Midlife Mamas: It's Worth the Wait

Here's a link to a story by Karen West published in Seattle Woman Magazine in May.

The media stories on later motherhood focus most on infertility -- but 1 in every 7 US babies is born to a mom 35+ and the average age at first birth for college grads is 30.

This article breaks the media pattern by looking at both pros and cons of delay --the reporter cites my work but also did a lot of interviewing on her own.

Birth timing, women's work and the status of women as policy shapers all entwine. There's no one right way -- but we badly need a straightforward discussion of what's at stake.