Pregnancy Considerations

Research shows that women are waiting until they are older to begin having babies compared to previous years. Marsha and Liam married when she turned 33, and started trying to conceive when she was 35. After a year of trying, they have decided to visit a fertility counselor.

• • Analyze at least one advantage and one disadvantage of not starting a family until a woman turns 35. (Note the intellectual, financial, physiological, emotional, and social factors that may contribute to these advantages and disadvantages)

• Name and describe two possible ways the couple may, with or without technical assistance, enhance the possibility of Marsha still conceiving with his sperm and her ovum.  

Write your initial response to each part in 3–4 paragraphs. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.