In honor of Mother’s Day, we’re dedicating this special episode of
Uniquely Milwaukee to moms (and even those considering motherhood). We’re making sure to acknowledge the love, guidance, protection and sacrifice you give to — and for — your children. Thank you.
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Becoming a mother can happen at any age and stage in life. Increasingly, though, it seems that age and stage fall later and later.
In March, the National Center for Health Statistics released a report showing that, for the first time, women 40 and older are having more babies than teenagers. In 1990, just more than 50,000 births happened for women 40 and older. Thirty-three years later, that number has almost tripled. Inspired by that trend, we decided to focus on moms over 40 with this Mother’s Day episode in three parts: