Stephanie Teal, MD, MPH, professor and division chief of ob/gyn-family planning at University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora and coauthor of “Balancing the Risks and Desires for Pregnancy in Older Mothers,” invited commentary to study titled “Association of Short Interpregnancy Interval with Pregnancy Outcomes According to Maternal Age” by researchers at University of British Columbia, Canada. Both were published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Pregnancies too close together can harm mom and baby. But what should you do when your age is a factor?
