine Talks to Dan Wootton on TalkRadio About Older Mothers
Older Mothers - Should They Be Labelled High Risk?
Older mothers are often told they will be induced at 39 weeks as they are classed as ‘high risk’. As a result, their treatment tends to be different, interventions are often used sooner, and this negative bias can have a the knock-on effects on their birth outcomes.