Does being over 35 make the birth high risk?

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Can I still have a midwife unit led birth or is it standard to be consultant led if the birth is when you're over 35?

I gave birth to DC3 in a midwife unit last year when I was 36, no mention of any reason why not to have the baby there. It was a lovely water birth

I did have to have daily injections for 10 days afterwards (self administered, or rather I got my husband to do it because I'm a wimp!) which was partly age related (over 35) and partly because it was my third baby. Injections were to do with blood clots, totally forgotten the name!

I gave birth to DC3 in a midwife unit last year when I was 36, no mention of any reason why not to have the baby there. It was a lovely water birth

I did have to have daily injections for 10 days afterwards (self administered, or rather I got my husband to do it because I'm a wimp!) which was partly age related (over 35) and partly because it was my third baby. Injections were to do with blood clots, totally forgotten the name!

On the points system at the booking appointment I scored two, one point for being 39 and the second for this pregnancy being my 4th section, this still does not class me as high risk!

Nope. I'm 37 and only considered high risk because it's twins. My consultant said they don't start to worry about age until 40-42 at least

I'm low risk and 37. I think 35+ AND some conditions can make you medium/high risk but def not just being 35.

Not until you're 40 (I'm 27 weeks pregnant and 41 next week ). And then, only if you go overdue, if there are no other complications.

I'm 36 and booked in for a home birth for DC3 so definitely classed as low risk:)

Over 40 round my way.

insanely - do you have an underlying condition or history of pph? I had my third at 35 and never heard of that. Did I miss something?

Thanks ladies - that's great news. Had a very medicalised first birth so would really like to be with the midwives, or even at home, this time round

Insane, pretty sure they wanted me to do the injections last time to avoid potential blood clots

Cheers everyone

I'm 40 and classed moderate risk due to a stillbirth with my last and bmi

Your age is mostly a risk in the first trimester - greater difficulty to conceive, higher risk of chromosomal abnormalities, and higher risk of miscarriage. However, once you've survived the first trimester, all the risk factors are related to your personal circumstances.

In my MLU you have to be between 19 and 40, with a single pregnancy and no high risk factors.